Tuesday, January 5, 2016

Tools of the Trade

I have an order for some porcelain plates and bowls. Today I had to clean up my act to get ready to throw that pristine white stuff. It makes me feel like a doctor getting ready for surgery. As I was cleaning, I chose the tools that I would most likely need to throw these pots. Out of the myriad of ribs, wooden knives, needle tools, and sponges that I own, in reality these are the ones I use most.
...and probably the only ones I really ever need. But I do like looking at my collection of "stuff", and I would find it hard to give them up.

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5 comments:

  1. Dennis AllenJanuary 5, 2016 at 9:17 PM

    Good luck. With all the red clay thrown around here I wouldn't even attempt porcelain.A little extra iron in the stoneware, I don't worry too much about it.

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  2. gzJanuary 6, 2016 at 2:45 AM

    tools are so personal, as they wear to our use..and more so the ones we make ourselves

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  3. Gary's third pottery blogJanuary 6, 2016 at 3:55 AM

    So CLEAN!!!! I am tempted to get a pic of my crusty never been cleaned for 22 years wheel :)

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  4. Tracey BroomeJanuary 6, 2016 at 8:55 AM

    Of all the tools I own, my pottery tools are the nearest and dearest to my heart. I have them. Cleaned and packed away in an old wooden tool box my dad built. Good luck with that white stuff!

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  5. Linda StarrJanuary 6, 2016 at 11:24 AM

    so neat and clean, nice to start fresh for the new year

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