Ann Semple on wed 17 apr 02
For any of you who enjoy using quality tools on your clay, I have to tell
you that Chris Henley makes wonderful ones.
He clearly loves making them, because they are beautifully finished top
quality tools.
And talk about fast! I had expected a lengthy wait for my order as they are
individually made, and that has been my experience, but he was right on it
and I had the tools in my hands in under two weeks. That is unheard of... I
live in Canada and post between the U.S and Canada is notoriously slow.
I liked the first lot so much I immediately ordered some more, including a
special order stick, which is a real beauty. The post office slowed the
arrival down a little, but Chris once again was quick as well as meticulous
in making the tools.
If you want to check out his site, go to:
www.hominid.net/Chris.htm
Chris, thank- you so much.
Ann
annsemple@shaw.ca
george koller on wed 17 apr 02
Ann,
Tried the address as given and it does not seem to be
completely valid. Yes, www.hominid.net exists but there
are no (obvious to me) links to anything related to clay
tools. Rather than bother him multiple times, perhaps
you could give us another address? Does he have an
online catalog?
Thanks,
George Koller
Susan on wed 17 apr 02
Chris's website address is:
http://www.hominid.net/toolpage2.htm
I bought 3 of his tools last month and just love using them! He is a master
craftsman and each tool is custom made to your specs.
susan
> From: george koller
> Organization: Infintiy Technology, Inc
> Reply-To: Ceramic Arts Discussion List
> Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 19:55:28 -0500
> To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
> Subject: Re: clay tools
>
> Ann,
>
> Tried the address as given and it does not seem to be
> completely valid. Yes, www.hominid.net exists but there
> are no (obvious to me) links to anything related to clay
> tools. Rather than bother him multiple times, perhaps
> you could give us another address? Does he have an
> online catalog?
>
> Thanks,
>
> George Koller
>
>
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Ann Semple on wed 17 apr 02
George,
I must have cut part of the address off.
What I should have sent was
www.hominid.net/chris.htm
(you need the /chris.htm)
Once into the web page, click on the flashing NEW! and it takes you to the
tool catalogue.
Ann
annsemple@shaw.ca
george koller on thu 18 apr 02
ann,
hey, wow, just visited, i really like the looks of
the tools. thanks! nice to find something like this
once in awhile. (like mel would say; quality, what
a concept!)
george
Ann Semple wrote:
> George,
> I must have cut part of the address off.
> What I should have sent was
> www.hominid.net/chris.htm
> (you need the /chris.htm)
> Once into the web page, click on the flashing NEW! and it takes you to the
tool catalogue.
> Ann
> annsemple@shaw.ca
>
>
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John Rodgers on sat 17 jan 04
Lee, if you can get your hands on a pair of aircraft safety wire pliers
you can make all kinds of twisted wires of stainless wire.
Stainless wire used in the aircraft industry for safety wire (holding
screws, nuts and bolts in place so they don't back out), is first
doubled, then grabbed by the jaws of the safety wire pliers, and then
the pull handle in the middle is pulled. There is a spiral piece of
metal in the center of the pliers and this little grab handle causes the
pliers to rotate thereby twisting the wire. The stainless wire can be
bought in 1 pound rolls, and in many different sizes, from .020 to .060,
which would give different textures when pulled through clay after being
twisted. One could first double the strand, twist it, then double the
twisted strand, and twist it again. That woudl give some serious and
interesting texture in the cut.
Just an idea.
Regards,
John Rodgers
Chelsea, AL
Lee Love wrote:
> Gordon Ward wrote:
>
>> http://www.tools4clay.com
>>
> Thanks for this site Gordon. I recommend Hank's wire tool listed
> there. There is also an aggressive wire tool listed that might help
> me with my aggressive wire tool. I use a single stainless wire,
> wrapped around a bamboo skewer and then pulled, but these loose thei
> wave quickly. But the wire shown here has a twisted pair of wires
> that is then coiled and pulled, which might make it keep its shape
> longer. Ultimately, I need to find some stiffer stainless wire.
> I'm going out to make a new wire right now. I use both Hank's tool
> and a more aggressive tool to texture the surface of my pots for inlay.
> I'll make it to fit Hank's tool. You can see a photo here:
>
> aggressive tool:
>
> http://mashiko.org/pottery/img27.htm
>
> Hank's tool:
>
> http://mashiko.org/pottery/img29.htm
>
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> Read why Michael Moore supports General Clark:
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Lee Love on sat 17 jan 04
Gordon Ward wrote:
> http://www.tools4clay.com
>
Thanks for this site Gordon. I recommend Hank's wire tool listed
there. There is also an aggressive wire tool listed that might help
me with my aggressive wire tool. I use a single stainless wire,
wrapped around a bamboo skewer and then pulled, but these loose thei
wave quickly. But the wire shown here has a twisted pair of wires
that is then coiled and pulled, which might make it keep its shape
longer. Ultimately, I need to find some stiffer stainless wire.
I'm going out to make a new wire right now. I use both Hank's tool
and a more aggressive tool to texture the surface of my pots for inlay.
I'll make it to fit Hank's tool. You can see a photo here:
aggressive tool:
http://mashiko.org/pottery/img27.htm
Hank's tool:
http://mashiko.org/pottery/img29.htm
--
Lee in Mashiko http://mashiko.us
Read why Michael Moore supports General Clark:
http://michaelmoore.com
Kathleen Gordon on tue 24 apr 07
Today i spent the day at the wheel ... and my clay tools aquired from
clayart folks are such a joy..
i trimmed a very very dry bowl with my bison tool... it was a
breeze.. then i made some bowls with my clay slicer tool from hank
murrow... everytime i use it some new texture appears... then i cut
off the pot with the cut off wires that mel taught me how to make ---
the exact right size for the pot... not some oversized wire .... i
must say clayart is great and so are the tools!!!
thanks everyone for making my day so very enjoyable ,,, using tools
that work beautifully
what a joy
"if things seem under control you are not going fast enough"
mario andretti
kathleen gordon
650-328-9164
steve graber on wed 25 apr 07
there's always more fun tools!
potters may be the most inovative group around. they know how to take a stick & mud & make something worthwhile from it. see a new potter show up with a tool box & everyone wants to look inside to see "what this guy's got".
see ya
steve
www.graberspottery.com
The Steve Tool for texture on pots
Kathleen Gordon wrote:
Today i spent the day at the wheel ... and my clay tools aquired from
clayart folks are such a joy..
i trimmed a very very dry bowl with my bison tool... it was a
breeze.. then i made some bowls with my clay slicer tool from hank
murrow... everytime i use it some new texture appears... then i cut
off the pot with the cut off wires that mel taught me how to make ---
the exact right size for the pot... not some oversized wire .... i
must say clayart is great and so are the tools!!!
thanks everyone for making my day so very enjoyable ,,, using tools
that work beautifully
what a joy
"if things seem under control you are not going fast enough"
mario andretti
kathleen gordon
650-328-9164
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