Friday, June 26, 2009

Mugs again

Norfolk Southern visited CSX yard today. Downpours around noon.


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Do you know the clay shrink from the throwing (wet) stage to the finished stage? My clay shrinks about 14 to 15 %. Here is a comparison. It seems that the shrinkage rate varies depending on such as the shape.


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Yes, I was making mugs, again. I lost good numbers in the firing, and start using the same shape for two glazes, turquoise and tenmoku glazes. I throw 50 small mugs today.


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