Michael Wendt on wed 6 oct 04
The Palouse Potters Guild
is sponsoring two hands on
plate production workshops
at the Wendt Pottery Studio
in Lewiston Idaho
October 23, 2004, 9:00-11:00 am,
October 30, 2004, 9:00-11:00 am.
Cost is $25.00 per person and is
limited to the first 8 people who
sign up for each session.
Intensive hands on instruction
will be given in plate and large
platter production using the
screed - re-stand method which
allows uniform rates of 20 or
more plates per hour without
the use of a jigger setup.
Presenter: Michael Wendt
Send your check with a note
for the session you want now!
This is part of the ongoing
series of workshops offered by
the members of the Palouse
Potters Guild.
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
David Hendley on fri 8 oct 04
Dear Michael, I have never heard of the "screed - re-stand method"
of making plates. Would be so kind as to briefly describe it?
If I wasn't 1500 miles away, I'd come see for myself.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> The Palouse Potters Guild
> is sponsoring two hands on
> plate production workshops
> at the Wendt Pottery Studio
> in Lewiston Idaho
> October 23, 2004, 9:00-11:00 am,
> October 30, 2004, 9:00-11:00 am.
> Cost is $25.00 per person and is
> limited to the first 8 people who
> sign up for each session.
> Intensive hands on instruction
> will be given in plate and large
> platter production using the
> screed - re-stand method which
> allows uniform rates of 20 or
> more plates per hour without
> the use of a jigger setup.
> Presenter: Michael Wendt
Michael Wendt on fri 8 oct 04
David asked about the screed and re-stand plate
method.
A little background helps:
I was taught to throw plates like bowls, by centering,
opening, driving the "fat ring" of clay outward and
then raising the rim from that ring of clay.
I found the plates varied in thickness and were
slow.
I also noticed that when I threw flower pots with
attached trays, I could drive the lip up from a flat
position with a stick.
I tried it and it worked with plates so I began
making plates as flat disks and "re-standing" the
lips after they were the correct diameter.
Hand flattening was still not perfect so I
experimented with various methods of
screeding ( a term borrowed from
concrete work where a rod is used to
level the concrete by spanning the forms)
until I found a way to quickly obtain a
perfectly flat and uniform disk. Over
the years, I have continually sought
ways to improve the process and
speed it up and that is what the
workshop is about. We all have
little tricks and techniques that
anyone could figure out given the
time and inclination but we
leapfrog years of discovery
by going to workshops and
learning the "tricks of the trade".
If there is any interest, the guild
might be able to video tape a
session and offer that to people
far away for a nominal amount
(not a professionally shot or edited tape).
Regards,
Michael Wendt
Wendt Pottery
2729 Clearwater Ave
Lewiston, Idaho 83501
USA
wendtpot@lewiston.com
www.wendtpottery.com
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