Using Wax Resist to Prevent Handle Join Cracks

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I’ll show you how you can prevent cracking at your handle joins by using wax resist.

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  1. After the mug has dried. Does the wax crack and come off or do you have to take it off somehow before glazing?

    Thanks
    Linda.

    Ps. When are you going to make tiered sweet stands? ?

    1. Hi Linda,

      The wax just burns away in the kiln during the bisque firing. Then you can glaze the piece how every you’d like too.
      I have a list of over 150 classes to film, tiered sweet/dessert stands are on it. I am not sure when that one will be done…. Late Springtime I am thinking but once it is finished you’ll be the first to know.
      🙂
      J

  2. Jess—-just bisque a 4 lbs bowl that was going to be my favorite so far. Noticed that it didn’t “ring” as true as the other pieces that had just been firedxxxa little flat. Well, looked at it closely & found a tiny hairline crack coming down from the lip—about 1/4 inch. First—-what causes this? Second! can I glaze over this flaw & save the piece or do I need to just learn from it & throw it out?

    1. Oh No! Sorry to hear about this. Most likely the crack is due to impact. Possibly it was bumped against another pot to something hard while was drying or a tool dropped on it. Honesty, any little thing could of caused the crack and it won’t show up until you bisque fire it. You can glaze over it. It may seal it up fine or the crack may get worse. You won’t know till you take it out of the glaze firing. I would go ahead and glaze it, you’ve already put most of the work into it why not finish the piece.
      🙂
      J

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