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=: hate me because my handles look like crap

updated wed 20 sep 06

 

Lee Love on tue 19 sep 06


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On 9/18/06, claybair wrote:
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> With limited info it sounds to me like you attached the handles when the
> clay was too wet.

If they are too soft, this might help you: I often pull handles
first, let them dry on top of plastic a little, then completely cover
them. I then throw the bodies. This way, when the bodies are
stiff enough to handle, the handles are ready to be put on. If I
attach the bottom and the look too long, I shorten them, remove the
bottom stump and re-attach them.

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Lee in Mashiko, Japan
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"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi

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Lee in Mashiko, Japan
http://potters.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi