ELIZABETH JACOBS on sun 25 apr 99
Craig,
I noticed in your post you said you had broken your wrist. I broke mine about
seven weeks ago, just got out of the cast and into a
splint.
How long did it take for you to be able to use your wrist again? I broke my
right ulna, the bone under the thumb. It still feels so vulnerable. I teach clay
classes and wonder how long it will be until I can load the kiln or do raku.
Have any words of wisdom?
Thanks,
Elizabeth
Craig Martell wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello Bonnie:
>
> For what it's worth, I'll tell you where I'd probably start to make cone 6
> ash glazes. Well, I actually did some this past summer when I broke my
> wrist and couldn't make any pots fer a bit.
>
> Most ash magnates would probably tell you that ash isn't very active at cone
> 6. It doesn't melt much. So, fire some to cone 6 and see what happens.
> Next, you can do some line blends with other fluxes such as: potash
> feldspar, soda spar, nepeline syenite, some sort of ghastly boron product,
> or boron frit, other frits etc. Once you find a good melt point, you can
> start line blending in other oxides to this correct ratio of ash and another
> flux. I use the term correct here to denote a visual acceptance of what's
> going on with your tests. In other words, you see one you like and say,
> "that looks damn good, I'll take it!"
>
> I did some triaxial blends this summer with Jasper slip, cadycal 100, and
> wood ash. I got some nice runny ash glazes that look similar to cone 10 ash
> glazes. The Jasper slip contributed iron to the brew, so they were earthy
> browns to beige colors. Cadycal 100 is a raw boron material that is very
> similar to colemanite. You could use a boron frit, or gerstley borate if
> you don't have access to cadycal. Jasper is available commercially and you
> can use other slip clays as well. Alberta might be nice. Other cone 6
> range fluxes that you might try are: zinc ox, talc, lithium carb, low melt
> spodumene. Be careful with the lithium stuff which includes spod because of
> the low expansion factor. One way to approach lithium is to use it with a
> high expansion flux to balance the expansion, such as nepheline syenite or
> soda spar. Neph sy melts very well at cone 6.
>
> Apply some coloring oxides to your test tiles to see what kind of response
> you are getting. Once you find a good melt and blend of fluxes with good
> color, start introducing alumina and silica to make a hard glaze. Ian
> Curries receipe method works very well for this. The deal is, you do a
> biaxial blend of alumina and silica with the pure flux blend and get several
> very good glazes in all ranges of suitability. Lemme know if you want more
> info on how to do the Ian C stuff.
>
> Once you have some finished glazes, you can put them into the seger formula
> and then adjust where necessary. By this time you'll be ready for a condo
> in Sun City and a couple of rounds of golf and a martini.
>
> Now it's time for the glaze gurus to start typing. Lemme know if I can add
> to the above When they are finished! I hope you noticed that I didn't call
> you Olivia!!
>
> later, Craig Martell in Oregon
Abro on mon 26 apr 99
Elizabeth,
I also broke my wrist (the day after Christmas). First thing I did when the
Dr. told me to start exercising it was to sprain it! Then I babied it some
more, started acupuncture (it helped ALOT), then sprained it again.
Tomorrow I'm calling a physical therapist to learn how to do this right. My
internal early warning system is defective. Hope yours is better. My sense
is that to err on the side of caution might be a good idea. Take care.
Karin
Kabromaitis@msn.com
-----Original Message-----
From: ELIZABETH JACOBS
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Sunday, April 25, 1999 10:16 AM
Subject: Wrist wisdom
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Craig,
>I noticed in your post you said you had broken your wrist. I broke mine
about
>seven weeks ago, just got out of the cast and into a
>splint.
>How long did it take for you to be able to use your wrist again? I broke my
>right ulna, the bone under the thumb. It still feels so vulnerable. I teach
clay
>classes and wonder how long it will be until I can load the kiln or do
raku.
>Have any words of wisdom?
> Thanks,
> Elizabeth
>
>Craig Martell wrote:
>
>> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>> Hello Bonnie:
>>
>> For what it's worth, I'll tell you where I'd probably start to make cone
6
>> ash glazes. Well, I actually did some this past summer when I broke my
>> wrist and couldn't make any pots fer a bit.
>>
>> Most ash magnates would probably tell you that ash isn't very active at
cone
>> 6. It doesn't melt much. So, fire some to cone 6 and see what happens.
>> Next, you can do some line blends with other fluxes such as: potash
>> feldspar, soda spar, nepeline syenite, some sort of ghastly boron
product,
>> or boron frit, other frits etc. Once you find a good melt point, you can
>> start line blending in other oxides to this correct ratio of ash and
another
>> flux. I use the term correct here to denote a visual acceptance of
what's
>> going on with your tests. In other words, you see one you like and say,
>> "that looks damn good, I'll take it!"
>>
>> I did some triaxial blends this summer with Jasper slip, cadycal 100, and
>> wood ash. I got some nice runny ash glazes that look similar to cone 10
ash
>> glazes. The Jasper slip contributed iron to the brew, so they were
earthy
>> browns to beige colors. Cadycal 100 is a raw boron material that is very
>> similar to colemanite. You could use a boron frit, or gerstley borate if
>> you don't have access to cadycal. Jasper is available commercially and
you
>> can use other slip clays as well. Alberta might be nice. Other cone 6
>> range fluxes that you might try are: zinc ox, talc, lithium carb, low
melt
>> spodumene. Be careful with the lithium stuff which includes spod because
of
>> the low expansion factor. One way to approach lithium is to use it with
a
>> high expansion flux to balance the expansion, such as nepheline syenite
or
>> soda spar. Neph sy melts very well at cone 6.
>>
>> Apply some coloring oxides to your test tiles to see what kind of
response
>> you are getting. Once you find a good melt and blend of fluxes with good
>> color, start introducing alumina and silica to make a hard glaze. Ian
>> Curries receipe method works very well for this. The deal is, you do a
>> biaxial blend of alumina and silica with the pure flux blend and get
several
>> very good glazes in all ranges of suitability. Lemme know if you want
more
>> info on how to do the Ian C stuff.
>>
>> Once you have some finished glazes, you can put them into the seger
formula
>> and then adjust where necessary. By this time you'll be ready for a
condo
>> in Sun City and a couple of rounds of golf and a martini.
>>
>> Now it's time for the glaze gurus to start typing. Lemme know if I can
add
>> to the above When they are finished! I hope you noticed that I didn't
call
>> you Olivia!!
>>
>> later, Craig Martell in Oregon
Craig Martell on tue 27 apr 99
Hello Elizabeth:
I broke a different bone, the novicular bone which is in the wrist about two
and one half inches behind the crotch of the thumb and first finger. I was
supposed to be in a cast for 3 months but cut this down to 2 months. I took
calcium and magnesium mineral supplements, vitamin C and E and wore a magnet
over the break to stimulate circulation. I don't know if the magnets are
legit or not but it sure didn't do any harm.
After they took the cast off, I had to soak my wrist and forearm in warm
water for 10 minutes, 3 times a day and do stretching exercises to restore
range of motion. I did this for a bit more than a month. You can feel
daily improvement. I had a 15 pound lifting limit for 45 days after cast
removal. After that, the orthopod said my wrist was stronger than ever.
So, at first, I worked with soft clay and made smaller pots. No more than
3-4 pounds. I would work short days to. The doc said to let pain and
discomfort guide my actions. Fatigue too. So when my wrist STARTED to feel
funky I headed for the TV lounge, or picked up some good reading material.
I also used Chinese Iron Balls to restore wrist motion. They come in pairs
and are about the size of a golf ball. Cost is about $6.00. You can get
them at asian food stores or New Age sorts of places, health food stores
etc. You roll them clockwise and anticlockwise in your hand and they
exercise your fingers, wrist and forearm AND, they have pleasant little
chimes inside so you can zone out to the "music of the spheres". Have
someone show you how to use them at the place of purchase if you don't know
about these things. They're kind of fun to use and the really help a lot.
Take it slow and listen to your body......Craig Martell in Oregon
Mason Batchelder on tue 27 apr 99
Dear Karen and Elizabeth and all,
I am not a doctor nor do I play one on tv,however if one is getting close to
middle age or had calcium absorption pproblems it might be in order that you
consider requesting a bone density test as it often is a broken bone that is
the tell tale sign of bone loss.I took one of those tests as a screening
proceedure and was amazed to find that tho my spine and right hip were in
the normal range my left hip oddly was that of a female 20 years or so older
than my actual age.My doctor has put me on a new drug that does not add
hormones (I HAD RESERVATIONS USING THOSE THAT DO) Evista which will be
lifelong.
Do check for this as it is so common and getting a handle on it could avoid a
fractured hip and all that entails.Wrist fractures and hip and leg
cracks,splits and breaks are late symptoms but these new drugs are showing
excellent potential for reversing the proscess if begun early enough
combined with diet and excercise.
It is a good wake up call.
God luck,
Margaret Arial
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