Dinah Snipes Steveni on fri 16 oct 09
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I've got a copy of The Japanese Pottery Handbook by Simpson, Kitto, Sodeoka=
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; pub. Kodansha International, 1979. On p. 17 there is a TOMBO; a =3DC2=3DA=
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pth and diameter gauge "made for use when many pots of the same size and sh=
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ape are required. The Potter makes a separate=3DC2=3DA0 TOMBO fo each shape=
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..repertoire. So howzzat...you cricket fans? I've got a more modern version=
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of it on my wheel, but this is really all you need. Tinkabboudit. From you=
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r first very fine pot -- which you want to copy until the end of time --you=
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take the diameter and then the depth and you create a hanging gauge, the f=
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irst with d and then the second gauge with h. With these measurements acros=
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s and down; it's easy peasey. Just give it a think and some pencil work.=3D=
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