Hank posted his Stick Trim method.......

[Hank Murrow]

Here:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/claycraft/page1/

Cheers, Hank in Eugene

[Ann Brink]

Thanks for the demo-I'll try it next time I make mugs.

Ann

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[Hank Murrow]

On Oct 21, 2009, at 9:29 PM, Ann Brink wrote:

Thanks for the demo-I'll try it next time I make mugs.

Ann

Please let me know how they work for you. Remember to dry them equally on both sides so the foot is symmetrical.

Cheers, Hank

[Ann Brink]

 

I tried it on a pitcher and it worked fine- foot ring is narrower than I like, but it's a first attempt.

 

On another pitcher,  before wiring it off, I had left an edge of clay at the bottom, about 3/8ths of an inch or so (a sideways foot?). So the next day I inverted the pitcher and since the bottom edge was quite soft,  applied pressure on the outside as the wheel turned, and the foot came up nicely.  I want to work with this technique some more too.

 

Ann

[Hank Murrow]

On Nov 6, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Ann Brink wrote:

 I tried it on a pitcher and it worked fine- foot ring is narrower than I like, but it's a first attempt.

 

On another pitcher,  before wiring it off, I had left an edge of clay at the bottom, about 3/8ths of an inch or so (a sideways foot?). So the next day I inverted the pitcher and since the bottom edge was quite soft,  applied pressure on the outside as the wheel turned, and the foot came up nicely.  I want to work with this technique some more too.

Dear Ann;

Glad the idea worked for you. A good way to catch on to it is making a board full of mug shapes, and drying them as evenly as possible. When I turn them over, I move the outer ones to the middle and turn the exposed rims inward to even out the drying. This gives an even foot.

Another way to make the foot is shown on my tutorial on roller trimming, seen here:

http://www.murrow.biz/hank/tutorials.htm

The latter method is very effective for plates, platters, and other flat ware.

Cheers, Hank