[Glass bowl for a slump mold?]

Use very thin slip let it dry & make your form.

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[What’s on your workbench?]

Got a huge order of honey pots & mugs, just hope my back holds out as this may be the last large order I’m capable to make.

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[What’s on your workbench?]

Plastic from flower shops works the same as dry cleaner bags.

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[QotW: Are your handles the ear type, the D, droopy D or other shape?]

I had a good look after they came out of the kiln, I previously said they were a D but on inspection they’re really ears

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[What’s on your workbench?]

A load of honey pots & mugs ready to glaze.

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[QotW: Are your handles the ear type, the D, droopy D or other shape?]

My handles are wide D.  I don’t backfill I use enough slip that it pools around the attached points.  I wipe off excess.  I occasionally put a thumb hold.

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[QotW: How often & how do you clean up your studio?]

I clean after throwing to keep the dust down.  If I sweep or rather drag the broom, I have a spray bottle in my hand to also keep the dust down I empty the trimming & clean up the floor after trimming, so I keep the studio as free from dust as I can.  The studio is a small room in the basement.  My sink & glaze area is in the furnace/laundry/hallway to the studio so any drips get wiped up immediately to keep my pup from licking them.  

I keep the studio washed up better than the rest of the house.  I do clean the rest once in a while.

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[Studio Tips: glazing, underglaze, and in-glaze]

I cut out stencils from thick tablecloth vinyl & use iron oxide to stamp.  I use a tub with folded jersey cloth for a pad to keep the amounts of oxide  just right for a stamping  foam brush the pad allows the oxide to fill the stamping tool but not too much.  I stamp on top of a glazes  as control of the oxide is essential,  too little & the stamp fires faded too much & it is dark & messy.  I periodically add water with a small squirt bottle for moisture.

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[QotW:Where do you obtain ceramics related information for insights]

I started with classes &books with weekend workshops &more of the same.  Then experimenting .

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[Just How Old Is Too Old For A Kiln?]

My skut kiln is almost 40 yrs. old & I just had new elements replace top to bottom for the 1st time. Have had sections replaced before. I glaze fire in a day & wonder if it will be just as before or fire higher. Reset the sitter by eye, just touching. It works better that way for me usually. Maybe I'd better wash the bottoms of the runnier glazes back further.