Practice question · Put in order
Arrange the stages of turning a solid modelled form into a fireable piece.
- Cut it apart with a wire
- Model the form solid
- Score, slip and rejoin, then blend the seam
- Hollow the halves to an even wall thickness
- Let it stiffen to leather-hard
Hints
- The form must be firm before it can be cut.
- Hollowing happens while the piece is in two parts.
Show the answer
- Model the form solid
- Let it stiffen to leather-hard
- Cut it apart with a wire
- Hollow the halves to an even wall thickness
- Score, slip and rejoin, then blend the seam
Why
This is the standard route from a modelled study to a piece that can be fired, and the fourth step is where most beginners lose the work: hollowing unevenly leaves a thick section, and a thick section is what cracks.
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