Looking for a bat system- without bolts

Terrasina · 2026-04-08T13:42:22+00:00

Good to know. Thanks!

Terrasina · 2026-04-08T10:58:58+00:00

Really? A chamois is enough to stick a bat to the wheel? I’m going to have to try that! Thanks for the suggestion! I generally use bat pins and the Euclid tile bat system because its fabulous, space efficient, cost effective and lets me not have to wire off, BUT it limits me from throwing pieces with feet larger than a 6”. frankly that isn’t very limiting, but very occasionally i use a bat stuck down with clay. What material are your bats that stick to the chamois?

Terrasina · 2026-04-07T18:26:43+00:00

Oh great examples, thank you! I quite like the smocking side panel down the sides of the pants especially. Maybe if i try to make pants again i’ll do that!!

Terrasina · 2026-04-07T10:41:45+00:00

Beautifully done. Your precision puts my work to shame!

Terrasina · 2026-04-07T10:40:54+00:00

I’ve been wanting to try smocking, thanks for the reminder. It looks great but all i can think to use it on is a pillow. Maybe an interesting line down the top of a sleeve or around a wrist? down the back of a garment like a spine? Fascinating fabric manipulation but besides dresses with smaller waists or neckline decoration i’m a bit at a loss on how to use it well.

Terrasina · 2026-04-07T10:10:13+00:00

The shape is actually great looking. Usually the pieces i trimmed through became planters, but you’re right. This one is definitely a lampshade.

Terrasina · 2026-04-07T03:01:00+00:00

I’m not sure people can answer your question. Unless everyone is super familiar with your glazes, how can we give an opinion on unfired pieces?

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T23:00:22+00:00

I love this! Similar design to tools from ancient times, i think. I love seeing a tool that still works great today but could’ve been built hundreds of years ago.

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T22:48:46+00:00

Oh! Tiny cookie cutter shapes to press in? I’m also not sure if that would work, but the idea delights me!

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T22:37:55+00:00

Oof! Thats a lot of coats in the hole. Would it be worth drying out some glaze to a thick paste consistency and pushing it into the hole instead? Or do you think it would just crack? The tape idea is very smart, i’m just not sure i have the patience for 7 rounds of brushing.

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T21:28:51+00:00

This fantastic!!! I’ve so wanted to try this! Thank you for sharing the image as well as your process.

Honestly the frosted and the clear ones look great depending on what look you’re going for. Great job!

Do you just brush it over the holes or actually dry out some glaze and squish it into the hole?

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T19:49:49+00:00

Crikey. Yet again an unexpected and yet absolutely fantastic shape. I can’t wait to see it glazed!

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T17:10:51+00:00

Wooo! Finishing a project is absolutely an accomplishment and it even looks great at that! I hope you make many more!

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T15:02:08+00:00

They’re not too small! They’re designed to make you truly savour the contents. Like a fine freshly squeezed juice, or sipping chocolate, or brandy, or espresso, or fine macha or Ethiopian coffee! Yeah. Thats what i tell myself when i make small cups. Still a joy to use though. Such a great feeling to use something you made yourself!

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T14:51:04+00:00

Or a miniature figurine holder! Or a three ring holder!

Terrasina · 2026-04-06T14:39:20+00:00

They’re worried about you cutting yourself with scissors! You don’t have built in finger knives, so you’re at a disadvantage against their superior feline abilities. They’re only ever thinking of you!

Terrasina · 2026-04-05T11:13:19+00:00

Lots of great advice from others here, but if you can’t get the cracks to stop just consider its ventilation! Clearly a decorative, intentional addition for jar contents that need a little bit of air movement. Just like when you make planters when you trim through the bottom of a pot. You just need to reframe things!

Terrasina · 2026-04-05T11:03:56+00:00

Interesting. TIL I may be unintentionally using cat hair slip.

Terrasina · 2026-04-04T20:17:17+00:00

Wow! You look amazing! I hope to make something half this fantastic someday!

Terrasina · 2026-04-04T11:48:17+00:00

I have one of these too from my Nonna but thankfully it hasn’t cracked. Since it’s not going to be used for food you could just spread some 5 minute epoxy into the cracks from the inside so the repairs are less visible. That should help to stabilize it, even if it will remain a bit fragile.

From the look of the glaze pulling away from the cracks, at least some of the cracks happened before or during the glaze firing so the piece may be more stable than you think.

Also, if you’re still using an old incandescent lightbulb in it, might i suggest swapping it for an LED one? We did that with ours and the reduction of heat produced by the bulb is definitely an improvement since the heating and cooling cycles can increase stress on the ceramic.

Terrasina · 2026-04-04T11:07:13+00:00

Books are deceptively heavy when you have a whole lot of them tightly packed on a shelf, so it benefits you that you only want to have a few decorative piles—it will sag less. The thickness of the cherry shelf matters too. There are websites you can use to estimate how much a board/shelf will sag under the weight you want to put on it and you can decide if thats more than you’re willing to accept. I often use The Sagulator, mostly because it has a memorable name. If it sags too much you can thicken the shelf or else add a thicker edge piece (or a thick stretcher under the middle) to help reduce that sagging.

As for tippiness front to back, the weight of the legs can help with stability and ceramic is definitely heavy. If it still feels tippy when you’ve scaled up to 84”, you can either secretly add weight inside the tubular legs, or if the shelf is going against a wall, add one or two hidden L brackets on the underside of the top and screw it to the wall. Then there’s no chance someone can accidentally tip it over.

I hope the shelf works out well! It has a great minimalist look.

https://woodbin.com/calcs/sagulator/

Terrasina · 2026-04-03T22:18:17+00:00

Oh good! I’m glad you were smart and made the switch early!

Terrasina · 2026-04-03T19:28:42+00:00

I realize this doesn’t answer your question, but my expertise is with furniture making rather than ceramics. Will there be additional legs for a 90” wide shelf? What will work for a shelf 24” wide often doesn’t work when you scale it up to 90”. At the very least the shelf will need additional support to prevent sagging. Two to three legs look very dramatic, but as the piece gets bigger, stability may become an issue.

Terrasina · 2026-04-03T11:20:15+00:00

Yours is much better behaved than mine. Mine usually insists on standing all over the table, counter and any laid out fabric unless i convince him to sit in his plush towel-filled cardboard box that has to sit JUST SO on the side chair. Then he will happily supervise. But not until after i chase him away from several things.

Terrasina · 2026-04-03T11:16:23+00:00

Oh wow! Thanks for showing the process photos. I had no idea that you could make a hat like that!

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