Stuart Altmann on mon 8 dec 97
By good fortune, my brother-in-law has a three inch slab of cherry wood that
I can have for the top of of my wedging table. Here's a question for
those of you who wedge/knead on hardwoods. When doing spiral kneading, does
it matter whether you push the clay with the grain or against it? I need
to know in order to tell whether to saw the short sides of the rectangle
with the grain or against it. (For lack of space, I don't have the option
of simply rotating the table if I get it wrong.)
Oh, yes, another question. Should I treat the wood with anything before
using it, to protect it? Not varnish, that would change the texture of the
surface, but what about an oil, one that doesn't polymerize, such as mineral
oil?
Stuart Altmann
Ron or Sue Corl on tue 9 dec 97
Stuart Altmann wrote:
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> By good fortune, my brother-in-law has a three inch slab of cherry wood that
> I can have for the top of of my wedging table.
My God Stuart,
Woodworkers everywhere are flipping back and forth in there graves and
in front of their computers!!!!!;)
Sell that piece of cherry for a good profit and build yourself a wedging
table from solid core used doors!!!
Only half joking!!!
Ron
Big BAby Head Pottery
Earl Brunner on thu 6 aug 98
At Coleman's Studio we had a large, thick piece of slate that was used as a
wedging surface and also to dry clay out on. Recently I obtained a piece of
this from a pool table supply store for free. Occaisionally they have to
repair/replace broken pieces in pool tables which come in three sections.
Perhaps we might have a few more pool tables here in Las Vegas than the
average community, however I'm sure that they are not exclusive to Las Vegas.
I really like the surface to wedge on.
Earl Brunner in Las Vegas where it is supposed to get to 109 today.
Shaun A. Mullin on fri 7 aug 98
Congrats on your 'freebie'. I set up my studio in the large bedroom of
my apt. so some clay toys are missing. But not a wedging table. I took a
kitchen table that had lamenate and was presswood construction. I peeled
the laminate off and covered it with heavy(2 layers) canvas. I then put
an 'L' shelf bracket in the middle with an e-string for my wire and
bolted that to the table. I do suggest , though, if anyone uses 2 layers
of canvas- put each layer on by itself. I have a slight surface movement
because I just folded and tacked it under the table, but not enough to
make me untack it and do it right.
Happy Potting,
Shaun
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