David W McDonald on wed 25 aug 99
Andie,
Here's an image for you. Ever installed wallpaper and trapped air
behind it? That's what bloating looks like. As though you used a
hypodermic needle and injected air bubbles into the clay. The otherwise
smooth contour of the claywall is interupted with pooched out air
pockets. It happens toward the end of the firing when the clay is soft
and somewhat pliable from the heat. What causes it is another story, and
is discussed in the body of this story. David
On Mon, 23 Aug 1999 18:49:39 -0400 "Andie" writes:
>I know this is a dumb question, but I've been following your posts
>with
>interest. I'm a fairly new potter (okay, brand new) and I'm not clear
>on
>what the definition of bloat as it's used here is. (I'm a former CVT,
>so I
>keep picturing a cow with bloat, a sheep with bloat,... a bowl with
>bloat?...I'm pretty sure I don't understand.) Anyway, if it's not too
>much
>trouble, I'd really love to know what this means.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Andie
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David W McDonald
>To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
>Date: Monday, August 23, 1999 5:30 PM
>Subject: Bloating #1
>
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