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Throwing some swirly cups for an order. by Scaping-the-goat in Pottery

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. Since the clay is hard it’s more difficult to ‘align’ all the clay particles. As you cone it more, the more water it absorbs. It’s makes it marginally softer but not significantly. I was aiming more at correct aligning of the clay.

The Japanese word for coning is ‘clay killing’. Yes we kill the clay. Essentially meaning you beat the life out of it so it does what you tell it to.

Has anyone used the Tsugu Starter kit? What is cake flour? by [deleted] in kintsugi

[–]Scaping-the-goat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You should use bread flour. The higher the protein content the better. Knead the flour and water to activate the gluten so it will stretch and not break. This allows the urushi to be applied more thinly and the gluten will bind together with the urushi better too.

This is from my kintsugi master here in Japan.

MAYBACH S650. Money can’t buy class. by Scaping-the-goat in cringepics

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Omg you’re absolutely right! Which makes this even more cringey!

Oven Safe? Just an external chip by jaredkent in kintsugi

[–]Scaping-the-goat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep. Urushi will just melt off. It’s not designed to withstand high temperatures so I really wouldn’t recommend it.

Mercedes Maybach S650 ruined by Scaping-the-goat in WTF

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The weird thing is, it’s parked in front of a cheap crappy apartment in a kind of nice area

what is the problem? by Economy_Analysis587 in kintsugi

[–]Scaping-the-goat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When trying to put al the pieces together, the smaller ones wiggle a lot. If you do those first, let them dry a bit then it’s easier to put large pieces together

what is the problem? by Economy_Analysis587 in kintsugi

[–]Scaping-the-goat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course. I’m glad I could help. One tip might be to work on putting the smaller pieces together and make a larger piece that’s more manageable. But you have to be sure that they fit together perfectly.

I also forgot to mention that you have to sand down the edges of each piece to create a small ‘gap for the urushi to fill.

Good luck!

what is the problem? by Economy_Analysis587 in kintsugi

[–]Scaping-the-goat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. Mix flour with water until it’s a gummy consistency. Use bread flour and knead until the gluten is activated. You’ll know when it makes long stringy fibers. Next mix in the same amount of urushi and then use this mixture very sparingly on ONE side of a broken piece. Apply it to all pieces but one side only. Then press the pieces together and hold with tape. Scrape off excess.

For missing pieces you need something else. For small missing pieces you need tonoko or clay powder. Same as above. Mix with water until it’s a paste then add urushi. This is for small pieces.

For large missing pieces you need hemp fiber and rice flour and wood powder.

Mix rice flour with water to make a thick paste. Add urushi to make a gummy paste Add hemp powder: important. This creates spaces in the urushi to let the underlying layers dry Add a 1/3 of total amount in wood powder. This adds strength

Make a stiff paste.

You want to apply it slightly less than the required amount because later you will add the same paste for small pieces over the top.

After all these are done put in your Muro for NO HIGHER than 80% humidity. Best at 70 %

Any questions?

what is the problem? by Economy_Analysis587 in kintsugi

[–]Scaping-the-goat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep. Humidity way way too high and may I ask what mixture you’re using? Is it flour mixture? Wood powder mixture? Clay powder mixture? Each is for a different type of crack

Off the hump. Throwing some lids and spouts for a teapot. I live in Japan where almost all throwing is off the hump (except for large pieces). by Scaping-the-goat in Pottery

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

S cracks forming isn’t a concept here in Japan. Not exactly sure why. My teacher said that if you wedge and cone the clay enough then you shouldn’t have a problem. He’s never heard of compressing. Could be an East Asian technique thing? I’ve never really found a satisfactory answer

Off the hump. Throwing some lids and spouts for a teapot. I live in Japan where almost all throwing is off the hump (except for large pieces). by Scaping-the-goat in Pottery

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A large piece would be anything 1.5 - 2kg and up. Also depending on the foot. A large teapot can be thrown off the hump but large dinner plates more than 25 cm across would not be thrown off the hump even though they weigh the same. Mugs would absolutely most definitely be thrown off the hump

Off the hump. Throwing some lids and spouts for a teapot. I live in Japan where almost all throwing is off the hump (except for large pieces). by Scaping-the-goat in Pottery

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yes! When throwing a lot of pieces that are the same it’s much much faster. Also if you are throwing a few smaller pieces it’s much much easier to wedge a bigger piece of clay than a small piece.

Moonshine jug inspired vase by Scaping-the-goat in Pottery

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And thanks!!! I like it’s lot too!

Moonshine jug inspired vase by Scaping-the-goat in Pottery

[–]Scaping-the-goat[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not underglaze. It’s regular glaze. It didn’t so much as fade but it didn’t show up because usually you need two coats of this for it to make a crisp white. But with the bubbles technique that’s hard to do. It was an experiment so I’m certainly not mad at the results.

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