I like the slip decorations you put around some of the pieces... and I agree with Jeff about the welding of pieces with glaze as long as they are held in place by gravity and won'd slide. But "stuff happens" and yes, potters are a persevering bunch aren't we.😊
It's big bird baths that give me the trouble. Press molded, slabs, tried so many different things. firing on grog, slow cooling, again and again cracked in the firing. Those lids that popped of you may be able to glaze weld back on.
Hi Geff, I used the same Terracotta several times and this never happened! Really wanting to fire to stoneware again, I always seem to be moaning about costs but I couldn't believe it when I picked gas up the other day £££, when I look at your glazed pieces then this earthenware I know I'm on the wrong path.
Always disheartening to loose so many pieces. To save the popped off knobs - glaze between the lid and knob to fuse together in firing - but I'm sure you have thought to do that - I've had to do that a few times and it holds up well - no problems after years of use.
Leigh my friend, have missed hearing from you. WoW you have a clay problem, I have been there and if it would not have cracked at the start, it would have did it at the bisk . I have had that happen to me when I use low fire clay, most the time it was a terra cotta unless it was somthing that we used the excavator to dig it up. If it was somthing you bought I would be talking to those people. good to here from you Leigh.
Terra Cotta color is very nice, if it's a cheap clay and very plastic, perhaps it is worth correcting the clay body. The cracks are most likely a result of high shrinking factor, which can be corrected by adding grog or alumina. More tests needs to be done...
