Marcia Selsor on tue 31 oct 00
Dear Peg,
I enjoyed your description. When I do raku test tiles I do them on one
large slab.
This way they all have the same temp. and time to the combustion chamber.
Marcia
Peg Landham wrote:
>
> Roger,
>
>snip
I have thrown a broad, low
> dish from raku clay with added fire clay as my glaze-testing furniture. I
> stand the tiles up inside the dish, supported by the perimeter wall, for
> firing. This simulates a vertical pot wall, and also prevents a goofy recipe
> from messing up my kiln shelves. But the most important aspect for me is
> that it enables me to handle post-firing reduction of 8-10 glaze tests in
> one move.
> snip. so if you prefer to use thrown tiles,
> here's a tip from a friend of mine: before cutting your dish into pie
> shapes, score a line around the base joint of the dish. That way, after
> firing, you can snap off the foot of the L-shaped tile and save only the
> glaze test.
>
> Happy testing!
>
> Peg Landham
> Birmingham, AL
>
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