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I'm keen to try burnishing paper clay for Raku firing at around 1852 f I have some pieces that I have made using paper clay that I have made from local clay collected from a nearby beach that has quite a bit of salt in it - I have two batches, one that I have rinsed , dried and re-constituted and the other from raw clay that has not been rinsed I've noticed that when I scrape the surface of the pieces, there is a shine that is begging to come forth! - I might just continue-on with burnishing with a pebble I collected from the same beach to see if the surface comes up to shine but I
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I bought a 25 lb. block of paper clay for experimentation. After using half of the block, I would like to save what is left for additional experiments based on the results of firing and glazing. Of course mold is a problem. Has anyone who has worked with paper clay allowed it dry, break the up, add water and work it into a ball ready for a few more projects? I was thinking of rolling the remaining clay into slabs, let them dry and later when I'm ready reconstitute the clay. I will be doing reduction raku, horse hair, single fire with clear over under glazes, and some small scul
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Fiber clay question: I am adept at making paper clay. But while in the UK this fall, I fell in love with Scarva Flax Clays. I can't seem to locate Scarva or flax fiber suppliers here in the US. Even if I did find flax to make my own (I've seen some for fabric/yarn producers) I wouldn't know what kind to get. Anyone have an insight on this? Thanks!
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Hello, I am trying to build ceramic baskets using extremely fine coils of porcelain, and wanted to try making porcelain paper clay so that I can work as fine as I would like to. I am wondering where I can find the best recipe to make it, and what paper pulp I should use. Would it also be beneficial for me to add porcelain grog/molochite to the mix? Many thanks!
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From the album: paper clay home made mixer
You can see the blades of the shaft. The motor assembly slides into the the upright tube mounted on a stand
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