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I make these bowls in 20"
and 24" diameter sizes, both about 3"
deep. They hang on the wall, but the shape is a
bowl, so I call them bowls a lot.
I had made the 20" bowl for
years. Then I got a bigger kiln. And hey, I'm a
professional. I get paid for this. Even
non-professionals know bigger is better. So, of
course, I set out to make a bigger bowl.
Unfortunately, I didn't know
that the sound in the background was the glass
sniggering about what was to come.
Bowl number eight was really
nice. Yes, indeedy, it was nice. And quite a
relief, too, since the first seven didn't
survive being slumped (bent). That extra four
inches changed how fast I could head up the
glass by a factor of 50%. I had to reduce the
speed I heated the glass from 300 degrees F. per
hour to 150 degrees per hour.
The large bowls are probably my
favorite pieces to make. |
