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Hi steve, only last night my 9 year old son was saying that he does'ent
have to go to his guitar lesson anymore,because he can read the music
now.I told him that it's not just been able to read the music that
makes you a good guitar player, it's the practice and the love of
playing and not giveing up when you find it difficult. O my how this is
now going to ring in my ears now when things don't go right, and i want
to throw the clay out of the window!

Don't throw it out the window! Just into a collecting bucket! Let it dry -
recycle - and repeat! :-)

I am thinking of practicing my turning at my course from now on (we can
choose what we want to learn when there - great course - ongoing!) - so that
I use my teacher's clay, and I don't have to do all the heavy work of
recycling in my teeny little studio at home. Might be an idea for you.

Also - if your son doesn't "get it" from what you say, I BET he will get it
from what you do! He will see your pots getting steadily better - and you
can compare that to his guitar-playing getting even better

Marianne - wishing she hat 48 hours to the day so she could both practice
guitar AND pot! But potting comes first!

Hi Samantha, I can recomend a good book if you want to check out glass
slumping and fusing ( kiln formed glass techniques); I too have been
considering work with glass and ceramics and this book has been a God
send.

"Techniques of kiln-formed glass" by Kieth Cummings. ISBN
-10:0-7136-6120-8 or ISBN- 13:978-0-7136-6120-0

Hi marianne, thank you for your email, there are so many books out
there so it's great to get advice on what one's are good.I've been
coiling,but this week i'm going to make with slabs,and your right it is
a great group! sam.

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Hi marianne, thank you for your email, there are so many books out
there so it's great to get advice on what one's are good.I've been
coiling,but this week i'm going to make with slabs,and your right it is
a great group! sam.

Hey again, Sam

You might or might not know this, but when you slab build, try to let the
slabs dry to a rather stiff leather-hard - still soft enough to use a tool
to intermingle the corners/sides, but stiff enough to stand straight on
their own. Makes for a lot less trouble getting things to stay where you
want them :-)

Have fun!

Marianne

Hi andrew, thanks for that, i'm going to become amazon's best customer!
sam.

Thanks for that marianne i'll let you know how i get on. sam

Hi againe, have you gone to google warmglass? sam.

Yes that would be great, thanks sam.

On Mon, 21 Nov 2005 10:24:17 +0100, "Bubbles"
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Hi marianne, thank you for your email, there are so many books out
there so it's great to get advice on what one's are good.I've been
coiling,but this week i'm going to make with slabs,and your right it is
a great group! sam.

Hey again, Sam

You might or might not know this, but when you slab build, try to let the
slabs dry to a rather stiff leather-hard - still soft enough to use a tool
to intermingle the corners/sides, but stiff enough to stand straight on
their own. Makes for a lot less trouble getting things to stay where you
want them :-)


Another tip that I have found very useful is to use tarpaper
(sold as "roofing felt" in building supply stores) as a backing
for the slab pieces. You make templates from the tarpaper
and after you roll out your slab, you wet the template and
roll it right onto the slab. Then use that as a guide to cut
out the piece with a very dull pin tool (or even a butter knife,
except it has more drag). The tarpaper supports the piece
while you pick it up and move it to drying boards, etc.

Better yet, you can do a lot of construction without even
waiting for the pieces to stiffen, since the tarpaper adds
enough stiffness to hold the slab upright, at least when
it is joined to others to form (say) a small box, butter dish
lid, etc. You can make mugs from a circle (bottom) and
a long strip that you wrap around and join at a seam to
make the sides. Having the templates allows you to
try things out ahead of time. You can leave the tarpaper
on the outside until the work stiffens, then gently peel
it off.

Best regards.



Bob Masta
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Hi Marrianne, I have sent copies of my notes to Sam's email; I
couldn't make out whether it was Sam or yourself asking for them, I
have asked her to forward them to you, just in case.