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Your broken piece soon becomes whole again, and more meaningful than ever before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom assessing the damages and selecting the repair methods, to applying the finishing touches, you'll learn all the essential kintsugi techniques, including: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to seal a fine crack or repair a chipped rim\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechniques for rebuilding a shard, restoring a handle, even reconstructing a multi-shard piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd much more--and all of it with the use of non-toxic lacquers and powders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere's something here for every type of repair--from clean, simple breaks to more challenging reconstructions as you learn the techniques. 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