Lee on fri 29 feb 08
Asim wrote:
> "While joining the handles with teapots I always
> ensure for their slow drying to avoid hairline cracks
> at the joints. Last weekend despite all the
> precautions I did get those cracks on some of the
> teapots and tried to cover them up by rubbing gently
> the effected area with my thumb at bone dry stage and
> was happy to note their disappearance. After the
> bisque firing I could see again the appearance of
> those hairline cracks at the joints but in lesser
> intensity. "
Your thumb isn't the right tool. try a Popsicle stick.
Also, as I mentioned, you can rub the seam again after the bisque.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
Maggie Pate on fri 29 feb 08
"While joining the handles with teapots I always
ensure for their slow drying to avoid hairline cracks
at the joints. Last weekend despite all the
precautions I did get those cracks on some of the
teapots and tried to cover them up by rubbing gently
the effected area with my thumb at bone dry stage and
was happy to note their disappearance. After the
bisque firing I could see again the appearance of
those hairline cracks at the joints but in lesser
intensity. "
Hey Asim. My favorite trick is to brush a little
liquid wax resist over the joints after I handle
things. It slows down the drying process in that
sensitive spot so the water content has a chance to
equalize between the pot and the handle. The wax
burns off in the bisque. Just be sure to brush of the
little cinders left behind before glazing so you don't
get any crawls from the dust.
-Maggie Furtak
Pate Ceramics
www.pateceramics.blogspot.com
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David Woof on sat 1 mar 08
Apply wax resist to all cracks and joins as soon as the clay has reached a =
firm setting where the brush won't disturb/distort the join. Out here in lo=
w humidity Arizonna I wax the whole handle. Then dry slowly.David WoofClar=
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