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Got to open the kiln last night, almost everything came out great, which is a blessing for sure.  Started another glaze load last night and hope it's just as dope.
 

Mine is a drill with blunger, a giant whisk, a pouring measuring cup from the dollar store, a turkey baster and a large tiling sponge.  I also occasionally use wax!  No brushes or tongs though, I should probably get some sometime lol 

Got to open the kiln last night, almost everything came out great, which is a blessing for sure.  Started another glaze load last night and hope it's just as dope.
 

Mine is a drill with blunger, a giant whisk, a pouring measuring cup from the dollar store, a turkey baster and a large tiling sponge.  I also occasionally use wax!  No brushes or tongs though, I should probably get some sometime lol 

Mine is a drill with blunger, a giant whisk, a pouring measuring cup from the dollar store, a turkey baster and a large tiling sponge.  I also occasionally use wax!  No brushes or tongs though, I should probably get some sometime lol 

Mine is a drill with blunger, a giant whisk, a pouring measuring cup from the dollar store, a turkey baster and a large tiling sponge.  I also occasionally use wax!  No brushes or tongs though, I should probably get some sometime lol 

Got to open the kiln last night, almost everything came out great, which is a blessing for sure.  Started another glaze load last night and hope it's just as dope.
 

Got to open the kiln last night, almost everything came out great, which is a blessing for sure.  Started another glaze load last night and hope it's just as dope.
 

Got to open the kiln last night, almost everything came out great, which is a blessing for sure.  Started another glaze load last night and hope it's just as dope.
 

Got to open the kiln last night, almost everything came out great, which is a blessing for sure.  Started another glaze load last night and hope it's just as dope.
 

Well, I'm out of clay... So I'm going to get some tomorrow!  A half ton this time, my tahoe is rated for 1480lbs of weight, and that explains why my February order felt so wrong driving home haha. Trying out some different porcelains and then getting mostly my red stoneware.
I need to do a few firings this weekend so I'm going to go ahead and load and bisque tonight, 30 mugs, 8 dinner plates, 8 small plates, bunch of condiment dishes, spoon rests, vases, etc.  It's gonna be a full load.  
I also have a few videos I need to record this weekend. Going to do a teapot video and I think some citrus juicers.  Haven't sketched the juicers out yet but should have time tonight for that.

There was not a recent QotW question in the question pool, so I will pose one that I have been thinking of lately. What would your basic tool set be for handbuilding, or throwing? I have been throwing a lot lately, simple things, mugs and honey jars. I find that I use only a short list of tools: water bucket,  sponge, needle tool, a bamboo spatula blade(handle cut off) with a pointed edge with a notch for foot establishment, and a pair of calipers for the jars.  This short list is supplemented by a bunch of odd stamps and textured surfaces for pressed in pre-shaping decoration. A rather short list I believe, but all I really need to do to throw @1# mugs or honey jars. 
For handbuilding, there is another short list: slab sticks, rolling pin, fettling knife, a bevel wire( used to do this with fettling knife angled on table edge), and some magic water with tooth brushes and regular bristle brushes and a round wooden rib to work edges. Again, I would supplement this with the texture tools, and often decorate before final stretching of the slabs.
So I will post the same question to you: What would your basic tool set be for handbuilding, or throwing?
 
best, Pres

Running conduit under the house today, WHAT A CHORE.  24 inches of clearance and I'm a big 220lb 6'2" monster so not a whole lot of room to work.  Hopefully this pays off in the next few weeks and I'll be firing an electric kiln!!!
Wire arrives via UPS sometime next week and I can run the wire and call the inspector if everything goes swell.  Fingers crossed I did everything OK, it looks good anyway.

Haha, hey, it's organic, 100% natural reclaim conditioner.  

Thanks!  Unfortunately they do have jarring distractions because whenever I sit down to film, my neighbors who are NEVER out, decide to do their yard work.  But it's been great kind of chronicling my journey since the start of the year, and it's a lot of fun too.
As far as the website goes, well I am not that into computers anymore so it's hard for me to sit down and concentrate on one, but I'll get through that eventually 

I've been busy filming and editing YouTube videos.  Need to get back on the mugs and bowls wagon though, so will get back to normal making soon.  
I also need to finish my website and get things moving on the business end, I just only have so much time in the day, someone clone me please!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRyK3g9rImtTJfaI5iGAP4w

Couple soda jar re-fires, there were some wadding bits from the lids that fell inside the jars that needed to be dremelled out. Touched up the glaze in the bottoms and fired them to ^6 in electric kiln. Lost a bit of the flashing colour but came out okay. 

It's tiring isn't it!

I've been busy filming and editing YouTube videos.  Need to get back on the mugs and bowls wagon though, so will get back to normal making soon.  
I also need to finish my website and get things moving on the business end, I just only have so much time in the day, someone clone me please!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRyK3g9rImtTJfaI5iGAP4w

I've been busy filming and editing YouTube videos.  Need to get back on the mugs and bowls wagon though, so will get back to normal making soon.  
I also need to finish my website and get things moving on the business end, I just only have so much time in the day, someone clone me please!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRyK3g9rImtTJfaI5iGAP4w

I've been busy filming and editing YouTube videos.  Need to get back on the mugs and bowls wagon though, so will get back to normal making soon.  
I also need to finish my website and get things moving on the business end, I just only have so much time in the day, someone clone me please!
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRyK3g9rImtTJfaI5iGAP4w

You gotta have something worth dry cleaning to use dry cleaning plastic 
I have painters plastic for in the studio, but it's only really helpful if I can get to what's inside of it within a few days.  The wet box just keeps everything the same moisture regardless of time, so saving up a bunch of mugs for handles day works well for me.  Under plastic my mugs are too dry after just 3 days.

I like them better outdoors, maybe white boxes are too clean

Nice!  We finally got some good days of weather and I finally got a little better hold on my settings.

Yep, Costco tote with a couple inch o plaster in the bottom.  If I put them in there for a day or two after attaching handles they even out a bit