Lili Krakowski on wed 1 oct 08
This is my 3rd attempt to send this out ..the Postmaster
suggested I start with new words.
Ok.
Big pots, and pots with footrings do not crack.
Little tiny pots, sans rings, do crack.
Why?
I believe S cracks result from stress and tension. For some
reason the pot tears itself apart.
Think of breaking open a peach...or a roll. Pressure is applied
to the outside, the top is tilted outward, as it were, and crack
opens.
I suspect this.
That as the inside bottom of the little pots is very small you
cannot get a rib in there to compress the bottom properly. AND
if you use a sponge you may be mopping up some clay. Suggestion:
Fabricate yourself a rib that will allow compression. Good for
this would be a long handled wooden kitchen spoon shaped to size.
That you make the bottoms too thin. Remember the bottom must
support the sides in the firing. Experiment with thicker
bottoms.
I think the footrings only mean that the original bottom was
thicker at the center.
That something is awry with the drying. Experiment with drying
the pots upside down, inside a styrofoam box or an old
fridge--some sort of box that prevents quick drying.
Good luck.
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
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