Anji Henderson on sat 25 sep 99
Um, I am confused..........
I'm coming in late here, .... I think...
I thought that was how you are supposed to do it?? As
I remember (hahahahahaha, me remember, any way...) try
again... As I remember from my first class in
ceramics, there was a movie we watched, where Maria
Martinez was doing just that... Somebody else was
narrating.... Any guru jump in and let me know Is this
the way or is this just the only way I have happened
to see it, or is there something extra in Jerry's
instructions...
Ajni, or something like that....
(Anji) :)
--- Jerry Crimmins wrote:
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> Ok
>
> Speed tip for burnishing
>
> Burnishing Pottery, especially useful with grogged
> 60 mesh clay, reduces
> burnishing time and providing a nice burnished
> surface for pit fires or raku
> carbonization even on 60 grogged clay. It speeds up
> burnishing for non
> grogged clays too. Try this on a small piece first
> you wont regret it
>
> After making your pot by throwing or coiling or what
> ever...I usually throw
> my pieces to be burnished so I will describe that
> process.
>
> I smooth the ridges and patch the dings on surface
> of the pot with a flexible
> rubber rib and sometimes a wooden negative curvature
> wooden rib or a flat
> wooden rib. Then I use a haki brush or any wide
> brush and dip it in the slip
> in my splash pan and with the wheel turning I brush
> the slip on like paint
> down to about two-thirds of the pot or to where I
> think I will start
> trimming. After the brushed on coat has had a chance
> to stiffen up a bit I
> use a flexible rubber rib and smooth out the brush
> strokes. Sometimes I wait
> for that first coat to dry and do another if I can
> still see some ridges.
>
> After the pot is stiff enough to trim, I do the same
> procedure to the upside
> down piece after trimming right on the wheel to the
> areas that I trimmed. Rib
> with a flexible rubber rib, brush on slip, let it
> stiffen up, rib it down
> again. etc.
>
> When the pot is dry enough to burnish (just before
> being completely dry as
> others have mentioned) begin burnishing the regular
> way. You will find that
> your burnish goes easier and much faster. I can save
> about 2/3 rds of the
> time for burnishing by putting this coat of brushed
> on slip from the splash
> pan.
>
> If you aren't throwing your pots just mix some slip
> from your clay of choice
> and put it in a slip pot and brush with this and rib
> it down after it
> stiffens. Then Burnish.
>
> Otter
>
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Anji
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Jerry Crimmins on sun 26 sep 99
In a message dated 9/25/99 12:08:28 PM Pacific Daylight Time, vual7@yahoo.com
writes:
<< to see it, or is there something extra in Jerry's
instructions... >>
hey I didnt know that until just a few years ago
Duh ...
There might be some other lamers out there who dont know yet =P I was werking
over time on my burnish till I was told about it by a visitor at the school
studio.
Otter
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