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About Frederik-W
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a distant moon of Uranus
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I make sculptures of the human body (mostly).
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Mary Maude reacted to a gallery image: Torso, 18inches ( 46cm) high
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Frederik-W commented on Laurie Landry Pottery's gallery image in Browse Member Galleries
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My first retro skyline teapot
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close-up of a panel from the luminary lamp
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Clay Thickness Before It Explodes?
Frederik-W replied to Brittany's topic in Studio Operations and Making Work
If the clay has sandy particles in it, called "grog", then it has a chance, e.g. "rough" Raku clay which can withstand thermal shock. Otherwise it is not a good idea, unless you very, very slowly ramp up the temperature. If steam builds up in the middle of such thick clay and it cannot escape then it will explode. If you are making sculptures it helps if you poke thick parts full of holes with a skewer, and then cover the holes on the outer side, but you can only do that when the clay is wet anyway. -
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