Wilkinson on thu 30 oct 97
How do you apply wax or resist to the edge of a lid - the part that sits in
the gallery of a casserole and still get a clean line on a high fired
piece? If I dip it in hot wax since there is no hole in the lid the air
pressure will cause the wax to bubble up on the inside of the lid. Don't
want that. I can't seem to get a decent level line using wax resist and a
brush along the edge of the lid. I want to fire the two pieces together at
the same time but not permanently attach them. :-) What has worked for
you? Any suggestions?
I wish someone would write a book on glaze application!
Lori Wilkinson
Roswell NM
LorWilk@dfn.com
http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1165
Jennifer Boyer on fri 31 oct 97
Hi Lori,
This type of wax application really needs the right shape of brush: I use a
flat brush about an inch and a half wide that has bristles about 3/4 long.
The bristles come to a straight edge and that edge is thin when the brush
is wet. So if I wet the brush and then rested the edge on a paper the mark
would be a thin line....This shape allows me to run wax around a rim with
great control. Say I had a casserole with a gallery to hold a lid. I would
run the brush around the gallery with the handle end of the bristles
against the outside edge of the gallery. Then I would fill in the inside
area of the gallery. Yikes it's hard to describe this kind of thing. Let me
know if I haven't been clear. All I know is I would never dream of doing
this kind of waxing with a round or sumi type brush because the bristles
tend to become unruly.
Take Care,
Jennifer in Vt
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>How do you apply wax or resist to the edge of a lid - the part that sits in
>the gallery of a casserole and still get a clean line on a high fired
>piece? If I dip it in hot wax since there is no hole in the lid the air
>pressure will cause the wax to bubble up on the inside of the lid. Don't
>want that. I can't seem to get a decent level line using wax resist and a
>brush along the edge of the lid. I want to fire the two pieces together at
>the same time but not permanently attach them. :-) What has worked for
>you? Any suggestions?
>
>I wish someone would write a book on glaze application!
>
>Lori Wilkinson
>Roswell NM
>LorWilk@dfn.com
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1165
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Jennifer Boyer
Thistle Hill Pottery
Montpelier, Vt. 05602
jboyer@plainfield.bypass.com
Chris Trabka on fri 31 oct 97
Wilkinson wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> How do you apply wax or resist to the edge of a lid - the part that sits in
> the gallery of a casserole and still get a clean line on a high fired
> piece? If I dip it in hot wax since there is no hole in the lid the air
> pressure will cause the wax to bubble up on the inside of the lid. Don't
> want that. I can't seem to get a decent level line using wax resist and a
> brush along the edge of the lid. I want to fire the two pieces together at
> the same time but not permanently attach them. :-) What has worked for
> you? Any suggestions?
>
> I wish someone would write a book on glaze application!
>
> Lori Wilkinson
> Roswell NM
> LorWilk@dfn.com
> http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1165
I apply wax resist with a small fine grained sponge instead of a brush.
I find that I can get a better "line" and have better control using the
sponge. There is one trick that must be mastered though; one hand for
the pots and one hand for the wax - and never mix the two.
Chris
cobbeldi on fri 31 oct 97
Lori, I use a latex resist and use a good-quality oil-paint brush (3/4"
flat). That seems to work the best for me. A steady hand also helps.
Debra
Lynne Antone on fri 31 oct 97
<line on a high fired piece? If I dip it in hot wax since there is no hole in
the lid the air
pressure will cause the wax to bubble up on the inside of the lid.... can't
seem to get a decent level line using wax resist and a brush along the edge
of the lid.>>
Lori,
I have a bat I covered on one side with foam rubber (glued on) that I place
on the wheel head, pour some water on it and get it spinning slowly. I take
the lid which has been dipped completely and dried and then place the rim of
the lid lightly on the bat/foam rubber to remove the glaze. Works pretty
slick. It takes a little while to use the right touch, tho. Too much pressure
and too much glaze can come off.
Good luck,
Lynne Antone
Olympia WA
Kenneth D. Westfall on sat 1 nov 97
Lori,
center the casserole bottom on a bandng wheel, then turn the lid upside down
into the casserole bottom. spin the banding wheel and confirm that the lid
is centered. Now, use a brush to apply the wax resist to the spinning lid.
Remove the lid and repeat the process for the bottom of the casserole.
Sometimes this technique requires the use of a 'chuck' to keep the piece in
place. Try a thick foam rubber 'disc' with a hole cutout iin the center. I
glued two pieces of 2" thick foam together to make a 4" thick piece. hope
this helps.
Tracey Westfall
Pine Hill Pottery
At 12:22 PM 10/30/97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>How do you apply wax or resist to the edge of a lid - the part that sits in
>the gallery of a casserole and still get a clean line on a high fired
>piece? If I dip it in hot wax since there is no hole in the lid the air
>pressure will cause the wax to bubble up on the inside of the lid. Don't
>want that. I can't seem to get a decent level line using wax resist and a
>brush along the edge of the lid. I want to fire the two pieces together at
>the same time but not permanently attach them. :-) What has worked for
>you? Any suggestions?
>
>I wish someone would write a book on glaze application!
>
>Lori Wilkinson
>Roswell NM
>LorWilk@dfn.com
>http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Gallery/1165
>
Debby Grant on sat 1 nov 97
Dear Lori,
I use an old electric frying pan in which I melt parafin. I do not
put too much in so that the melt is only about 1/16 of an inch
high. Instead of dipping the casserole cover I role it and get
a perfect line without any splah up.
Debby Grant in NH
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