Hi everyone, and Happy New Year!!!
I have been off the computer since before Christmas (it was sitting on the dining room table!), and am glad to be back!
My problem is this:
I make globe-shapes that I fashion into "something" (eg. an onion) and then cut around the top to separate the bottom and lid. I work my little fingers off during the whole drying process in order to make sure the lid stays the same as the bottom and they will fit nicely together. I dry very slowly, in plastic, just opening for a little while each day to refresh the air, if you see what I mean.
The pot is then fired with the lid on, and most times, there is then little change in the fit, though there usually is a little bit that I then sandpaper to correct.
BUT... when I have glazed it all, I want the area where the lid and pot meets to be glazed as well (since it often shows a bit as the edges are a bit rounded). That means pot and lid have to be glaze-fired separately. And there's my problem... the lid often then warps and I end up with a sucky lid to what would have been a great pot!!!
Is there any way to avoid this other than not glazing the meeting surfaces and firing the lid on the pot? Maybe the whole bisque pot could be fired to stoneware before glazing, and then refired after fully glazed, even the meeting areas? Can the lid be fired on the pot, if there is glaze on the inside??? (the onion pot might be ok, as it has airing holes both in pot bottom and lid, but most pots I make have only the lid as a possible air out/inlet.
Random thoughts, hope somebody out there has a great sollution :-)
Marianne