I squeezed really hard on the syringe, and then suddenly clay was everywhere. I picked it up and fastened it to the mandrel to dry. This is the result.
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Ring-A-Day: Extruded BronzClay Ring
Category: bronze
Ring-A-Day: Bronze Metal Clay Ring
Got impatient with my first metal clay ring and pulled it out of the carbon at 1,300°F. It was a beautiful glowing orange. Needless to say, the copper oxidized instantly marking the surface with firescale. Other than that, it sintered properly and mostly held its shape. More metal clay to come.
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Ring-A-Day: Bronze Wishbone Ring
Make a wish and pull really hard. For you anatomists out there, the more appropriate name for this ring would be Fowl Collar Bone Ring. The turkey “wishbone” is more square than a chicken’s, but the common depiction is curvy. I’ve sold a lot of wishbones in pewter, so I know folks like the curvy ones. Iconography beats Thanksgiving tradition.
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Ring-A-Day: Thoth Ring
Thoth is the Egyptian deity of writing and science. This is the dude who maintains the universe. He’s like Carl from the Breakfast Club: “I am the eyes and ears of this institution, my friends!”
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