Eleanora Eden on sun 29 mar 98
So. Paperclay works a treat. Tiles fire easy and stay flat. What about
using wood in the form of powder, dust, or tiny chips (let's call them
groats)? I have been clam-happy with paper clay using pulp except that the
stuff is so hard to cut or smooth the edges......and for me wood is far
more easily available. I have just done tests using powder from the
sanderbag.....suggested to me by the post on using clay dust out of the
filter for terra sig.....which has the extra positive of stiffening up the
clay slurry for immediate usability and also can be thrown....ya call that
throwing....and using these tiny wood groats also has made me a nice tile
with no drying or firing problems.
Now for usage requiring dry strength I can appreciate the advantages of the
longer paper fibers....but for tile-making can anybody see drawbacks in
using wood instead of paper? Anybody doing this?
Eleanora....where the robins are mighty territorial this morning......
..............
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@sover.net
Marcia Selsor on mon 30 mar 98
I used sawdust as an additive to raku clay. Under a crackle white the sawdust
enhances the surface with a lot of black carbonized speckles,
spots, pits whatever. I don't like it on surfaces such as my horse plaque
because I don't want the pitted, spotty surface.
Marcia Selsor
aka Marci in Montana
Eleanora Eden wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> So. Paperclay works a treat. Tiles fire easy and stay flat. What about
> using wood in the form of powder, dust, or tiny chips (let's call them
> groats)? I have been clam-happy with paper clay using pulp except that the
> stuff is so hard to cut or smooth the edges......and for me wood is far
> more easily available. I have just done tests using powder from the
> sanderbag.....suggested to me by the post on using clay dust out of the
> filter for terra sig.....which has the extra positive of stiffening up the
> clay slurry for immediate usability and also can be thrown....ya call that
> throwing....and using these tiny wood groats also has made me a nice tile
> with no drying or firing problems.
>
> Now for usage requiring dry strength I can appreciate the advantages of the
> longer paper fibers....but for tile-making can anybody see drawbacks in
> using wood instead of paper? Anybody doing this?
>
> Eleanora....where the robins are mighty territorial this morning......
>
> .............
> Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
> Paradise Hill
> Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@sover.net
Bill Aycock on mon 30 mar 98
Eleanora- This is exactly the method used to make some firebrick- The
porosity is controlled by the size and amount of sawdust incorporated. The
resulting material is usually light and cuttable.
Bill- on a WARM day- doing yard work- on Persimmon Hill
At 01:42 PM 3/29/98 EST, you wrote: *** IN PART ***
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Now for usage requiring dry strength I can appreciate the advantages of the
>longer paper fibers....but for tile-making can anybody see drawbacks in
>using wood instead of paper? Anybody doing this?
>
>Eleanora....where the robins are mighty territorial this morning......
>
>.............
>Eleanora Eden
>
Bill Aycock --- Persimmon Hill
Woodville, Alabama, US 35776
(in the N.E. corner of the State)
W4BSG -- Grid EM64vr
baycock@HiWAAY.net
Eleanora Eden on tue 31 mar 98
Hiya Bill,
We're not into yard work but I saw some kids in town raking leaves......
So I compromised and made this batch with a little paper pulp and alot of
sawdust....seems like real nice clay I like the feel of it better than the
batch of paperclay I made but I think I didn't do a good enough job of
working at the pulp with a drill last time to make the pieces small enough.
Take it easy and enjoy the good weather.
Eleanora
Eleanora Eden 802 869-2003
Paradise Hill
Bellows Falls, VT 05101 eden@sover.net
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