[Clayart] Rough bisque

[Ruby Serben]

Mudd tools makes a few different sponges that are lovely for fine tuning your rims or sides….look for the white or blue kidney shaped sponges.  I also use one of the triangle shaped, white make up sponge…works just as well as the mudd one, for a fraction of the price.  Key is really to make sure your pot is clean before it goes to bisque..  Ruby

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From: Cyndy Littleton<mailto:shorthill at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, May 2, 2022 7:08 AM
To: Clayart international pottery discussion forum<mailto:clayart at lists.clayartworld.com>
Subject: Re: [Clayart] Rough bisque

Hi Rob,
      I try to remove any "rough" areas on my pot before bisquing.
Smoothing the clay just before leather hard by using an almost dry sponge
and my fingers seems to help quite a bit. I do not like to sand, so anyway
I can avoid it, I will.

Cyndy

On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 6:43 AM Robert L. Johnson <impaladrive at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I spend A lot of time sanding rough spots on my bisque ware. It takes me
> about the same amount of time to smooth out the rough spots as it does to
> throw the pot initially. Does anyone have suggestions as to how to finish
> throwing a pot so as to minimize that next pre-glaze step more efficiently?
>
> I do know about using a chamois on the lip and rib on the body. Much of it
> seems to be sponge marks.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Bob in the wilds of Southern Oregon
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