Post #691947 by danlovestikis on Thu, Aug 29, 2013 8:19 PM

tigertail777 ups and downs but no matter what we learn from our mistakes.

TikiAno I did everything right to try to repair the bowl. Long preheat and a super slow ramp. It cooled to 130 degrees before we opened the kiln. Then we wrapped it up to hold in the heat for the rest of the day. If I could do it over again I would have left the kiln closed until it was room temperature inside. I'm sure someday I'll be trying this again.

Dan did put it on a shelf with the good side out.

Bowana/Bowie I didn't know you had a nickname. I think it would have benefited from slower cooling. I shouldn't have followed the 130 degree rule with this bowl.
It is a beautiful bowl even cracked.

hang10tiki those were Dan's words too. When he wrapped it up it was perfect so it was really sad to uncover it and find the crack. Oh well.

Back to work on the Sacramento Crawl mugs.

While the bisque fired mugs were waiting to be glazed I had them under plastic table clothes.

Even though they were covered I worried that there could be some dust on them.
One by one I carried them into the kitchen and rinsed them off inside and out.

I put them upside down on trays to keep dust from getting inside.

I figured that by the next day they would be dry enough but still damp enough to glaze.

So I took these photos and called it a day.

Gee, we can't cook in this kitchen we better go out to dinner! Cheers, Wendy