Post #697635 by danlovestikis on Sun, Oct 27, 2013 8:24 AM

hang10tiki only three weeks away. The trip will be here faster than imagined because I have so much tiki work to do.

Matt Helm I've been converting Bob's for a long time but MP gets credit for coming up with this one. I'm just glad I can play with clay every day.

TikiHula we lost touch with Bo. He's seen by Duane and others at the under the XY freeway antique sale often. He may know.
I just got a notice that they ordered parts for my table top. It's taking them a long time so I'm really glad I'm set up with this laptop. You may come over whether I need computer help or not.

VampiressRN Cool! The crawl was so over the top good. Thank you!

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Time to get back to work.

All the projects have dried and now it was time to sand them. Clay shrinks as it dries so I checked out the volcano to see it its size was still right for its bowl.

As I sand I watch for tiny holes and if I find them I open them up and fill them with Magic Mend.

For curved areas this sandpaper with a sponge back works really well.

When checking the photo of the album art (for the swap) I noticed I'd missed the snake on the pole so I added it.

Not only did I sand this mug I carved some detail deeper.

I also cut up this type of sandpaper for small areas.

I sanded Bastard Bob and

lunavideogames Ween mug.

The last mug I took down from the shelf was lunavideogames Buffy mug.

As I started to sand it I looked inside and saw this horrendous crack. OH NO!

My mugs are very thick and I could see that this only went half way through. I used long handled tools and dug and dug until the crack no longer showed. Then I used a wet brush up and down to make sure there wasn't any part of the crack left. Then I added some Magic mend to the brush and put some on the wet area. Fingers crossed that it was enough.

Back to work. I hope you have a wonderful day. Wendy