Comments on: Egg slicers and lessons learned https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/ This blog is about the many things of interest to me - from photography, jewellery making, my garden, walking, the natural world and the English Lake District. Sat, 25 Apr 2015 11:27:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.1 By: miciola1000 https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-474 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:07:53 +0000 http://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-474 wonderful, i haven’t words

]]> By: Boo's Jewellery https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-473 Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:58:49 +0000 http://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-473 I find testing so tedious and time (and material) consuming that I’ve paid the price by skipping more of it than I perhaps should. I need to be more methodical about it in future. But where’s the fun in that!

I was concerned about the tomato skin and the tension in it as I squeezed. But my brain drew the correct conclusion a fraction of a second too late!

]]> By: Helen-S https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-471 Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:54:00 +0000 http://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-471 I totally sympathise with the kiln… I am working my way methodically through my glass firing programs and rather enjoying the process but it can be frustratingly slow!

I could see what was coming with the tomato though… it’s the skin, it needs a different action to break it 😉

]]> By: Boo's Jewellery https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-467 Sat, 09 Feb 2013 13:27:43 +0000 http://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-467 Thanks Nana – must try the mushies in the egg slicer as we do use them frequently – thanks for the tip.

Pat at Pajed has given me a huge amount of help, I’m very grateful to her – I might have given up without her encouragement and support. I was going to mention her when I do my next, more detailed, blog about firing.

]]> By: Nanfan Jewellery https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-466 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 15:00:12 +0000 http://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-466 LOL that story made me laugh. I can tell you that I have had the exact same thoughts about an egg slicer, but thankfully my experiment was mushrooms, which works fantasically, so if you ever used sliced mushies I can recommend it as a winner :o)

I can also recognise the woes of firing bronze. I don’t test properly either and have paid the proce with many a bracelet and ring gonw to wast. You’d think I’d learn.

I can recommend this lady’s thorough work as a starting point if you do want to test:
http://www.pajed.co.uk/fsofiles/ShrinkageTests.pdf

Good luck :o)
Nana

]]> By: Boo's Jewellery https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-465 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:00:54 +0000 http://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-465 Thanks Gale. I did intend this blog to be a more detailed one about my early kiln experiences – largely because with copper and bronze especially, it’s pretty new and I want to add to the pretty limited pool of available information, just in case it helps someone else. I’ll do something a bit more technical next time.

]]> By: Gale https://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-464 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:30:53 +0000 http://www.boo-creations.co.uk/blog/uncategorized/egg-slicers-and-lessons-learned/#comment-464 And here I was feeling envious that you’d got a kiln! Thanks for injecting some reality into the initial process. I’m sure you will figure it all out, just as you did with the egg slicer.

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