Susan Setley on sun 29 feb 04
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In a message dated 2/29/04 10:12:54 AM, Lee@MASHIKO.ORG writes:
> This might be counter-intuitive, but try throwing off the hump.=A0 =A0 You
> can pretty much center the hump by careful placement and patting, then,
> you only center the very top of the hump for your work.
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I guess -- but if I were in her shoes, I believe I would have no problem=20
using a centering device, especially right now when she has to heal from an=20=
injury=20
that centering probably contributed to. With the level of skills she has=20
described, she likely has customers. I see absolutely no shame in using a=20
centering device, and with a centering devise, she can take off with her ski=
lls where=20
she left off.
I can't imagine throwing, for instance, a sink basin, off the hump, and if=20
you could, I don't think you could center that much clay by patting it. Coil=
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might be a good solution for some things, but might fundamentally change the=
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appearance of the sinks at first, since she would be new to that technique.
If I were in her shoes I would buy or build a centering device and not let=20
this injury disrupt my established skills -- but that's just me. I can see s=
ome=20
such situations being every bit as much an opportunity as they are a crisis.=
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think I would be able to see that more clearly if a simple tool could also=20
let me keep moving forward from where I'd been, however. :)
Susan Setley on sun 29 feb 04
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In a message dated 2/29/04 7:09:12 PM, Lee@MASHIKO.ORG writes:
> Personally, I wouldn't limit myself to gadgets, I'd try some traditional
> solutions too.
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Well, that's what I said, Lee... :)
Use the centering device so she can keep going, and then work out othe ways
at a more leisurely pace. :)
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