shawnhar Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 I finally received the box of kiln furniture from the person I got the kiln from recently, and there are several hundred of these packed in little boxes. They have been bisqued and have a hole in them. Are these just test tiles for glaze, If so, why the hole? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick White Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 They look like test tiles cut from extrusions. The hole allows you to hang it on a hook on a wall display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhar Posted June 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Thanks! Makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 test tiles from an unknown clay body Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 maybe roof tiles for a planned dollhouse? my imagination is working overtime here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 I love your imagination! I made small roof tiles for our mailbox. I studied up on the many different styles and type of tiles. I made some molds for ridge caps, fascia boards and the tile. I have extras in case we get one of those hail storms again with grapefruit size hail. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPots Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 As test tiles, they're pretty poor, right? The whole thing is to low to the shelf if you laid them horizontally. You're testing for running glazes, and that's not good. They don't really have a stable base for standing them up. Nothing like pieces falling over inside the kiln. They look like roofing tiles. Yup, dollhouse tiles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Potential wind chimes? How do they sound? Might make a cool ceramic mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Why not ask the person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhar Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 I thought they would make pretty poor test tiles as well, and also think they look like little clay roof tiles for a doll house! Sadly, I cannot ask the person that made them as they are no longer with us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Look like windchimes to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPots Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Hard to say from the picture, but the color leads me to think they're stoneware or even earthen ware. Porcelain has the nice ring for wind chimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 7 minutes ago, CactusPots said: Hard to say from the picture, but the color leads me to think they're stoneware or even earthen ware. Porcelain has the nice ring for wind chimes. Stoneware has plenty a nice ring for wind chimes. I have several on my back porch, bells too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhar Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 These are tiny, small as your pinky, not enough room for the waveform to develop, so no ring no matter what material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Tiny things ring high pitched, Maybe they are not fully baked? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhar Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 1 minute ago, Bill Kielb said: Tiny things ring high pitched, ... Only if they are super thin, otherwise it's just "tink", which I guess is technically a ring, but underdeveloped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPots Posted June 25, 2019 Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 How about scales for a suit of armor for a stoneware warrior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhar Posted June 25, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2019 Nice, I like it. Maybe a samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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