Drake Ash on tue 8 nov 11
hi all--i watched steven hill's clip on ceramic arts daily a few days ago,
and decided to try his technique for applying slip to leather hard pots. i
have noticed other potters using this method and always liked it. the clay
body i use most is standard 266--which does have fine grog. although i
sieved the slip, i am seeing little bumps in places after putting it on
some pots--bigger than grog particles. any suggestions as to how i could
make a slip with my own clay that would work smoothly for this kind of
application?
thanks,
drake ash
Gayle Bair on wed 9 nov 11
Hi Drake,
I suggest you run your slip thru a fine mesh sieve (I use 100 mesh).
best regards,
Gayle
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island WA
Tucson AZ
gayle@claybair.com
www.claybair.com
On Tue, Nov 8, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Drake Ash wrote:
> hi all--i watched steven hill's clip on ceramic arts daily a few days ago=
,
> and decided to try his technique for applying slip to leather hard pots. =
i
> have noticed other potters using this method and always liked it. the cla=
y
> body i use most is standard 266--which does have fine grog. although i
> sieved the slip, i am seeing little bumps in places after putting it on
> some pots--bigger than grog particles. any suggestions as to how i could
> make a slip with my own clay that would work smoothly for this kind of
> application?
>
> thanks,
> drake ash
>
logan johnson on wed 9 nov 11
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