Beth Yeatman Spindler on sat 6 feb 99
Was told at a recent clay workshop to avoid using a sponge.....
to invest in a chamois....the real deal kind...can be found at kmart and wal
mart in the auto section.....avoid the synthetic stuff......the chamois I
bought was 15.00 for about a 12" X 20" .....maybe a little bigger...was
instructed to cut it in small strips and use for smoothing rims, etc....sponge
takes clay away from rims and walls, etc.....so far so good.....but have to
watch the small strips though...they get lost in the slip bucket very
easily...works for me......
Beth in VA
Clint Pulley on sun 7 feb 99
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> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Was told at a recent clay workshop to avoid using a sponge.....
> to invest in a chamois....the real deal kind...can be found at kmart and wal
> mart in the auto section.....avoid the synthetic stuff......the chamois I
> bought was 15.00 for about a 12" X 20" .....maybe a little bigger...was
> instructed to cut it in small strips and use for smoothing rims, etc....sponge
> takes clay away from rims and walls, etc.....so far so good.....but have to
> watch the small strips though...they get lost in the slip bucket very
> easily...works for me......
> Beth in VA
>
A trick I learned many years ago is to clip one end of the chamois strip
under the lid of a plastic 35 mm. film canister. This provides a good grip
in the left hand and makes it easy to find in the splash pan.
Clint
--
H.C. (Clint) Pulley, Head of Computer Services
National Water Research Institute, Environment Canada (905) 336-4930
Canada Centre for Inland Waters, Burlington, Ontario
Minds are like parachutes. They only function when they are open. -James Dewar
June Perry on sun 7 feb 99
Dear Beth:
I use a sponge when throwing and use the chamois to smooth the rim. If you use
your fingers to smooth during the finishing of the form, you will be
compressing the clay anyway.
If you're losing your chamois you can buy a tiny red and white plastic fishing
bobbin and attach it to the end of the chamois and it will float in your
bucket.
My chamois often winds up in the pug mill with reclaimed clay. I hate when
that happens!
Warm regards,
June
Fabienne Cassman on mon 8 feb 99
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Hello,
I have been taught to throw with a sponge and then finish the rim with the
chamois strip, but I do not care for it because of the loss of sensitivity.
I tried without a sponge, but I don't like the feeling of the bare clay
when throwing. Until someone mentioned it, it had never occurred to me to
use the chamois strip for the whole process (duh). I tried it this
week-end and loved it=3B it's really a nice feeling. Next, I'll try
attaching a bobbin and a film canister to a couple of different pieces.
Thank you for sharing. :)
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Fabienne
Yes, I have learned from my mistakes...
I can reproduce them exactly.
Ray Carlton on mon 8 feb 99
never used a sponge or chamois or anything but my fingers for the last 25
years of full time throwing and have not noticed the lack of such things as
a problem
use a sponge to remove excess water is all
At 11:46 07/02/99 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Dear Beth:
>
>I use a sponge when throwing and use the chamois to smooth the rim. If you
use
>your fingers to smooth during the finishing of the form, you will be
>compressing the clay anyway.
>If you're losing your chamois you can buy a tiny red and white plastic
fishing
>bobbin and attach it to the end of the chamois and it will float in your
>bucket.
>My chamois often winds up in the pug mill with reclaimed clay. I hate when
>that happens!
>
>Warm regards,
>June
>
cheers Ray Carlton
McMahons Creek Victoria Australia
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