Witness cones

1. because they look cool scattered all around your kiln! (along with kiln dragons)

1. kids like them

2. they are a handy way to explain to visiters how the kiln works.

steve

steve graber

Someone I know even used them in a work. She takes old printer frames, you know little shelves and fills them with lovely porcelain fish - usually. On though had the usual porcelain fish and the witness cones in one of the little shelves. :o) Not quite my thing, but it did look cool

The bent cones strike me as perfect for a "bear claw" necklace. The catch is getting holes in them for stringing. Once they're fired they are hard to drill... maybe a diamond burr? I have tried drilling before firing, but not only are they pretty fragile, but also you don't want to drill too high up on the cone or you will change the bending behavior. I put this project on a back burner awaiting future inspiration...

Bob Masta dqatechATdaqartaDOTcom D A Q A R T A Data AcQuisition And Real-Time Analysis

perhaps you would have to set them in silver or gold to hold them in place