Lee Love on sun 23 nov 08
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Sherron & Jim Bowen
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> Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
> JB
Isn't the easiest way making a tile mold with the grids laid out and
then press molding them?
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Lee Love in Minneapolis
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"Myth is cultural DNA, the software, the unconscious information, the
program that governs the way we see 'reality.'" --Sam Keen
"People that deny their myth and think they only act 'rationally',
are simply living an unconscious life." -- Clay Mudman
Les on sun 23 nov 08
Yes! Make a press mold. It works well.
Les
lcrimp@shaw.ca
On 23-Nov-08, at 2:17 PM, Sherron & Jim Bowen wrote:
> Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
> JB
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tony clennell on sun 23 nov 08
Jim: there is an easy method. He sells a rubber form to cast the grid.
I think it's the best method of glaze testing since sliced bread.
Best,
tony
On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Sherron & Jim Bowen
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> Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
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Taylor Hendrix on sun 23 nov 08
Yes,
In his book Ian suggests making a plaster bat in which you carve the
the lines that make up the different compartments. Be sure to mark the
correct corners A,B,C, and D. Remember you are carving a negative in
reverse. I made a double. Its easy to roll out a slab of soft clay
then press onto the plaster bat for tiles.
I also carved a simple stamp which when pressed into clay would yield
an area for glaze testing complete with texture. You could stamp all
the necessary spots for a Currie grid but the plaster bat is soooooo
much faster.
Have multiple tiles for each of your bodies handy for testing. I've
misplaced all the bisqued tiles I had made before the move. Man, they
have to be around here someplace.
Good hunting,
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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On Sun, Nov 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Sherron & Jim Bowen
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> Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
> JB
John Post on sun 23 nov 08
I made a plaster slab on top of a sheet of plexiglass. Then in the
ultra smooth surface I drew a grid the size I wanted. Then I used
speedball linoleum carving tools and a ruler to incise the grid lines.
If you make your slab 3 inches or more larger on each side of the
grid, you can set a couple of dowels on your plaster slab. This
allows you to roll slabs of even thickness right on top of the
plaster. I pre-roll my slabs a little thicker than I want, place them
in between the dowels on top of the plaster and then do a final roll
over the grid.
Then I lay a piece of drywall on top of the completed slab and flip
the whole thing over. When it drops off the plaster, I trim the sides
up a bit, poke a hole in the top and let it dry on a shelf that has
some holes in it so air can reach it from both sides.
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
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On Nov 23, 2008, at 5:17 PM, Sherron & Jim Bowen wrote:
> Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
> JB
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Sherron & Jim Bowen on sun 23 nov 08
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john dellow on mon 24 nov 08
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Mark Thorton on mon 24 nov 08
Sure is. Doesn't seem easy at first but all you need to do is cast some
blocks of plaster the size of the tiles you want to make. Then simply carve
in the lines of the grid. After that all you need to do is roll a slab out
and then use a rolling pin on your carved plaster slab and viola' a curry
grid tile in seconds flat.
If you want I can send you a jpg. Pf my plaster currie grid tile.
Cheers
Another unnamed lurker
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Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
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Snail Scott on mon 24 nov 08
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> On 23-Nov-08, at 2:17 PM, Sherron & Jim Bowen wrote:
> Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
Make a plaster slab of suitable size, about
6x8 or so. Incise the lines for the grid into
the plaster, also marking the ABCD corners
and the numbers for the rows along the
margins (not essential, but handy). Scratch
some low texture into each cell of the grid.
Don't use a needle tool - too skinny. Use a
blunt pencil or something similarly shaped.
The incised lines will become raised low
walls for each cell when you use the plaster
for a press mold. Very fast and easy.
The testing, now that's time-consuming!
-Snail
Shula on mon 24 nov 08
Hi Tony,
Do you know where he sells the rubber form? I went on Ian's website and saw only his books for sale.
Thanks
Shula
Desert Hot Springs, California USA
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>Jim: there is an easy method. He sells a rubber form to cast the grid.
>I think it's the best method of glaze testing since sliced bread.
>Best,
>tony
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Paul Herman on mon 24 nov 08
JB,
I just grabbed an old plaster bat and scratched the pattern into it.
Then press the slab into the scratches and it's done.
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
Doyle, California US
www.greatbasinpottery.com/
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Ted Fussell on mon 24 nov 08
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I went the harder route and hosted/sponsored one of his workshops. He sent a
latex form ahead of time. I taped it to a flat board, framed it with some
1x2 wood and filled it with plaster. I then pressed/rolled slabs onto the
plaster to get the tiles. I made the frame about an inch longer and wider
than the form. If you carve your own from a plaster block, remember to write
in reverse (mirror image) so your letters and numbers are correct.
Ted
Fussell Pottery
Aiken, SC
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Lee Love on mon 24 nov 08
One of the big advantages of being at a clay center is that you can
always get your test tiles fired and get results in just a couple
days. I just put some tiles in a studiomate's reduction firing. I
am having good luck with the Mino Shino from John Britt's book and am
trying other glazes over it.
I want to develop a non-soda ash shino like Mino, except
without the expensive alumina oxide. The Mino has no clay in it.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://togeika.multiply.com/journal
"Myth is cultural DNA, the software, the unconscious information, the
program that governs the way we see 'reality.'" --Sam Keen
"People that deny their myth and think they only act 'rationally',
are simply living an unconscious life." -- Clay Mudman
Lawrence Ewing on tue 25 nov 08
I like to see my students use regular test tiles which stand vertically in
the kiln. One tile for each sample in the grid. These are easy to make
particularly if you have an extruder, but even without an extruder the
effort to make individual test tiles is worthwhile.
One of the advantages in using vertical tiles is that you get feedback on
the way the sample will run. This fluidity can dramatically change the way
the glaze looks - color, texture etc. Each tile can have imprinted designs
giving you feedback on how the glaze responds to surface texture.
Another advantage of vertical tiles is the space on the tile to include
colourant lines etc.
Vertical tiles also allow you to apply the glaze by dipping thus giving you
some control over thickness.
If you make each test tile so that the base or foot can easily be snapped of
you can glue the set of tiles onto a board for future reference. Some of my
students prefer to drill holes in the tiles so that they can be threaded
onto a wire after the foot has been snapped off. This makes storage easy and
allows you to handle the tile and look at both sides after firing.
Lawrence
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Is there an easy method for making the tiles for the Currie Grid?
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