Post #697733 by danlovestikis on Mon, Oct 28, 2013 2:05 PM

LoriLovesTiki thank you Lori. I had a bunch of these blank mugs dry out and I let my best friend carve and glaze them. Then it dawned on me that maybe I could turn one into a tiki mug. The swap taught me something valuable. I may cast and dry more out in the future.

hang10tiki three weeks until we spend time in the Honu Hideaway. I'm getting really excited. We've been everywhere in Las Vegas except to your home. You'll be the new attraction for us and our friends.

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Back to the days work.
Trial and error is the best teacher of all. I found that using the air compressor before doing the bisque fire is very important. Any dust that is left behind turns to cement when water is added. It becomes really hard to remove. Especially if you have a mug that is too small for a hand to fit. Any of this wet dust that doesn't come off will make a huge glaze skip. Re-glazing and re-firing raises the cost for making mugs.

So after learning NOT to skip this part we do all surfaces inside and out.

This is one of Dan's, will work for tikis, tasks.

lunavideogames wedding gift mug for the bride.

I couldn't decide what photo to post so I did them both.

lunavideogames wedding gift mug for the groom.

Each item starts on one tray and after dusting is placed on a clean tray.

I'll be doing these Tiki Bob necklaces in lots of colors.

Close up before dusting.

The Album cover swap mug.

Angle one of the volcano.

Angle two.

20 Tiki Bob necklaces to dust front and back.

Air compressors also open up any hidden air bubbles and then I can repair them.
I had Dan do an extra good job on the inside of lunavideogames Bride mug to see if he could get the crack to come
back. It did not show up so the next test will be the bisque fire.

Back to work. Cheers, Wendy