John Jensen on mon 22 nov 04
I wonder if where one might find a picture of the bamboo knives Lee
mentioned. Are they steam bent or straight? I'd love to make some, but
don't have a clue as to what I'd be attempting.
John Jensen, Mudbug Pottery
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>The wonderful feet on tradiional tea bowls are made from
>bamboo knives.
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L. P. Skeen on mon 22 nov 04
John, check Chris Henley's web page (sorry, I don't have the URL, but I'm
sure someone else here will......) for bamboo knives. Just sharpened mine
this weekend for the first time in 2 years. LOVE IT!!!!!!!
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Jensen"
> I wonder if where one might find a picture of the bamboo knives Lee
> mentioned.
wjskw@BELLSOUTH.NET on mon 22 nov 04
You mean THIS one?
http://www.hominid.net/toolpage2.htm
Chris is an amazing toolmaker, and a really nice guy.
The throwing sticks he made me are nothing short of gorgeous, too.
You could do far worse than order tools from him.
Hope that helps.
Wayne Seidl
Key West FL
tool junkie
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From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of L. P.
Skeen
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 1:58 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: Favorite Tool/bamboo knives
John, check Chris Henley's web page (sorry, I don't have the URL,
but I'm
sure someone else here will......) for bamboo knives. Just
sharpened mine
this weekend for the first time in 2 years. LOVE IT!!!!!!!
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Jensen"
> I wonder if where one might find a picture of the bamboo knives
Lee
> mentioned.
Ivor and Olive Lewis on tue 23 nov 04
Get in touch with Gordon Wong. E-mail Address(es):
ipcress12@yahoo.com
Personal Information:
Address:
1236 East 19th Avenue,
Vancouver British Colombia V5V -113
Canada
There is a second edition on the market, well worth the money. Larger
Format.
Best regards,
Ivor Lewis.
Redhill,
S. Australia.
Lee Love on tue 23 nov 04
John Jensen wrote:
>I wonder if where one might find a picture of the bamboo knives Lee
>mentioned. Are they steam bent or straight? I'd love to make some, but
>don't have a clue as to what I'd be attempting
>
>
John, I highly recommend Chris Hendley's tools too. Not only are the tools great, it is wonderful to work with (I owe him a pot!)
http://www.hominid.net/toolpage2.htm
The wooden tools are simply carved. They are both made of bamboo and hardwood. But the bamboo requires large diameter bamboo, to get a flatter curve.
If you want to make your own tools a really great resource is Hand Made Potter's Tools by Philip Whitford and Gordon Wong, Tokyo : Kodansha International, 1986. ISBN: 0-87011-772-6
You can see different tools there and you can also see how the wooden knives are used for trimming. If you go here, you can see the intro to the book and see the section on stamps:
http://www.hardcopys.com/Graphics/potter.pdf
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