Lily Krakowski on wed 11 dec 02
Such glaze tongs are shown in some OLDER books on pottery, with a workman
attached, dipping plates.
Take a wire coathanger of the heavier kind. Or a piece of a similar wire
about 16 inches long. Cut off a piece about nine inches long and bend it
around a broomstick or dowel so that the ends cross snuggly around the
stick. Same moves as when you cross the ends of a tie or scarf around your
neck.
You now have a V with a loop at the lower end. With pliers (no, not your
teeth, dear!) bend each end up about 1/2 to 3/4 inch. You now have a V
with a loop and, if you lie it on its back, there are, as it were, two
little " feet" sticking straight up. Pinch those little feet inward,
towards the longer part so as to have more of a U shape.9hooks)
Take another piece of wire, a bit shorter, and loop one of its ends around
the broom stick. Bend the other end of the wire up, as you did with the two
ends above.
The V shaped double ended thingie you put on your middle finger someplace on
the middle joint, with the little hooks facing your palm. You put the
other on your thumb also with the hook facing your palm.
You now have three clawlike hooks to hook over the edge of a plate to swish
it through a pan of glaze. The angle of the V and the narrowness of the
hooks may have to be adjusted to fit particular plate thicknesses.
Practice in the privacy of your own dishpan/dishwater using plates you are
not that crazy about. One needs to develop a smooth swishing motion, one
needs to get the glaze the right consistency.
For this to work well one's motion must be smooth and fluid (do i put in
HEHEHEHEHE like Arti?) otherwise too much glaze accumulates on the part
that goes through last. Follow through--I think that is what they say in
golf--for finishing off the gesture.
coat hangers will rust, so I either coat mine with polyurethane or wash and
dry them after use.
Dupre Mr Marcy M writes:
> ---------------------snip---------------------------
> Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2002 22:23:41 -0700
> From: Kat Valenzuela
> Subject: Thanks and glaze thumb tong thingamajigs
>
> Does anybody has or know where you can get a glazing tool you
> place onto the ends of your finger or thumb and it has a hook on
> the end of it and you can hold onto plates and such while dipping
> into glaze?
>
> Like finger tongs?
>
> Kat in the Hat
> kat@digitalfire.com
> ---------------------snip---------------------------
>
> Kat,
>
> This is going to sound really far-fetched, but try a martial arts shop or
> mail-order catalog. There is a fighting device called a "Dragon's Claw,"
> extended steel claws used for really nasty fighting, that may do what you
> want.
>
> Other than that, if you know a welder or have the skills yourself, make some
> extensions on a pair of pliers or vise-grips.
>
> You can also make a frame for dipping or pouring plates, then touch up the
> areas where the frame touches. Make the frame from a bent coat hanger,
> shaped to fit your plates, then either clean it and keep it, or throw it
> away when you are done.
>
> Best to you,
>
> Tig
>
> Mr. Marcy M. "Tig" Dupré
> Military Simulations Analyst
> MAGTF Staff Training Program
> Quantico, VA 22134
>
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Be of good courage....
L. P. Skeen on wed 11 dec 02
HEy Lily,
Wouldja mind sending a photo of this gizmo to mel so he can put it on the
clayart photo page? Some of us are visual learners and even detailed
written instructions are baffling........
Thanks
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lily Krakowski"
> Take a wire coathanger of the heavier kind. Or a piece of a similar wire
> about 16 inches long. Cut off a piece about nine inches long and bend it
> around a broomstick or dowel so that the ends cross snuggly around the
> stick. Same moves as when you cross the ends of a tie or scarf around
your
> neck.
>
> You now have a V with a loop at the lower end. With pliers (no, not your
> teeth, dear!) bend each end up about 1/2 to 3/4 inch. You now have a V
> with a loop and, if you lie it on its back, there are, as it were, two
> little " feet" sticking straight up. Pinch those little feet inward,
> towards the longer part so as to have more of a U shape.9hooks)
>
> Take another piece of wire, a bit shorter, and loop one of its ends
around
> the broom stick. Bend the other end of the wire up, as you did with the
two
> ends above.
>
> The V shaped double ended thingie you put on your middle finger someplace
on
> the middle joint, with the little hooks facing your palm. You put the
> other on your thumb also with the hook facing your palm.
>
> You now have three clawlike hooks to hook over the edge of a plate to
swish
> it through a pan of glaze. The angle of the V and the narrowness of the
> hooks may have to be adjusted to fit particular plate thicknesses.
Sandy Cryer on wed 11 dec 02
In a message dated 12/11/2002 4:58:33 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
lpskeen@LIVING-TREE.NET writes:
> Wouldja mind sending a photo of this gizmo to mel so he can put it on the
> clayart photo page?
Wow, I'm kinda new here........
Where's the clayart photo page?
Sandy Cryer
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