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.]