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Make sure to be honest with yourself about why you want to gongfu. I will add that teaware in itself could ultimately be more appealing than the tea. Collecting it is great, but using it can be best. I realised that this applied to me, but I was struggling with denial and pushed the lie that I was ...

I do not doubt that those who weren't around for the downfall of TC and merge to TF all of this looks so pretty. I am not commenting on anything outside of saying that their denial is a sign of things to come. I hate that another great resource is going to potentially fall apart, seeing that tea cul...

Again, mine appear to be from the same factory but different reseller. There is no smell to these whatsoever, even when they are wet. They do hold a lot of water though so I stand it upright when I'm finished so it can drain and dry. If I recall correctly these were around a dollar each when I got t...

I have been considering purchasing an induction plate from AliExpress. They have a lot of small options at relatively low prices. Maybe it is worth having a look there. I use a larger induction plate at the moment, which only takes a few minutes to boil a litre of water. In a side by side comparison...

Personally I'm not sure how I feel about the wrapping, but I would love to see it after some heavy use. I am glad you haven't touched the lid. To me it shows its true age and use without impeding performance or Overall appearance. All up it looks great and whoever it ends up with will no doubt be ha...

In my mind I don't like the idea of a wrapped handle, but I'm sure it will be well done and look great. It's just different to me.
Thanks for answering the question.

How does the kintsugi feel when finished and cured? Is it a hard, smooth plastic feel? Firm but soft enough to indent with a fingernail? I am imagining it would feel the same as dried/polymerized pine resin still on the tree. Would it be brittle at all? Is there a different in cured product between ...

After some back and forth with Kevin I have finally received my order in Australia, and with that I believe he has opened up shipping to Australia with FedEx as well

That was a quick sale. I hope it receives a lot of solid use.

I really like the shape of this pot. I bet it would feel amazing in the hand too.
I would love to relieve you of this one, but the older yixing pots may always be out of my price range.
I'm sure somebody will save me from the temptation soon though.

It's great seeing the slow but steady progress. Every day I am eager to see the updates.
I have several repairs that I should get done myself, hopefully this proves to be motivation enough for me.

I too have noticed this. If I google a specific topic with "teaforum" at the end rather than using the forums search function I immediately get TC results. This is mildly frustrating, not only for having TC content always show first, but their new banner is shown before the topic. If I am using my p...

People saying to relax and not worry about specifics are spot on. Fill your pot with tea and water and learn from what happens. Some people learn in different ways and this can work great for some from the start. For others you may been to be conscious of the times and temperatures for your weighed ...

I personally have a few pots from Lukevecent. I find the pots he sells are modern blends which don't stand up to the typical descriptions of the clays. This is definitely not a negative comment, but more of a generalisation. All of his pots except one required a decent amount of use to show their c...

I personally have a few pots from Lukevecent. I find the pots he sells are modern blends which don't stand up to the typical descriptions of the clays. This is definitely not a negative comment, but more of a generalisation. All of his pots except one required a decent amount of use to show their ch...