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Slop buckets. There, I said it. I love my reclaimed clay and haven't afforded a mixer or a pug mill sooooo ..... We keep two buckets in the wheel throwing area dedicated to scrap and hand water. By the time one is full, all the particles are pretty well soaked and there's a good bit of water on the top. We found we like to dump in our hand water because it contains all those lovely, slippy, small particles that give the clay its elasticity. Anyway, as one bucket gets full and the other is starting to be used, it's time to pull all the water and super wet stuff off the top, put it in the other bucket and empty the rest onto a large sheet of plastic on the wedging table. That's where we mix it up really well with our hands, pulling out any obviously hard lumps (and of course, all those missing sponges). I let it sit that way overnight. In the morning, I move it by hand-fulls onto the plaster surface of the wedging table, spread it out about an inch thick and leave it there for the day. By the end of the day, it's ready to be peeled off the table. I slam it together into ten pound blocks and double bag it into old clay bags. Or, if I'm in a wedging mood, I wedge. Lovely.

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2008-04-12
05:31		moises@68.199.119.112: joecartoons
heyy mann i wanna go to that website the one fromm year2003 the one thats funnier joecartoon butt diffrent		Joe Cartoon
2006-03-03
03:58		sprtskr: cool
I would like to see more of these kind of things done and posted as some of us aren't so athletic.		Extreme Ironing
2006-03-02
20:29		redwind: Because....
for no be cause.		My dog, Goldie, wants to know ...
2006-02-19
06:57		charles@68.70.70.91: i love it!
thank you so much! she sounds beautiful! 'bout time i payed it off so i could play at my leiser.peace you two.keep up the good work. i truly wish the whole world could hear your creation thomas. i am ..		Clay Didgeridoos
2006-01-16
03:02		swanny: What the world needs now?
I think... who supplies the iron... Does this involve "golf"... so is that like a 5 iron... hey what a concept "Extreme golf" probably should have an IQ requirement under 100 or l..		Extreme Ironing
2006-01-05
18:05		amara: Sorry for the misunderstanding
I suppose before using such a potentially volatile word, I should consider how my meaning might be misconstrued. I assure you, I meant it in the most basic way ... cult as in short for culture. It i..		The Chuckwalla
2005-12-19
02:39		charles@68.70.70.91: thomas your work is excellent.
i put a down payment on one of thomas' gorgeous clay didges today.cannot wait to pay it off and take it home.if in the yucca valley area ,a visit to their store will be appreciated by himself and his ..		Clay Didgeridoos
2005-11-29
05:43		judih: thanks!
i think.... judih		Extreme Ironing
2005-11-28
20:54		Charla Shamhart@68.70.71.227: Mentalphysics/ Edwin J. Dingle
Regarding Thomas and Amara Alban's comments that Mentalphysics was a "big, big cult" in the 20's thru the 70's -- enlightenment by mail order as I understand it" those who do not know about the teachi..		The Chuckwalla
2004-04-09
05:49		jstarrs: Looks real fun...
...take some photos and get some reports going, huh?		Chuckwalla Fest is on!
2004-03-31
04:50		dempstress: As Honey would confirm.....
....we don't, we just think we do. And she'll watch indulgently but knowingly.		My dog, Goldie, wants to know ...
2004-03-03
00:57		jazzolog: Neglect
I should have mentioned the piece above was created by Jason Lascu, who currently is completely his Master of Fine Arts degree at Washington State University. If you live in that area, you might visi..		Mask for Baby 4
2004-02-21
10:18		shawa: Because...
...we´re toilet-trained! hehehehe ;-)		My dog, Goldie, wants to know ...
2004-02-21
10:17		shawa: Totally understandable...
(From another artist/Creatrix) :-)		Mask for Baby 4
2004-02-21
10:15		shawa: You gotta Love that piece!...
I think I get it! Keep the pics of your art coming! They are well appreciated! :-)		Hold it Together
2004-02-21
04:17		jazzolog: Fascinating
I love hearing how a work of art got thought up and made. Yes, there is something scary...terrifying...about this creation. Maybe we're not used to sculptures that go into our anxiety and fear. We ..		Mask for Baby 4
2004-02-21
03:50		scotty: tell Goldie
it's because we lost our tails ! We've forgotten how to be spontaneously happy ! We afraid to jump into big muddy puddle and get all dirty because 'someone' might disapprove ! Please ask Goldie to ..		My dog, Goldie, wants to know ...
2004-02-20
20:13		jmarc: Tell your dog
that we are all being secretly influenced psycicly by cats, and it's really all their fault. They just let us THINK we have free will. That'll give him/her something to chew on.		My dog, Goldie, wants to know ...
2004-02-20
10:06		bushman: Tell your dog,
it's because for some odd reason, when humans get to a certine age, they think they must do things of conciquence, they must keep stock and count what they have or have done. Maybe they forgot when th..		My dog, Goldie, wants to know ...
2004-02-13
03:24		jazzolog: Blown Away In Breathwork
What a delightful new Log! And these people: here they are---suddenly...direct from a Chuckawalla Fest in Yucca Valley. Yucca Chuckawalla. I love saying that! It falls trippingly from the tongue. ..		The Chuckwalla
2004-02-12
22:57		Ashanti@196.21.43.5: Shapes within shapes...
and the shapes within shapes are equally intriguing - perhaps we've found the secret on How to Escape From this Universe? 		The Hypercube
2004-02-12
22:55		Ashanti@196.21.43.5: Stunning!
Nothing to beat the sounds of s didge - your experiments are intriguing, keep us posted! :-)		Clay Didgeridoos

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