mel jacobson on tue 17 jan 06
if you use a very sharp phil bison tool, and have the clay
just perfect leather hard...it will chatter all by itself.
that is how i started to use chatter again.
one of phil's pear shaped tools would just go
crazy in my hands if i did not hold it real close
to the metal ferrule. had to apply a bit of pressure.
then i thought...hmmm. make a better one.
then.
\when i was teaching in virginia...i found a piece of metal..or
maybe someone else did...and i fashioned the best damn
chatter tool i have ever used. used a file and sandpaper
and sharpened that puppy like a razor. it jumped a half inch
in my hand. if you turn it, adjust the angle....man, you can
get all kinds of patterns.
it takes a perfect flex/strap metal the right gauge.
also the length has to be perfect. experiment.
the deeper the chatter, the more interesting the final image
is...under a glaze. i have done some that even reminded me
a bit of lee's teacher..Mr. Shimoka.
and his patterns are the best in the world. i know, rope.
but, they are without equal.
i have really enjoyed the chatter project. still doing it.
will have about 25 at the show / nceca.
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://my.pclink.com/~melpots3
steve graber on tue 17 jan 06
mel - go even a stage further. start with a textured pot, and use a chatter tool to trim OFF the texture!
at the cylinder stage, apply a texture. stretch it out from shaping only on the inside. use various roulet wheels or toy truck tires, or pastry wheels, etc. the cement isle of home depot has cool stuff for texture. sometimes even the paint isle.
trim at the usual stage, but note the extra *twang* from the weird surface as well!
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/stevegraber/album?.dir=/59db&.src=ph
see ya
steve
mel jacobson wrote:
if you use a very sharp phil bison tool, and have the clay
just perfect leather hard...it will chatter all by itself.
that is how i started to use chatter again.
one of phil's pear shaped tools would just go
crazy in my hands if i did not hold it real close
to the metal ferrule. had to apply a bit of pressure.
then i thought...hmmm. make a better one.
then.
\when i was teaching in virginia...i found a piece of metal..or
maybe someone else did...and i fashioned the best damn
chatter tool i have ever used. used a file and sandpaper
and sharpened that puppy like a razor. it jumped a half inch
in my hand. if you turn it, adjust the angle....man, you can
get all kinds of patterns.
it takes a perfect flex/strap metal the right gauge.
also the length has to be perfect. experiment.
the deeper the chatter, the more interesting the final image
is...under a glaze. i have done some that even reminded me
a bit of lee's teacher..Mr. Shimoka.
and his patterns are the best in the world. i know, rope.
but, they are without equal.
i have really enjoyed the chatter project. still doing it.
will have about 25 at the show / nceca.
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://my.pclink.com/~melpots3
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W J Seidl on tue 17 jan 06
I have to agree with the Mayor here. Phil's tools do chatter well.
Leather hard, or dry (sorry, Phil, but they work on bone dry too, though =
I
know that's not recommended).
However, if you're getting poor results with chattering, might I suggest
leaving the door to the studio open (if a northern dweller) or turning =
the
AC down REALLY REALLY low (if you're a southern dweller).
Once your teeth start vibrating and your hands start shaking, you can =
also
get some exquisite patterns in the clay...even without tools.
Wayne Seidl
who will be easily recognized at NCECA... I'll be the one with the red
feather boa streaming out behind me, laughing, while being chased by the =
guy
with a 2X4
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Subject: bison tools and chatter
if you use a very sharp phil bison tool, and have the clay
just perfect leather hard...it will chatter all by itself.
that is how i started to use chatter again.
one of phil's pear shaped tools would just go
crazy in my hands if i did not hold it real close
to the metal ferrule. had to apply a bit of pressure.
then i thought...hmmm. make a better one.
then.
\when i was teaching in virginia...i found a piece of metal..or
maybe someone else did...and i fashioned the best damn
chatter tool i have ever used. used a file and sandpaper
and sharpened that puppy like a razor. it jumped a half inch
in my hand. if you turn it, adjust the angle....man, you can
get all kinds of patterns.
it takes a perfect flex/strap metal the right gauge.
also the length has to be perfect. experiment.
the deeper the chatter, the more interesting the final image
is...under a glaze. i have done some that even reminded me
a bit of lee's teacher..Mr. Shimoka.
and his patterns are the best in the world. i know, rope.
but, they are without equal.
i have really enjoyed the chatter project. still doing it.
will have about 25 at the show / nceca.
from mel/minnetonka.mn.usa
website: http://my.pclink.com/~melpots3
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