Joyce Lee on fri 16 nov 01
Part 1 - thank you for the suggestions for sizing the filler for the =
hole in the bottom of salt&pepper shakers. Three responses...... three =
different answers ...from Paul L. (the Mighty Painter), Tommy and Klyf. =
All helpful and not one poking fun at me for not lightbulbing 90 ways =
myself off the top of my head. Thanks, gentlemen, we'll see what today =
holds.
Part two - Paul T. said: "Even
with a turned foot ring I would prefer to glaze the underneath by =
painting
on a thin white glaze - I think thats a tradition in China." This =
comment reminded me of another area I keep trying to research to little =
avail. How do you "finish" the bottoms of your pots?? So far, I'm =
sanding burrs off and that's it.... leaving the clay exposed and liking =
the look. BUT occasionally I'd like that smooth bottom that looks as if =
it's been terra sig-ed or slipped or ??? Maybe burnished also?? I've =
tried these methods but I must be doing something wrong because mine =
don't have the "just right" look I've seen elsewhere.
The siliconed bottom doesn't seem to suit my pots either.
If you have time I'd appreciate hearing about this one, too.
Thank you.
Joyce
In the Mojave where shorts&tee-shirts in the studio are being shoved =
aside to be replaced by jeans and sweats ... a little early this year.
Feels good.......
Michal Alon on sat 17 nov 01
You don't need a drill. You can attach the toggled end to the wheel head,
let it run it to max. speed and get the same result.
You can also use different thickness of wires for different depth of design.
Michal
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Subject: Re: Shakin' Bottoms
Joyce
We cut thrown pots off the wheel with a twisted wire,
2 strands of fine nichrome wire fastened to a toggle,
the other end clamped in the cordless drill & run
up until the twist is to taste, then another toggle
is fastened on. The wire is run under the pots with
a zig-zag movement. The pattern remains in place
even after turning & carborundum stone grinding post
firing. Pots for footrings are cut off the wheel with a plain wire.
Bear in mind we do use a reasonably fine clay,
(no baby poo comments please Mel),
if we want fruit & nuts we buy chocolate bars.
Des
Joyce Lee wrote:
> How do you "finish" the bottoms of your pots?? So far, I'm sanding burrs
off and that's it.... leaving the clay exposed and liking the look. BUT
occasionally I'd like that smooth bottom that looks as if it's been terra
sig-ed or slipped or ??? Maybe burnished also?? I've tried these methods but
I must be doing something wrong because mine don't have the "just right"
look I've seen elsewhere.
> The siliconed bottom doesn't seem to suit my pots either.
--
Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
LUE NSW 2850
Australia
Ph/Fax 02 6373 6419
http://www.luepottery.hwy.com.au
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Klyf Brown on sun 18 nov 01
Joyce,
The only bottoms I glaze are ones that are thrown in, like a steamer or
a lamp bottom. The rest have a "studio foot" and I just rub two similar
size pots against each others bottoms when they come out of the
bisque to sand them down.
I recently started to make extruded bases for extruded pots that
incorporate feet in the extrusion. They are 1/2 to 3/4 inch tall. I am not
sure how I am going to finish them. Probably glaze the base and leave
the feet themselvs raw clay. I like raw clay.
Klyf Brown in NM where at 2am I know that Chicken Little was at
least partly correct. I saw at least 35 shooting stars in about ten
minutes then quit counting. One seemed very close, kinda scary all
that junk falling into our atmosphere at such high speed.
Maybe it helps in the making of new clays?
11/16/01 9:11:53 AM, Joyce Lee
wrote:
>
>Part two - Paul T. said: "Even
>with a turned foot ring I would prefer to glaze the underneath by
painting
>on a thin white glaze - I think thats a tradition in China." This
comment reminded me of another area I keep trying to research to
little avail. How do you "finish" the bottoms of your pots?? So far, I'm
sanding burrs off and that's it.... leaving the clay exposed and liking the
look.
Des & Jan Howard on sun 18 nov 01
Joyce
We cut thrown pots off the wheel with a twisted wire,
2 strands of fine nichrome wire fastened to a toggle,
the other end clamped in the cordless drill & run
up until the twist is to taste, then another toggle
is fastened on. The wire is run under the pots with
a zig-zag movement. The pattern remains in place
even after turning & carborundum stone grinding post
firing. Pots for footrings are cut off the wheel with a plain wire.
Bear in mind we do use a reasonably fine clay,
(no baby poo comments please Mel),
if we want fruit & nuts we buy chocolate bars.
Des
Joyce Lee wrote:
> How do you "finish" the bottoms of your pots?? So far, I'm sanding burrs off and that's it.... leaving the clay exposed and liking the look. BUT occasionally I'd like that smooth bottom that looks as if it's been terra sig-ed or slipped or ??? Maybe burnished also?? I've tried these methods but I must be doing something wrong because mine don't have the "just right" look I've seen elsewhere.
> The siliconed bottom doesn't seem to suit my pots either.
--
Des & Jan Howard
Lue Pottery
LUE NSW 2850
Australia
Ph/Fax 02 6373 6419
http://www.luepottery.hwy.com.au
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