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Posted by on October 8, 2006, 8:47 pm
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Hi, I want to make my own tea pot handle, not just get the bamboo ones
that we see all the time. I have seen many very interesting ones in the
pages of Clay times, etc, but the info about the tea pot is always
about the thrown part, and not the handle.
I'm just wondering if any has any suggestions about what kinds of
materials to use, twigs, sticks, wire.
I usually pull, or sculpt my handles, but I wanted to try something
different.
thanks
Sa
www.deep-water-designs.com
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Posted by w on October 8, 2006, 11:11 pm
Please log in for more thread options A suggestion was recently made on another list that we all try whatever is
local to us.
For some people, it might be grape vine, for others, willow twigs. For me,
it would be sea grape tree branch
bound with copper wire. It is strong, attractive when dry, and the copper
adds a nice bright element on a dark brown
tenmoku.
What grows in YOUR area? Take a walk, and take a look. You might be
surprised.
Best,
Wayne Seidl
> Hi, I want to make my own tea pot handle, not just get the bamboo ones
> that we see all the time. I have seen many very interesting ones in the
> pages of Clay times, etc, but the info about the tea pot is always
> about the thrown part, and not the handle.
> I'm just wondering if any has any suggestions about what kinds of
> materials to use, twigs, sticks, wire.
> I usually pull, or sculpt my handles, but I wanted to try something
> different.
> thanks
> Sa
> www.deep-water-designs.com
>
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Posted by Bob Masta on October 9, 2006, 9:06 am
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>> Hi, I want to make my own tea pot handle, not just get the bamboo ones
>> that we see all the time. I have seen many very interesting ones in the
>> pages of Clay times, etc, but the info about the tea pot is always
>> about the thrown part, and not the handle.
>> I'm just wondering if any has any suggestions about what kinds of
>> materials to use, twigs, sticks, wire.
>> I usually pull, or sculpt my handles, but I wanted to try something
>> different.
>> thanks
>> Sa
>> www.deep-water-designs.com
>A suggestion was recently made on another list that we all try whatever is
>local to us.
>For some people, it might be grape vine, for others, willow twigs. For me,
>it would be sea grape tree branch
>bound with copper wire. It is strong, attractive when dry, and the copper
>adds a nice bright element on a dark brown
>tenmoku.
>
>What grows in YOUR area? Take a walk, and take a look. You might be
>surprised.
>Best,
>Wayne Seidl
>
I'll second the local idea. Around SE Michigan we have
invasive Buckthorn. It's a shrub/small tree that seems to
pop up everywhere and is really hard to control. After it's
been cut back, it sprouts back with straight shoots that
might be fine for your handles. I've been using them for
basketry, though they aren't quite as supple as willow, they
are strong. Wear leather-palmed work gloves, grip
a shoot, and pull all the leaves off in one pass. If you
use them as-is they have a silvery sheen from the bark.
If you soak them and peel the bark (comes off pretty
easily) the wood beneath is bright yellow! The color
seems to be fairly permanent (2 years and counting).
Another possibility around here is Black Raspberry.
I don't think it's officially invasive, but it also pops up
everywhere. Wait until winter and the stems turn
reddish purple. Use the same leather glove trick and
all the thorns come off in one pass. This is a bit harder to work
with since it breaks if you bend it too far, but I have seen plenty
of teapots with fairly straight handles. A twisted bundle
of this stuff would be quite striking. Note, however,
that color does darken over time and the stalks shrivel
slightly... they don't keep the beautiful gloss that they
have initially.
Hope this helps!
Bob Masta
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Posted by on October 9, 2006, 2:36 pm
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Thanks everyone for the great advice. I live in Hollywood , Ca, so I
guess I can make handles out of the bones of starving movie stars, ha.
Seriously, I will do some local agrarian research, and I also have
access to a world of floral supply houses, they often have loads of
already dried wooden items.
Thanks again
Sa
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Posted by DKat on October 10, 2006, 10:13 am
Please log in for more thread options I wonder what manzanita would work like, if it keeps its intense red bark?
That would be beautiful.
http://www.nps.gov/grba/naturescience/treesandshrubs.htm
If you do a page search for basket you can find what plants were used for
weaving and these should work fine for handles if you want them curved.
Your area is shrub country... also rattlesnake heaven. I'm not as
homesick for it as I once was but this brings back all I love about Southern
California - or what is left of it. Just some additional thoughts.
>
> Thanks everyone for the great advice. I live in Hollywood , Ca, so I
> guess I can make handles out of the bones of starving movie stars, ha.
> Seriously, I will do some local agrarian research, and I also have
> access to a world of floral supply houses, they often have loads of
> already dried wooden items.
> Thanks again
> Sa
>
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