No body ever said leaky pots had no function - there should be some truth in advertizing however because most people will assume all pots have the same...
Ron Roy
ronroy@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:55 am
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Stephanie has a good point here - In past research I read about adding alumina to a glaze to suppress bubbles. However - if you simply replace 3134 with 3195...
Ron Roy
ronroy@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:55 am
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Donna; It is my opinion and I am not an expert at glaze manipulation, so you may receive better info from some of the experts on the list but I believe your ...
Terrance Lazaroff
zalt57@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:59 am
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Thanks, especially Michael Wendt, for all the helpful suggestions on Ferric Chloride and sodium silicate. The suggestion to add water to sodium silicate at...
Vicki Hardin
hardinclay@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:59 am
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Bonita; If you want something special done with your remains. Be sure to leave instructions where they can be found or where they will find their way into your...
Terrance Lazaroff
zalt57@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:59 am
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Hi Donna, First of all the glaze (cone6?) is short of silica so it's not a good bet as a liner glaze. Zinc has a reputaion of encouraging crawling - if I add ...
Ron Roy
ronroy@...
Nov 1, 2007 11:59 am
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Hi Keba, I wrote my thesis (in the '70's) on locking lids for ceramic containers. For my thesis show, I made locking lids along the lines of what you are ...
David Hendley
david@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 pm
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... There is an obvious distinction made in eastern psychology, between habitual and integrated behavior. As in the example I gave about our preconceptions:...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 pm
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I've found that 5 minute epoxy works great. After the frog is glued in, check on it in a couple of minutes, because some have the tendency to kind of slide to...
Marni Turkel
marni@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 pm
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This Plumber's GOOP does not dry perfectly clear, as in water clear, but drys to a clearish milk color. Many of the so-called clear silicones cure to this...
John Rodgers
inua@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:00 pm
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When I started making Ikabana containers I was told not to glue the Kensans/frogs ,, Its a matter of Balance. If the flowers or sticks or branches fall over...
Mark Issenberg
ASHPOTS@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:02 pm
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Hi Pat, sorry you are having a bad experience with Texas. We Texans generally aim to please. Volcanic ash varies tremendously depending on what it is and where...
David Hendley
david@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:02 pm
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Just catching up after several days at the Texas Clay Festival and traveling home --- I make urns with screw top jars. The best of all worlds - securely closed...
David Hendley
david@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:02 pm
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It just keeps getting better! The 15th annual Texas Clay Festival was just wonderful - perfect weather and enough customers to keep 50 potters grinning from ...
David Hendley
david@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:02 pm
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It's November 1st and that means that 2 months have flown by here. We have 5 weeks before we head away from Jingdezhen for the last week long leg of the trip....
tony clennell
tony.clennell@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:03 pm
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A recent post read: <<A book by Soetsu Yanagi is "The Unknown Craftsman" a Japanese Insight Into Beauty, Foreword by Shoji Hamada and adapted by Bernard...
Steven Branfman
SBRANFPOTS@...
Nov 1, 2007 12:03 pm
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When thinking of the tools to use on clay, I would consider the clay. Porcelain is quite different than Sculpture Raku. Tools that work in one may not work in...
Chris trabka
trabka@...
Nov 1, 2007 2:07 pm
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This spring I attended a workshop that focused on extruders and assembages. I was exploring new ideaa. That weekend I paid no attention to details and ...
Chris trabka
trabka@...
Nov 1, 2007 2:07 pm
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... I have a project in mind that would create a clay tile with a piece or pieces of sandstone (or slate) imbedded in the tile. At what temp would this work?...
Fred
fhagen@...
Nov 1, 2007 2:07 pm
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Geez...I don't know Steve....I get my clay at WalMart and it's wonderful!!! Tom Wirt In case the person who put the Amazon comment on doesn't get it, I'm ...
Tom at Hutchtel.net
twirt@...
Nov 1, 2007 2:16 pm
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A few things I forgot to mention about making your own ferric chloride: use mild steel shavings or drill bits that are clean (no oil) use more iron so the...
Michael Wendt
wendtpot@...
Nov 1, 2007 4:34 pm
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... There is a lack of professional attitudes in expecting handmade to only be marketed with commercial slogans. It might sell your pots, but it is turning...
Yeh! I've read you all describing glazing your urn with real glaze. No one has mentioned making a glaze directly from the human ash, which is what I did !...
Frank Colson
artact@...
Nov 1, 2007 4:37 pm
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Tony, The ruff pots are great! The yunomi that you've cut apart and reassembled with lots of gnar-gnar hanging out are extraordinary. Take care of those...
Victoria E. Hamilton
vicki@...
Nov 1, 2007 5:40 pm
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How do you make screw top lids? through slip casting? these are different, i'm guessing, from the double locking lids you were mentioning earlier? i'd be...
Sabri Justin Douglas ...
sabritree@...
Nov 1, 2007 5:42 pm
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Ni Hao Tony; Looking at the smile on your face, and the clay in you hands, I believe you have found your way. Today Jingdezhen, tomorrow the world. Hen Hao. ...
Terrance Lazaroff
zalt57@...
Nov 1, 2007 5:43 pm
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... to ... I had two ideas - 1. add more silica in 500 gram batches up to 1500 grams (10000 grams of glaze) which would be better for the glaze in general...
Donna Kat
disisdkat@...
Nov 1, 2007 5:56 pm
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I have used a product called "no more nails" sold at most hardware stores. I use it to secure a sawtooth to the back of my plaques. No breakages, so far! ...
Nancy Chiasson
nancy.chiasson1@...
Nov 1, 2007 5:59 pm
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... I understand this attitude and for years didn't glue the frogs. But, my customers complained and actually sometimes took my ikebana container to another...
