Jennifer Smith on thu 18 jul 96
Hi!
I am writing my first piece of E-mail to Clayart and have really enjoyed
reading the ton of mail on my screen each day.I hope that someone out there
could send a bit of helpful info my way. I am a senior in college-BFA with
an emphasis in ceramics. I will be graduating in December and have the
upcoming stress of putting together my senior show. I am currently working
with thrown porcelain functional items. Would very much like to take my
carving further to the piercing stage . Anyone out there doing this? I
would love to get any kind of helpful advice as possible. You could post it
here or E-mail me directly at Clayis@aol.com.
Thanks in advance,
working hard in Missouri ( where a bit of rain would be nice).
P.s. tried to post this request in the hobby central area and got no
response. Does anyone go ther anymore?
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sun 7 jan 07
Hey Jude,
Actually, the 'Bison' Tools have Tungsten Carbide
Loops or other Cutters, and not 'Titanium'.
Tungsten Carbide is used to cut or to machine
Titanium ( and many other Metals or Alloys of
course, ) in various Machining or Machine Shop
forming processes...and of the two, the former of
course is much 'harder'.
And..."yes", if dropped onto a hard surface such
as a bare Concrete ( or even Wooden) floor, the
Loop may break or shatter.
They may not break or shatter, depending on how
they hit or land, and on what they do so, but,
they 'may'.
I drop them sometimes of course...sometimes whole
trays of them if I step-slip-roll on a nice, fat,
2-1/2 inch round Hard Rubber, 1930s-'40s 'Hubbel'
three-prong 'twist-loc' end of one of my old 8
Gauge 100 foot extention Cords ( and I have had
them DO this to me!)...or other clumsies.
I always liked the stage and film actor 'Art
Carney', and I figure a little emulation of some
of his graces, a little hommage once in a while
anyway, is allright with me. 'Stan Laural', too of
course...
We may find that this 'best not to be dropping
them' business, is also true of Tea Bowls, Mugs,
Bowls, Plates, Tea Pots, tall, TALL impossibly
slender Vases, and other items which Potters
Make, and, is even true of Potters ( or other
Ceramic practioners, ) themselves...
...as well as with 'Babys', Glasware, Computers,
Eggs, Motion Picture Cameras, Aeroplanes,
Pastries, Wedding Cakes ( or that another
'pastry'?) enormous Office Buildings ( or their
shorter 47 story cousins, well, when they
'free-fall' anyway AS fast as if they'd been
dropped, whether or not literally 'dropped',)
sensitive mechanisms variously, and even things
dropped with a string on them, ( you know, like
'Saddam', or whoever that was, and I do not think
that was 'him' at all personally, ) and lots of
other things.
Simple self respect, presence of mind, learning
to use or have things intentionally, and the
habits ( and rewards ) evolved from posession of
these happy cogencies...and, doing things as "if"
one were not a senseless idiot, are important
sidelights for the posession, care, and use of
most things in Life...Pottery, and Tools,
included...
As too, is a healthy sense of humor for all the
times of 'not'.
This is my appreciation anyway, and it is borne
from my own accrued ( or is it a crude? )
experience...
Lol...
Best wishes,
Phil
proprietor - maker
Bison Studios
Las Vegas, Nevada
Yew-Ess-of-Aye
----- Original Message -----
From: "June Gouran"
Try the Bison tools (titanium blades, I think)....
I tried them out at NCECA last year and have
lusted for some since. But, don't drop
'em.....shatter like a pair of false teeth in zero
weather! They are on the web. Think they are
members too.
Hid the grog...ug...lovely porcelain is smooth for
reasons.
June Haddox
Anacortes, WA
June Gouran on sun 7 jan 07
Try the Bison tools (titanium blades, I think).... I tried them out at =
NCECA last year and have lusted for some since. But, don't drop =
'em.....shatter like a pair of false teeth in zero weather! They are =
on the web. Think they are members too.
Hid the grog...ug...lovely porcelain is smooth for reasons. =20
June Haddox
Anacortes, WA
Erik Harmon on tue 9 jan 07
.....shatter like a pair of false teeth in zero
weather!
Just out of curiosity. Do false teeth really shatter like that? Erik
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Sheryl McMonigal on wed 10 jan 07
erik,
mine hasn't yet and I sneezed them out the other day gettin in the car, but
then it was only 16 degrees out so perhaps it needs to be 0. they are
pretty tough i've sneezed them out more than once no chips or nothin'.
makes for good conversation for whoever sees. not givin my name for fear
everyone will hang out with me to see me sneeze my teeth out and i'm not
about to use that polygrip that stuff is nasty and harder n' hell to get off
your teeth.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Erik Harmon"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 6:52 AM
Subject: Re: carving porcelain
> .....shatter like a pair of false teeth in zero
> weather!
>
> Just out of curiosity. Do false teeth really shatter like that? Erik
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