Antoinette Badenhorst on wed 3 mar 10
One of the wonderful gagets that potters use these days are extruders. They=
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extrude the coil: enough sometimes for a days work. Realize that these coi=
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ls get compressed when they go through the extruder, thus you allow them=3D=
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Here are a few suggestions:=3D20
Extrude your clay softer than you normally would( to allow you to compress =
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better later)=3DC2=3DA0and use a flat dye of the right thickness to do so. =
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re storing it, taper the ends so that=3DC2=3DA0two thin ends can meet=3DC2=
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form one thichness of your coil.=3D20
Rather than extruding, use a slabroller and cut the strips you need from sl=
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abs. Do the tapering.=3D20
My favorite is the old conventional way of rolling and shaping coils by han=
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d. Once you have the process under your belt, it is easier, faster and more=
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failure proof than any other method. You can still taper the ends to preve=
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nt rings forming, or you can roll out thick and=3DC2=3DA0pinch and shape th=
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ils right there on the piece in progress. The clay is soft and managable an=
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d you are right on top of the control process.=3D20
Do not wait until the next day to smooth and compress, but do it as you go.=
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If you are worried that it goes too slow, cover the areas where you do not=
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work.=3D20
If one put in the time to work with coils, you can just as well take the ti=
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me to do it right, or else you will waste it in any way with an unsatisfact=
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ory product.=3D20
Coiling and pinching is like enjoying a good meal: chew slowly; taste it, r=
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elax and enjoy!=3DC2=3DA0=3D20
Antoinette Badenhorst=3D20
Lincolnshire, Illinois=3D20
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