Lili Krakowski on sat 11 feb 12
--Or, Scratching the surface.
It is great to hear people still are making, again are making, their =3D
own tools. Brings back the good old days, when almost no pottery tools =
=3D
were "on the market"--and we had to make our own--and did.
We used bobby pins, hairpins, pieces off barrettes as the "wire" for =3D
wire tools. Also the heavier paper clips.
The recoil spring of a worn-out vacuum cleaner cord gives a great supply =
=3D
of an excellent metal that can be cut into finer strips.
Wire from electric cables works well.=3D20
And don't forget to "trim" all but one tine off a discarded fork!
As to fattening up the handles. Plastic tubing from the hardware =3D
store-- Build it up with the next size up slipped over the one =3D
underneath.
I also like corks around the handle---
Parenthetically: I find the handles on most commercial tools too short. =
=3D
The ones I make have handles 8 inches long (or so)
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
Liz Gowen 1 on sun 12 feb 12
Lilly I also use used sewing machine needles for those extra fine lines whe=
n
I carve. They do break easily but I have a ton since I need to change them
every couple of embroideries I do on the machine and I like the fine detail
I get with it....Liz Gowen
It is great to hear people still are making, again are making, their own
tools. Brings back the good old days, when almost no pottery tools were
"on the market"--and we had to make our own--and did.
We used bobby pins, hairpins, pieces off barrettes as the "wire" for wire
tools. Also the heavier paper clips.
The recoil spring of a worn-out vacuum cleaner cord gives a great supply of
an excellent metal that can be cut into finer strips.
Wire from electric cables works well.
And don't forget to "trim" all but one tine off a discarded fork!
As to fattening up the handles. Plastic tubing from the hardware store--
Build it up with the next size up slipped over the one underneath.
I also like corks around the handle---
Parenthetically: I find the handles on most commercial tools too short.
The ones I make have handles 8 inches long (or so)
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
douglas fur on mon 13 feb 12
Lili
The one I find I fall back on is a nail. 6d or whatever I have with the
tip slightly rounded to make the cut smoother. I also have a "thorn" I
made out of a scrap of hardwood, triangle about11/2" long with the point
similar to a nail.
DRB
Seola Creek
On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 3:42 PM, Lili Krakowski wr=
ote:
> --Or, Scratching the surface.
>
> It is great to hear people still are making, again are making, their own
> tools. Brings back the good old days, when almost no pottery tools were
> "on the market"--and we had to make our own--and did.
>
> We used bobby pins, hairpins, pieces off barrettes as the "wire" for wir=
e
> tools. Also the heavier paper clips.
>
> The recoil spring of a worn-out vacuum cleaner cord gives a great supply
> of an excellent metal that can be cut into finer strips.
>
> Wire from electric cables works well.
>
> And don't forget to "trim" all but one tine off a discarded fork!
>
> As to fattening up the handles. Plastic tubing from the hardware store--
> Build it up with the next size up slipped over the one underneath.
>
> I also like corks around the handle---
>
> Parenthetically: I find the handles on most commercial tools too short.
> The ones I make have handles 8 inches long (or so)
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Lili Krakowski
> Be of good courage
>
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