Post #651194 by danlovestikis on Sat, Sep 8, 2012 8:27 AM

hang10tiki have the trimmers set in are you sweating yet? Here is your fix...

Progress Report:

I forgot this photo last time. This is the bottom shelf in the kiln.

I unloaded the kiln and put them out to be hosed off.

No no no don't you dare squirt me Dan.

Next they went onto the table to dry. I have a lot of glazing to do and I'm still making crawl mugs and Wish List projects. I'm chained to the house!

Out of the kiln comes my experiment.

This bowl was originally for Alii Tiki but now I'll make him a new one.

The Magic Mend says it will attach two bisqued pieces together. So I'm trying it with this Frankoma Tiki bowl and

with the Coconut Bob bowl. If this works it may become a routine way to make bowls.

I'm still working on the Eric October Bowl. I dipped it in water so that the Magic Mend wouldn't dry out too fast. I don't want to make an air pocket.

I'm not sure how this will play out but I'm still trying.

Today I'll clean two more crawl mugs and be done. Then I'll concentrate on the Wish List projects more.

I'm working on a bowl for Philot. It will have 2 removable centers, one a Mayan Temple and the other a Volcano. The feet of the bowl will by Jaguar's. This is one cool project.

First I check the bowl to see if the thickness of the wall is uniform. If not I add sticky clay. Sometimes the plaster doesn't pull out the water evenly.

Next using a wet paper towel I smooth it some.

I take the bowl and turn it over onto another bowl with plastic wrap on it so that they don't stick together. I do not want a rim that will interfere with the jaguar supports.

After adding the clay I smoothed it and wrapped the bowl in plastic bags until the next step.

hang10tiki are you good for the next few days???

Now I'll prepare for Mahalo Tiki and his wife Mary to arrive to glaze their peanut mugs. Cheers, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2012-09-08 08:38 ]