Jo Gilder on wed 31 dec 97
Hi Everyone,
While working on my bonsai pots, I began playing with alternative forms
like ovals. I can fairly trim the circles but how do you trim ovals?
squares? and other odd shapes?
TIA
Jo Gilder
Panama City, FL
Roeder on thu 1 jan 98
Hi Jo,
I trim by hand using a shur-form (sure form?) rasp (Stanley Tools). You
can turn the pot upside down on a piece of foam when leather hard, or
hold it on your lap, removing clay and resolving the form as you go.
Then it's a just a matter of smoothing the rough surface left by the
rasp (or not!). I use a metal or rubber rib for that.
You can remove clay pretty quickly this way, so check your thickness
periodically so you don't shave right through the pot!
Good Luck,
Candice Roeder
Jo Gilder wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi Everyone,
>
> While working on my bonsai pots, I began playing with alternative forms
> like ovals. I can fairly trim the circles but how do you trim ovals?
> squares? and other odd shapes?
>
> TIA
> Jo Gilder
> Panama City, FL
Stephen Mills on thu 1 jan 98
Try a potatoe peeler, the type with two blades facing each other
rotating on a shaft, I'm not joking, I use one, wouldn't be without it.
Steve
Bath
UK
In message , Jo Gilder writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi Everyone,
>
>While working on my bonsai pots, I began playing with alternative forms
>like ovals. I can fairly trim the circles but how do you trim ovals?
>squares? and other odd shapes?
>
>TIA
>Jo Gilder
>Panama City, FL
>
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
home e-mail: stevemills@mudslinger.demon.co.uk
work e-mail: stevemills@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
Stephen Mills on fri 2 jan 98
I should have added: You don't have to buy new, they'll keep cutting
clay long after they stop peeling fruit and veg.
Steve
Bath
UK
where its raining hard and slowly flooding my window sill on the inside!
In message , Stephen Mills writes
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Try a potatoe peeler, the type with two blades facing each other
>rotating on a shaft, I'm not joking, I use one, wouldn't be without it.
>Steve
>Bath
>UK
>
>In message , Jo Gilder writes
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>Hi Everyone,
>>
>>While working on my bonsai pots, I began playing with alternative forms
>>like ovals. I can fairly trim the circles but how do you trim ovals?
>>squares? and other odd shapes?
>>
>>TIA
>>Jo Gilder
>>Panama City, FL
>>
>
>--
>Steve Mills
>Bath
>UK
>home e-mail: stevemills@mudslinger.demon.co.uk
>work e-mail: stevemills@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
>
--
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
home e-mail: stevemills@mudslinger.demon.co.uk
work e-mail: stevemills@bathpotters.demon.co.uk
Clayphil on sat 3 jan 98
>how do you trim ovals?
>Try a potato peeler
Sureform wood rasps are good as well, and cheese slicers, with practice.
Fettling knives are handy.
Phil in Chicago
C Wilyums on sun 4 jan 98
Sureform planes work well with leather hard clay that does not have much grog
or sand. The same holds true with sanding. If there is much grog or sand the
surface is roughened where the particles of grog or sand pull out.
I have found it helpful to place the piece on a banding wheel and rotate
while trimming. I generally use either an Xacto knife or fettling knife. The
Xacto knife makes a cleaner cut but is more subject to "digging in".
Take your time and be ready to loose a few pieces before you get the
technique down pat.
I hope this is helpful.
C Williams AKA Mississippi Mudcat Pottery
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