mel jacobson on sun 18 jul 04
my point is:
put a hole in the cover of your teapot. it aids
in the proper flow of tea into the cup.
if you did not do well in high school science you
can still understand it. and do. (however, many
people still believe the hole in the cover is `let steam out`.)
glug, spit, sploush, tea on the table.
the other point i was going to make is:
often folks want to add cover locks, etc.
the finger works very well, and far too many
cover locks fail because the customer forgets to
tighten them, and wham, the cover is in the mug.
broken. simple design, a well placed, fairly deep
cover will work just fine. adding all sorts of exotic locks,
flanges etc, just add problems to a simple design.
i have always looked to the old chinese, japanese teapots.
they are round, have a drop cover, are designed with simplicity
and function. working teapots are a joy to use.
mel
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
Antoinette Badenhorst on sun 18 jul 04
If you make sure that the cover goes at least half the width of the
opening down into the pot it will not fall off even if you do not hold
it with your fingers. (Learned that lately from an 82 year old teapot
collector)
Antoinette Badenhorst
105 Westwood Circle
Saltillo MS
38866
662 869 1651
www.clayandcanvas.com
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jacobson
Sent: Sunday, July 18, 2004 7:38 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: spouts/with or without gravity
my point is:
put a hole in the cover of your teapot. it aids
in the proper flow of tea into the cup.
if you did not do well in high school science you
can still understand it. and do. (however, many
people still believe the hole in the cover is `let steam out`.)
glug, spit, sploush, tea on the table.
the other point i was going to make is:
often folks want to add cover locks, etc.
the finger works very well, and far too many
cover locks fail because the customer forgets to
tighten them, and wham, the cover is in the mug.
broken. simple design, a well placed, fairly deep
cover will work just fine. adding all sorts of exotic locks,
flanges etc, just add problems to a simple design.
i have always looked to the old chinese, japanese teapots.
they are round, have a drop cover, are designed with simplicity
and function. working teapots are a joy to use.
mel
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
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claybair on mon 19 jul 04
The recent discussions on teapots,
lids, attachments & spouts
has knocked me out of my
teapot hiatus and inspired
me to make another series of them.
Thanks to you all!
Gayle Bair
Bainbridge Island, WA
http://claybair.com
-----Original Message-----
From:mel jacobson
my point is:
put a hole in the cover of your teapot. it aids
in the proper flow of tea into the cup.
if you did not do well in high school science you
can still understand it. and do. (however, many
people still believe the hole in the cover is `let steam out`.)
glug, spit, sploush, tea on the table.
the other point i was going to make is:
often folks want to add cover locks, etc.
the finger works very well, and far too many
cover locks fail because the customer forgets to
tighten them, and wham, the cover is in the mug.
broken. simple design, a well placed, fairly deep
cover will work just fine. adding all sorts of exotic locks,
flanges etc, just add problems to a simple design.
i have always looked to the old chinese, japanese teapots.
they are round, have a drop cover, are designed with simplicity
and function. working teapots are a joy to use.
mel
From:
Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
web site: my.pclink.com/~melpots
or try: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
new/ http://www.rid-a-tick.com
Ivor and Olive Lewis on tue 20 jul 04
Dear Gayle,
Teapots are such seductive objects. I am with you on this one.
Best regards,
Ivor.
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