How to Wire Bonsai?

In this video I will cover the basics of wiring bonsai. It is a true bonsai fundamentals video intended to teach you how to effectively wire a bonsai. Starting with which wire to use and pruning out a tree so it is ready to wire, I continue to show how to anchor wire, how to wire two branches with one wire and how to ensure branches can be bent without moving the rest of the tree. I cover: How to prepare a bonsai for wiring What bonsai wire to use? What size bonsai wire to use? How to anchor bonsai wire? How to coil bonsai wire around a branch How to wire bonsai side branches? Wiring two branches with one wire Use different strength wire on one branch in Bonsai Shaping a bonsai with wire 0:00 Wiring a bonsai is easy [if you know how] 0:19 Tools for wiring Bonsai 0:47 Prepare bonsai for wiring 3:07 What wire to use for bonsai. Aluminium or Copper 4:00 What size wire to use for my bonsai 4:40 Start wiring with thick wire & low branches 5:30 Fundamental techniques: How to apply bonsai wire 6:09 Fundamental techniques:Anchoring thin wire with thick wire. 6:58 Wiring 2 branches with one wire 8:35 Wiring, angle and size wire to use (Demonstration) 16:25 Finalizing the design and positioning 18:06 When to wire bonsai 19:00 Practice makes perfect [just do it.]