A little urushi got on my hands and I got a rash. Since I was immune to urushi, I did not expect to get a rash again, so I did not even wear gloves. The area of the rash is small, but it is so bad that it reminds me of the first time I got a painful urushi rash. It is getting worse and worse, and I am quite shocked. 13 years of blank period was long enough to make me lose my immunity.

Urushi I bought 15 years ago was stored at room temperature but it dried without problems. Only ki-urushi was kept in a refrigerator, and it hardens much slower. So I will mix it with other urushi.
The price of urushi has more than doubled compared to 15 years ago. I think gold powder is about 5 times more expensive than it was 20 years ago. For now, I can work without having to buy anything else.

Since it has been a while since I have used a spatula, I sharpened the tip of the spatula with a knife called heradachi/nushito. This blade is also used to cut out brushes for urushi.
I made the spatula by cutting a quarter-sawn paulownia board into the shape of a spatula and thinning it with a plane.
I use a plastic spatula for cleaning brushes, but otherwise I use a paulownia wood spatula.
I use a plastic spatula to clean my brushes, but otherwise I use a paulownia spatula. I bought the knife when I entered the Kagawa Urushi Lacquerware Institute.
The first practical training I had was to make several spatulas. It was my first time sharpening a knife and using a plane, so I was very tired. I had a terrible lacquer rash, and there were many things I could not do well, so I have more painful memories of those days.

Now I am making accessories, wanting to re-start with small pieces. After the pieces of wood was scraped off and urushi was rubbed into the surface, jinoko-sabi (rough-grained base paste) has been applied. Some have progressed to sabi (fine-grained base paste) step.
Also I put some jinoko-sabi on my own cup that was chipped.
There was a chipped wooden cup, I made a piece of wood and glued it with urushi. I will repaint the entire piece, not kintsugi.

2024.06.23
Translated on 2025.01.26