Martin Rice on sun 20 jun 04
On 6/18/04 9:05 PM, "Vince Pitelka" wrote:
> The handles will crack when they dry. Scrap them and make another
> batch, and this time catch them at just the right moment for attaching the
> handles.
When is "just the right moment" for attaching handles? This is something,
which, as a beginner, I've been wondering for a time now.
Thanks,
Martin
Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
John Jensen on sun 20 jun 04
I bet there are a lot of different opinions on this, but I like to put
handles on when the mug is just dry enough not to be able flex it
without cracking. At this point I feel I can handle it without
deforming it. At this point, too, the surface is dry enough that I
don't have to worry about unwanted finger marks. If I let a pot dry
slowly and evenly in a controlled environment, (a drying box, for
example) then the whole pot is of the same consistency. If the pot is
dried quickly in the open air then the bottom will be still a bit too
wet for optimal trimming as the top is a bit too dry for optimal handle
attachment. Balancing out these two limits will be the perfect time for
attachment. If that makes any sense.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
mudbug@toadhouse.com , http://www.toadhouse.com
When is "just the right moment" for attaching handles? This is
something,
which, as a beginner, I've been wondering for a time now.
Thanks,
Martin
Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
Rick on mon 21 jun 04
Just when they reach the point when there is almost no give in the form
of the mug.
Rick
On Jun 20, 2004, at 8:50 PM, Martin Rice wrote:
> On 6/18/04 9:05 PM, "Vince Pitelka" wrote:
>
>> The handles will crack when they dry. Scrap them and make another
>> batch, and this time catch them at just the right moment for
>> attaching the
>> handles.
>
> When is "just the right moment" for attaching handles? This is
> something,
> which, as a beginner, I've been wondering for a time now.
>
> Thanks,
> Martin
> Santiago de Puriscal, Costa Rica
>
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