Paul Herman on thu 23 feb 06
Hi Steve,
I just read your post about the texture that is left by sharp tools.
That "raw metal" texture causes pinholing in some glazes too, which a
person might like, or not.
A solution I've lit on is, after trimming and while still on the
wheel, burnish the foot with a piece of smooth wood. It leaves a very
nice texture, pushes the grog or sand down into the clay, and the
foot won't scratch things. Any smooth wood will work, I use mountain
mahogany. Takes about 10 seconds on most pots.
Smooth bottoms,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
Doyle, California US
http://greatbasinpottery.com
On Feb 23, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Steve Slatin wrote:
>
> One thing you have to be ready for is the tool may be
> sufficiently sharper than other tools as to require
> additional handling to 'smooth' the surface after trimming.
>
> I have found that either painting a thin layer of slip on the
> trimmed sections or doing a final re-trim with a more
> ordinary tool leaves the surface more as I expect. When
> I did not do this, I had different glaze effects on the
> trimmed and untrimmed areas of the pot (the part
> trimmed with Antoinette's tools alone absorbing more
> glaze).
>
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