JIMV062@AOL.COM on fri 14 jul 00
the best throwing stick i have .. is a wooden spoon with half of the spoon
cut off.. shape as you need to...... Jim in Dallas.
Cindy Strnad on fri 14 jul 00
Lorri,
Sometimes when you're throwing a "pregnant" narrow-necked pot, you don't
want to blow the belly out to full size until after you've narrowed the neck
somewhat. Try narrowing the neck with a very generous belly already formed,
and you'll see what I mean real quick. Or sometimes you might look at the
curve of your lower pot (after you've narrowed the neck) and say, "I don't
like that. It's got a dip in it, or that top bit isn't quite curved enough."
These are the times I use throwing sticks. I don't use them often, but
they're real handy when you need them. Tip: they take some getting used to,
so don't give up on them right away.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
earthenv@gwtc.net
Lorri on fri 14 jul 00
I have read a bit about throwing sticks and in picking up the PMI magazine,
noticed an article detailing how to make your own throwing sticks. The
article, if I read it correctly indicated that these are to enable a person
to shape a pot on the wheel when the rim is quite small. Do I have this
right? I am still not visualizing the concept and don't quite understand
it. The only time I have thrown narrow necks, well mostly just attempted it
but am getting better, the neck doesn't get small until the lower body of
the pot is already formed. So when and how is a throwing stick used? I
hope that makes sense what I am not understanding and that someone can
clarify it for me.
Something else has piqued my curiousity. I have read about anagama kilns.
As this word is never capitalized, I presume this is not the name of a
manufacturer. I looked up anagama in the dictionary and it wasn't in there.
So I cannot figure out what this is. A process perhaps such as salt or
raku?
If you know, please enlighten me. Thanks in advance.
Lorri
The Brinks on sat 15 jul 00
Thanks Jim, I will try this. Another use for wooden spoons. My most useful
rib for the inside of bowls is a spoon with the handle cut off, and a hole
drilled in the middle.
Ann Brink in CA
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> the best throwing stick i have .. is a wooden spoon with half of the
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> cut off.. shape as you need to...... Jim in Dallas.
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