Jess_NZ Posted August 19, 2020 Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Hi all, Apologies, this is not a silly thing - but a questions as I want to avoid doing a silly thing! I'm new to ceramics and my club is doing an Anagama firing soon. I have made a hand built sculpture out of cone 10 clay but foolishly used some cone 6 slip on my joins. Will this be a disaster? Any thoughtful advice very welcome! Jess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted August 19, 2020 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2020 Ah silly, yeah, disastrous, could be. Considering the cone 10 to ^6 difference, my best bet that you sculpture could fall apart, possibly affecting other pieces in the kiln. I will depend on where the joins are, how the piece will be set in the kiln, and whether it will get the full effects of the kiln atmosphere. Personally, I would build another. However, if you don't have the time, I would make certain that the powers that be, kiln loaders and firers know exactly what you have done. best, Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted August 20, 2020 Report Share Posted August 20, 2020 My silliest, though, not the silliest of anyone ever. Certainly the most boring... I loaned my Brent C wheel to a 'friend' before I went traveling. Never saw it again. My new Thomas Stuart is on its way though. Benzine, Pres and LeeU 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted August 21, 2020 Report Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 10:28 PM, blackthorn said: My silliest, though, not the silliest of anyone ever. Certainly the most boring... I loaned my Brent C wheel to a 'friend' before I went traveling. Never saw it again. Wait! How does that work? Have you not seen, or been in contact with the person? What do they say when asked about the wheel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted August 23, 2020 Report Share Posted August 23, 2020 They said they moved a number of times and the wheel 'sustained some damage' before its abandonment. Like the wheel, I haven't seen that friend again. Not that I'm bitter. Benzine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted August 25, 2020 Report Share Posted August 25, 2020 On 8/23/2020 at 10:36 AM, blackthorn said: They said they moved a number of times and the wheel 'sustained some damage' before its abandonment. Like the wheel, I haven't seen that friend again. Not that I'm bitter. That almost seems a bit ominous. "My wheel disappeared, then *coincidentally* so did my friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 8:28 PM, blackthorn said: My new Thomas Stuart is on its way though. It arrived today. I think I'll be keeping this one close by. Benzine, Callie Beller Diesel, Min and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 33 minutes ago, blackthorn said: It arrived today. I think I'll be keeping this one close by. Oh frig yeah! Congrats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 Yep. Pretty chuffed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 Pres, Callie Beller Diesel, blackthorn and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 I don't even like lending tools to my husband, the only way I get them back is to hunt for them in his garage. Now he has a new woodworking shop in the basement so I it will take longer to find them. He will go in my studio and get a tool without asking, what really bothers me is that he will take tools that he also has but can't find them. He doesn't want to bother looking for them so he takes mine and promptly misplaces them. I try not to complain, I am lucky to have a husband that can fix anything. Denice Benzine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 52 minutes ago, Denice said: I don't even like lending tools to my husband, the only way I get them back is to hunt for them in his garage. Now he has a new woodworking shop in the basement so I it will take longer to find them. He will go in my studio and get a tool without asking, what really bothers me is that he will take tools that he also has but can't find them. He doesn't want to bother looking for them so he takes mine and promptly misplaces them. I try not to complain, I am lucky to have a husband that can fix anything. Denice Sounds like me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 4 hours ago, Denice said: I don't even like lending tools to my husband, the only way I get them back is to hunt for them in his garage. Now he has a new woodworking shop in the basement so I it will take longer to find them. He will go in my studio and get a tool without asking, what really bothers me is that he will take tools that he also has but can't find them. He doesn't want to bother looking for them so he takes mine and promptly misplaces them. I try not to complain, I am lucky to have a husband that can fix anything. Denice I recommend those chains that the banks use for their pens... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 11 minutes ago, Benzine said: I recommend those chains that the banks use for their pens... My wife tied the scissors to our drawer handle because I kept losing them in my studio... My ingenious solution was to go to Costco and buy a 3 pack of scissors... I still have one pair and the only reason I still have it is that it's tied to my decal book. :/ Bill Kielb and Benzine 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 (edited) On 9/16/2020 at 8:36 AM, Denice said: I don't even like lending tools to my husband... Pretty sure if I did that my wife would find a way to take me off somewhere and misplace me. Edited September 17, 2020 by blackthorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltedfire Posted September 16, 2020 Report Share Posted September 16, 2020 I think mine has to be kiln gods. My daughter has been making them for me for the last 12 years or so. She 100% flips out if the is not a new kiln god for every firing. I think we have 300+ of them in custom display cases in the store. Most of them have been glazed and fired. She has a display case in her room that is also full of gods. There is a gaylord about half full that's hidden way that she dose not know about. I think she learned about them on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 2 hours ago, saltedfire said: a new kiln god for every firing Seriously--ya can't just drop that here & leave w/out pics!! Show us at least a few, or one of the display case ! Callie Beller Diesel 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltedfire Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 9 hours ago, LeeU said: Seriously--ya can't just drop that here & leave w/out pics!! Show us at least a few, or one of the display case ! No thanks. It's boarder line embarrassing to me. It's bad enough that I talked about it. LeeU 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 29 minutes ago, saltedfire said: No thanks. It's boarder line embarrassing to me. It's bad enough that I talked about it. but it's fascinating for the rest of us. No need for embarrassment, we've all got our idiosyncrasies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benzine Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 3 hours ago, saltedfire said: No thanks. It's boarder line embarrassing to me. It's bad enough that I talked about it. I think it's awesome! I've actually thought about doing that in my classroom with students. I'd probably start by making one myself, and then have a volunteer make one for each subsequent firing. Chilly and Pres 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 23 minutes ago, Benzine said: I've actually thought about doing that in my classroom with students. DO IT! saltedfire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltedfire Posted September 17, 2020 Report Share Posted September 17, 2020 (edited) 11 hours ago, Chilly said: but it's fascinating for the rest of us. No need for embarrassment, we've all got our idiosyncrasies. It's one of the 3 things about my daughters Downs Syndrome that drives me nuts. EDIT I don't want this to be a thread killer, that's why I tried to pass on saying anything. Edited September 18, 2020 by saltedfire I'm a thread killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Perhaps not silly - oooh, I got a smirk out o't though! At the local JC ceramic lab (a few years ago), deduction indicated that person was culprit - chipped bowls, locker full of broken pieces, a few other broken pieces - and, having noticed that person didn't care for heights and couldn't reach far (bein' close t'th' ground), ah moved alla my stuff to a high cubby. "Oh, you moved your stuff up..." "Yep (smirk)" <extra crimson flush> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 Hulk your high cubby reminded me of a newly thrown pot sitting high on a shelf in a outdoor drying area at a local pottery class. The pot was had a tunnel wrapping around the pot, the maker was furious and demanding to know who ruin his work. The teacher pulled the pot down and found a large worm eating its way through the clay. The potter felt pretty foolish that he had thrown such a fit, he decided to fire the piece and see what happens. It was the last day of the class so I never found out, it probably cracked up. LOL Denice Hulk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted September 18, 2020 Report Share Posted September 18, 2020 I've had snails and wasps eat my pots when I set them outside to dry overnight! Hulk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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