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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Rope-Textured Handles

I had a request in the comments of an earlier post to see how I made these twist-textured handles. They are in the top 10 Easiest Things in the World! I just rolled out a square slab (less than 1/4 inch thick), then used the corner of a small trimming tool to cut a pattern of diagonal lines in the surface. After that piece is bisqued. it can be used as a rolling-plate to make spiral textured handles, like so:





 

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2 comments:

  1. Nancy BloklandJuly 25, 2012 at 6:39 PM

    ooh, what a good idea, I will be using this one, thank you

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  2. Nolo Facere InsipidaJuly 25, 2012 at 10:09 PM

    Yup, the best techniques are often the easiest. In my years of ceramica I have seen a lot of techniques and done a lot of techniques but this one escaped me. Thanks you.

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