Cat Jarosz on mon 9 dec 02
request
YOu can trim a pitcher and then use wet shammys ( for those not in usa thats
skin of a dead animal I' m thinking cow ) to soften the lip enough to pull
then add a coil or a cut piece of fresh thrown wall with the groove like
steve does for his pitcher. I've done em both ways and its faster to just
use a tapered coil for me.
after I pull to the height I want I then cut the form and then use a
sur form and sharp metal rib to make it look seamless ps I also use a blow
torch in the process so I can start and finish a lip in one work session.
Check out Clay times oct /sept 2001 issue ( cant remember the page # ) it
has a picture of a pitcher done this way by yours truely...
Thats pretty simplified version of what I do... if you need more details
just ask for more and I'll do my best to explain .
ps... someone sent me pvt email asking for bison tool email address... Phil
if your out there could you please post your email address for everyone
again... thanks muchly.
Cat Jarosz , hangin in the mnts of western nc contemplating the
elf job of putting a yerf dog big wheel for the 6 yr old and a hot wheels
big wheel for the 3 yr old grandsons together . :oD
J. B. Clauson on mon 9 dec 02
request
Just in case anybody cares:
Shammy or chammy = Chamois - for some reason we in the US pronounce this
word shammy. It is the skin of a goat-antelope (the chamois) indigenous to
Europe. Sometimes the skin of sheep or deer that is of a similar texture is
sold as chamois (no cow, not soft enough). It is primarily used as a
polishing cloth. I used one to wipe down my bulldog before he went in the
show ring to give him that extra glow to his coat that judges supposedly
loved (didn't work, he lost anyway). Most common use in my area is to buff
the wax on the car. I use small strips for the final forming and smoothing
of lips on wheel-thrown vessels.
Jan C.
-----Original Message-----
YOu can trim a pitcher and then use wet shammys ( for those not in usa
thats
skin of a dead animal I' m thinking cow ) to soften the lip enough to pull
then add a coil or a cut piece of fresh thrown wall with the groove like
steve does for his pitcher. I've done em both ways and its faster to just
use a tapered coil for me.
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