Robert Compton on tue 10 feb 98
Don,
Good discription of "Block Wedgeing". Until I got a deairing pug
mill in 1983 I wedged all my clay in this manner, and I was going though
about 20 tons a year. It is far earier on the wrists, you can wedge alot
of clay at one time, and the repeated wire drawls find the odd bits of
paper and wood that seem to end up in the clay.
But once you have a pug mill, it is hard to think about going
back to any kind of wedgeing.
Bob
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Don Jones wrote:
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> My wrists aren't up to wedgeing either so I use a method I call divide and
> conquer. Use your wire to cut a lump of uneven clay in half and combine
> the two halves together by slapping them down on the table. Cut the lump
> again in half and repeat the process. Do this about 8 times and then your
> clay is homogenous. Roll in around the table being careful not to roll in
> air bubbles and you have a nice ball of clay of almost any weight ready to
> throw.
>
> Don Jones
> claysky@highfiber.com
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