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In Topic: Hot item at today's show.......

Posted 19 May 2013

Pres, on 19 May 2013 - 07:07 AM, said:
Kohaku, on 18 May 2013 - 08:45 PM, said:
Today I had five people ask for 'honey pots'.

Ignoring the obvious smart-arse potential, I figured out that they meant 'medium sized jars with an aperture in the lid'.

I had none. Nor do I plan to make any. Oh well...

Many years ago when I was still doing shows, I had several queries about honey jars. After listening for a few years, and also having a request for a gift for a local guy that had bees, I made some. Many of the comments would mention that they would misplace the spoon/dauber or that they used them on the porch and bees or ants would be attracted even when the lid was on. I made some with these thoughts in mind, and sold great numbers of them. Over the years they have changed, but this example is one of the first years-a reject.

honeyJar.jpg

<<revises thinking about not making any honey pots>>
In Topic: Hot item at today's show.......

Posted 18 May 2013

Today I had five people ask for 'honey pots'.

Ignoring the obvious smart-arse potential, I figured out that they meant 'medium sized jars with an aperture in the lid'.

I had none. Nor do I plan to make any. Oh well...
In Topic: Drilling holes for a drumhead

Posted 17 May 2013

Mark C., on 17 May 2013 - 04:06 PM, said:
Mark

Yup. The only reason I didn't was because I wanted to be as 'authentic' as possible. (See the image below).

Of course- the Argentinian kultruns are made of wood, and don't feature motifs around the flanks, so I'm already behind the eight ball on this one. I should have just drilled the holes to leave myself the option.

Oldlady- thanks for the suggestion. I can't see putting fishing line on the piece that eventually goes into the public installation... but for something to pass on to a friend, it may be a good option.
In Topic: Drilling holes for a drumhead

Posted 17 May 2013

Piedmont Pottery, on 17 May 2013 - 12:43 PM, said:
If it were me, I would use a larger steel or brass ring on the outside of the pot to attach the cords to rather than drilling. Size the ring to fit just beneath the widest diamter, above the level of the fish. This way you can tension the head evenly without obscuring your design or breaking the pot when trying to drill it.

Good luck

Jeff Ross

Not a bad idea. What I have a little trouble getting my head around with this is the tensioning process. You'd have about an inch to work with between the ring and the edge of the drumhead- so you'd have to attach the cords to the head (or leave rawhide strips) and then cinch them down relatively tight while the leather was wet.

I haven't seen this done... the drums I've seen with rings use the double-ring method.

Might be a higher-success alternative than drilling the rim, though
In Topic: Firing times

Posted 17 May 2013

OffCenter, on 17 May 2013 - 06:55 AM, said:
Yes, the time to slow down is as you get within a hundred degrees or so of the max temp and then during the cool down.

Jim

This is key- depending on what type of an effect you want from your glaze. A glaze that yields a complex, matte or crystalline surface with a slow cool-down can be translucent or even transparent if the kiln is just switched off at its peak.

Either may be fine... but be aware of what you want.

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