Dai Scott on sat 27 jun 98
Re: the recent thread on sponges, Cheryl was asking about larger sheets of
the compressed sponges. I bought "Miracle Sponge" from CCW in Surrey, B.C.,
Canada in 8"x11" sheets. The label says the contact is: Jerry Haines Sales,
1337 Donna Beth Ave., West Covina, CA 91791. Ph. (818) 919-4767 Fax (818)
919-0657. I found these miracle sponges to transfer the stain or glaze
really well, but they do have varying (and sometimes largish) pores, so you
definitely get a "spongey" look. For a less casual look, I use the softer,
denser, upholstery-type sponge, and cut out the shapes carefully with a
scalpel (MUST be very sharp!). When applying the stain or glaze to the
slightly damp sponges, I use a stiff-bristled brush---stirring the stain as
I go along. This eliminates large amounts of stain/glaze in the sponge,
which can result in excess stain/glaze running all over the pot. On to the
Scales thread........
Paul, I lucked out and got a great buy on my triple beam scale at a pawn
shop for about half what I'd have had to pay at a pottery supply place. I
took them to a scale business here and had them checked out for accuracy
before making the sale final. I don't think kitchen gram scales are
accurate enough for making glazes. And I certainly wouldn't relish the
thought of weighing out 1500 grams of something on a little kitchen
scale----it would take all day!
Dai Scott - Pottery by Dai, in Kelowna, B.C. where it can't make up its mind
what season it is!
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