Post #650458 by danlovestikis on Sun, Sep 2, 2012 7:43 AM

Hi Hale Tiki welcome to the Dan and Wendy Show.

Progress Report:

We continue to work on the Sacramento Crawl mugs as a priority. I believe within a week we will have them all poured and carved. Then it will be time to start glazing the Wish List projects that have been made and to start working on those that have not. Busy busy busy and we couldn't be happier. Thank you everyone for hanging in there with us.

Disaster Update:

Working with dried out tikis and the next step. MadDogMike a few posts back how to store cast items so that they will not dry out. I will try that in the future if I have to leave an important piece in the future. My plan now is to Super Carve all the casts that dried out and to make new casts for each Wish List project. Thank you MadDogMike I appreciate the help.

Well this bowl bit the dust. I will use it for more experimentation but for the Wish List person from Hawaii it will be re-made from scratch.

Steve Soto's bowl also didn't make it.

I've turned two of the small Bobs into necklaces. His bowl will also be made from scratch.

Next up I carved one of the bowls to look like a coconut.

I got three more dry small Bobs and carved out their backs to fit the bowl.

Now I have four pieces to bisque fire. Then I will use Magic Mend to stick them together and fire another time.

If this works I'll have the first Coconut Bob bowl made.

Dan's shouldhavebeen Peanut Mug Bowl is ready to dry. I added clay to fix defects in the bowl, inside and out. Then I carved the depressions.

The goal was to make a bowl that looked vintage.

Now it is time to go to work in the garage. Another day another tiki.

Cheers, Wendy