hang10tiki you just keep me laughing and having a good time. I hope GROG doesn't miss his newest spin.

Tiki Hula I'll teach you any time! Actually I was amazed at how you kept working as long as I wanted you too and you kept smiling. You are a really good student and I look forward to Sunday. Thank you for the kind words.

Well I sure do love getting to view and read the posts that show up hear on my thread. I feel well rewarded for the time it takes to post photos of my work day.

Thank you all for the visits and the posts.

Some days just don't go as planned. To start off this first photo shows how I would run clay along the seams to prevent leaks. It takes a lot of time and a lot of clay. It's a bummer that most molds leak even when done well.

I borrowed a peanut mug mold from MAHALO TIKI so that I could make one for the Wish List request of hang10tiki. This view is looking inside the mold.

I decided that I would plug all the leaks from the inside so I just ran some slip along the places where the mold pieces come together. This works as well as the clay on the outside and that's how I do my casting most of the time.

Here's where I made my mistake. The mold was filled and fine but I decided to pound the outside with a rubber mallet to remove air bubbles. The rubber bands holding the mold together were rotten and my light pounding made the seal break and all the slip poured out.

I added a strap and poured again and all was fine.

Out of the mold you can see the seams.

First clean up. When it dries the seams will show again and require a second clean up.

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I have some chores to do so this is it for tonight. I hope you are all having a good one, Wendy