Duff bogen on wed 4 jun 08
What this brings to mind is the "chicken waterer" a mainstay of old time potters.
Imagine a jug with a dish at the bottom. The jug has holes that let water into the dish. There's a cork in the jug. When the water in the dish reaches the level of the holes no air can get in and no water can get out. When the chickens drink the water down below the holes the dish is "automatically" filled.
Square Peg Arts wrote:
Hi Duff, thanks for the reply.
In my version, there will be a hole in center "hump" and I am envisioning a
knotted rope/twine threaded up through it from which to hang the
feeder/bath.
I managed to throw a prototype and will need to fire it and get some
volunteer birds to kick the tires as it were.
I will keep you all posted...
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duff bogen"
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Sent: Tuesday, June 03, 2008 11:48 AM
Subject: Re: Suggestions on Throwing this Shape
> Square Peg
> What's the function of this shape? Does the bump go over a stake so the
> pot doesnt slide around or is it a self watering device?
> Here's what I'd do-
> Open the clay off-center leaving a knob in the middle
> and moving the wall out to set up throwing the bowl
> Open the knob to the wheel head and throw the cone
> Finish throwing the bowl
> DRB
> Seattle
> Square Peg Arts wrote:
> Hi folks...
> Hoping some of you might have some suggestions for me on how to throw this
> shape:
> http://www.dogcagesuk.co.uk/images/puppy-bowl.jpg
>
> Not sure if it can be done, but thought I would ask.
>
> BTW - had a fun day in the studio Saturday. I took my SiL, my 12 yo niece
> and my SiL's good friend and her 6yo daughter down with me.
> My niece is terribly talented and creative, and has been wanting to come
> play in clay. My SiL's friend and her daughter are currently in the
> process of leaving a long-term abusive marriage and are actually in hiding
> right now. Their lives have been really stressful and isolated, in fact, I
> bought some take-and-bake pizzas and fixin's, and the little girl had
> never "decorated" her own pizza before.
>
> Anyway, I gave everyone some clay, instructions on using the slab roller
> and other tools and let them have at it while I threw some pots.
> After a short amount of time it got very quiet as everyone really got into
> their creations. It was really great - everyone just doing their thing,
> and you could see the little girl really relax and just have fun. She made
> some really charming things.
>
> Anyway, thanks everyone for any suggestions!
>
>
> Cathi Newlin, Angels Camp, Ca
> www.SquarePegArts.com
> yes, that's a straw in my beer.
>
Cathi Newlin, Angels Camp, Ca
www.SquarePegArts.com
yes, that's a straw in my beer.
pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on wed 4 jun 08
Hi Duff, all...
Any considered design for a Poultry or Bird 'Waterer' would either have a
top that is shaped to prevent Birds from perching on the top, or, have an
over-hanging top element, which prevents Birds who are perching on the top,
from pooping into the Water below.
The better or more considerate designs would be have the Body separable from
the Dish, so the interior of the Body ( and the interior of the Dish ) could
be scrubbed and cleaned easily.
The top-most overhang could be made of anything, and would not have to be
Ceramic necessarily, or, could be a wide flange of the Body which holds the
Water...a sort of wide 'Foot' flange, in effect, on the 'bottom' - though of
course in this situation, the container is inverted, so the 'bottom' of the
Jug or Crock of however shaped of container is the 'Top'...
Phil
l v
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duff bogen"
> What this brings to mind is the "chicken waterer" a mainstay of old time
> potters.
> Imagine a jug with a dish at the bottom. The jug has holes that let
> water into the dish. There's a cork in the jug. When the water in the
> dish reaches the level of the holes no air can get in and no water can get
> out. When the chickens drink the water down below the holes the dish is
> "automatically" filled.
Taylor Hendrix on wed 4 jun 08
Hey Phil, Duff, and 'sundry,
A really simple chicken waterer is a jug shape. Once you form the
body, you make a low horizontal slit on the side and push the wall in
above the slit. Don't mess around too much with the edges or you will
not preserve that "atmospheric lock" or whatever it should be called
that prevents the entire contents of the jug from pouring out. Make
the jug mouth big enough to get a good bottle brush down, but you
will be filling it upside down from that little chicken trough you
made.
Alternately you could throw a jug form and a seperate tray form then
pierce the jug low down so that placing the jug in the tray would
position the hole below the level of the tray rim. You could add on
the watering trough too, I reckon.
cluck, cluck,
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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