Post #421226 by MadDogMike on Fri, Nov 28, 2008 8:06 AM

While making this "mug" (40+ ounces!), I removed the handle and re-enforced the ears to make them be the handles. But I didn't attach one ear re-enforcement well enough and left a nasty crack between the two ear slabs

Calcined clay repair to the rescue. In case you missed it in the previous post, take some of your raw clay, pinch it into little patties and let it dry. After dry, roll it into fine powder, place it into an unglazed ceramic container and bisque the powder. After firing, fine screen and mix with a little glaze to make a paste. Push this paste into the crack and the glaze over the patch if desired and fire. I could have finished this crack a lttle smoother, but wanted to keep the rough look to match the rest of the boar.

Finished "mug" in high fired WC373. I brushed on Envision Courtyard Semi-Opague Lava Slate and wiped most of it off (is that considered a wash? An underglaze?) I glazed the eyes, clear glazed the tusks, the inside of the mug and the outside edge of the drinking rim, leaving the rest of the head unglazed. I may spray the unglazed areas with a clear matte finish just for a little protection.