Post #741299 by danlovestikis on Wed, Apr 15, 2015 1:45 PM

Wood Tiki I think the second one suits you better!

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Well it's been a long time since I had a failure and this one is a doozy. It wasn't part of the Wish List orders just a mug I made for fun. It had sold so it's a bummer that I had to tell Jason that it's ruined. Here's what I've done.

I took him out of the kiln once it had cooled below the temperature outside. I didn't want any of my mugs to have a sudden temperature change which can crack them.

First I noticed that there were lots of glaze skips on the mug.

Then I noticed the crack that ran down one side of the mug. It was an OH WELL moment.

He cute enough to repair and display so I got out the glue. I used my finger to force it into the crack. Then I used strong tape to pull the crack closed. I let it dry over night.

The next day I painted the mug to match the inside glaze.I started with yellow.

I next added orange, green and red.

I mixed a brown with some black paint until I could match the glaze on the outside of the mug. I painted over the crack and painted over all the glaze skips.

Now he is good enough to display but not to drink from.

When I say I'm afraid of things exploding in the kiln I should add or cracking. I'm just so happy it wasn't part of the Wish List. I've told Jason the buyer about the failure. I can always make another one.

OH WELL!!! Wendy