Post #782505 by danlovestikis on Thu, Dec 21, 2017 8:01 AM

hang10tiki I really enjoy making these because I like to do the super carving.

Hamo we will have those two kids back again for Christmas but they sure are older now. Dan says thank you for getting Christmas day off.

I drove past the Tiki Bob pole one time and saw that parking nearby would be impossible. I would still like to go back.

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More steps on the Spitting tiki for Wish List #8. This took a couple of days.

Any air pocket, even tiny, will explode the mug or crack the mug in the kiln. I carefully knead the clay removing them. Once that is done I roll a log for the tiki.

Then I wet the mug with slip and the roll with a spray of water so that it will seal to the side of the mug.

I press the clay roll to the mug, but again I can't trap any air along this seam.

Once that is done I build up the clay along the seam, first with small amounts and

then with larger amounts.

The logs as they firm up under a plastic sheet will change. I have to go back and add clay to re-shape them the next day.

Thank you for the visit, Wendy

[ Edited by: danlovestikis 2017-12-21 08:03 ]