Mike on wed 28 may 08

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Hi Cathi,

What works for me is to measure in 'fingers', starting with the pinky.
Just need to pay attention to how open your grip is to control the
diameter of the lump.
No real need to center the whole hump, just the top, and work down as
you go. I usually center/cone up a couple pounds at the top, then throw
it bit by bit, it doesn't need re-centering from pot to pot. Just
squeeze up your next handful and go. After you're done, cone up the next
few pounds and repeat.

Mike

Mike
in Taku, Japan

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Square Peg Arts ????????:
> So, consistency has never been one of my strong points.
> I am throwing some sake bottles, and that's fine, but I need sake
> cups/bowls to go with them and that seems best handled by throwing off
> the hump.
>
> Throwing off the hump seems easy enough except, how do I consistently
> throw the same amount of clay for each piece?
>
> After I have centered and coned up the clay blob ('scuse the technical
> lingo), is that it, or should I be "waking the clay up" after every piece?
>
> Inquiring minds want to know.
>
> Since I know I'll get tons of great info, I will say a general Thank
> You! now.
>
> Cathi Newlin, Angels Camp, Ca
> cathi@box49.com
> yes, that's a straw in my beer.
> ======================
> http://www.MyBoxerSpace.com
>
> "you can't commit a crime while you're reading a book!"
> John
> Waters

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Hi Cathi,



What works for me is to measure in 'fingers', starting with the pinky.
Just need to pay attention to how open your grip is to control the
diameter of the lump.

No real need to center the whole hump, just the top, and work down as
you go. I usually center/cone up a couple pounds at the top, then throw
it bit by bit, it doesn't need re-centering from pot to pot. Just
squeeze up your next handful and go. After you're done, cone up the
next few pounds and repeat.



Mike

Mike

in Taku, Japan



www.karatsupots.com

karatsupots.etsy.com

karatsupots.blogspot.com

blogs.yahoo.co.jp/karatsupots

Square Peg Arts さんは書きました:

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So, consistency has never
been one of my strong points.

I am throwing some sake
bottles, and that's fine, but I need sake cups/bowls to go with them
and that seems best handled by throwing off the hump.

 

Throwing off the hump seems
easy enough except, how do I consistently throw the same amount of clay
for each piece?

 

After I have centered and
coned up the clay blob ('scuse the technical lingo), is that it, or
should I be "waking the clay up" after every piece?

 

Inquiring minds want to know.

 

Since I know I'll get tons
of great info, I will say a general Thank You! now.

 

Cathi Newlin, Angels Camp, Ca

cathi@box49.com

yes, that's a straw in my beer.

======================

http://www.MyBoxerSpace.com

 

"you can't commit a crime
while you're reading a book!"

                                                                John
Waters

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Lee Love on wed 28 may 08

Hi Cathi,

On the hump, you can alway re-adjust the amount you have at
your disposal. You have to learn the thickness of your work. When
doing something like yunomi, I measure the amount to section off in
the beginning with my cupped hands. In time, you learn this measure
by doing it.

To get the size of the work, you use a measuring gauge. It
can be as simple as two pieces of shiskaba skewers wired together with
a bread tie. Use this cross to measure the top diameter and the
inside depth. When learning, we measured the inside bottom diameter
on our student yunomi by measuring it against the widthof the throwing
stick.

Good luck!

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