Kurt Wild on sun 1 oct 00
I think the real secret is in the burnisher (person) not the burnishing
tool. I have used a push rod, spoons, copper tubing, polished stones, deer
femur (Juan Quezada has used a piece of deer bone), the end of a plastic
tool brush and a glass rod. I imagine there are a few more possibilities.
My favorite, because it feels good in my hand, is a polished beach stone
(don't know what it is though) from the shores of lake Superior.
Kurt
email: KURT.L.WILD@uwrf.edu
website: http://wwwpp.uwrf.edu/~kw77
Sharon31 on mon 2 oct 00
I tried to make a burnishing tool: Took lowest grog higher fired
claybody, shaped it to a desired rounded
shape+a handle. I smoothed it. After the bisque, I cleaned it with so
called here in my free translation to English, Silicon carbide "water paper"
and fired again to my highest, ^6. ^10 would be better. I got a
real good burnishing tool, except, when I cleaned the table, it fell and
broke. I think I should make such a tool with a wooden or plastic handle,
but being lazy at this part of the clay (burnishing), did not push me to go
on.
Ababi Sharon
sharon@shoval.org.il
http://www.milkywayceramics.com/cgallery/asharon.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kurt Wild"
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Subject: Wisner tool - burnishing tools
> I think the real secret is in the burnisher (person) not the burnishing
> tool. I have used a push rod, spoons, copper tubing, polished stones,
deer
> femur (Juan Quezada has used a piece of deer bone), the end of a plastic
> tool brush and a glass rod. I imagine there are a few more possibilities.
>
> My favorite, because it feels good in my hand, is a polished beach stone
> (don't know what it is though) from the shores of lake Superior.
> Kurt
>
> email: KURT.L.WILD@uwrf.edu
> website: http://wwwpp.uwrf.edu/~kw77
>
>
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Francoise Bazard on mon 2 oct 00
Dear Clayarters,
I burnish my pieces too. I never heard about this wisner tool... I
simply use a polished hard stone like amethyst you can find easily and
cheap in stone stores. As Kurt Wild told us, I think the way of
burnishing is more important. I do it three times at different stages of
drying, the last one when the clay is nearly dry : it shines more !
Sincerely
Fran=E7oise
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de la Robertsau
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Kurt Wild on tue 3 oct 00
At 05:13 PM 10/02/2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear Clayarters, ......
> As Kurt Wild told us, I think the way of
>burnishing is more important. I do it three times at different stages of
>drying, the last one when the clay is nearly dry : it shines more !
I would further suggest using a bit of oil on bone dry pieces as Michael
Wisner does. In brief here is the process: Take a bone dry pot. If the
pot is not already quite smooth sand with 200 mush sand paper then 320 or
400. Next apply baby oil liberally rubbing into the pot but not so much as
to create a gummy surface. As soon as the oil drys lightly mop the surface
with a damp cloth. Then burnish away!
>Sincerely
>Fran=E7oise
>
>--
>Francoise Bazard 16, impasse
>de la Robertsau
>mailto:francoise.bazard@beaux-arts.com 67800 HOENHEIM (FRANCE)
>http://bazardceram.fr.st
>http://www.multimania.com/fbazard
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Kurt
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website: http://wwwpp.uwrf.edu/~kw77
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