Piercing Technique Ceramics

Sensitive areas may require receiving tubes or corks to protect the skin behind the area being pierced.
Piercing technique ceramics. While the piece is still centered on the wheel lightly incise the horizontal lines. With this technique the cutting head remains in a fixed position while the cutting stream works its way through the material. Static piercing also known as stationary piercing is the most basic method of piercing with a waterjet. The pattern should be worked out in advance and marked onto the dry clay.
Surface piercings sometimes require scalpel cuts to place surface barbells at the right depth. There are 13 horizontal lines or concentric circles on this particular bowl see figure 3 but the final choice depends entirely on the area available. Mar 4 2018 explore cjsauder s board pottery piercing cut work followed by 344 people on pinterest. Dermal piercings work best with dermal punches.
In one test cut linear piercing was nearly 10x faster than stationary piercing. Gently press out the design so that the clay is removed from the negative space created by the scoring marks. These are just a few examples of the different piercing techniques you. Only after i have finished making all the cuts do i remove the cutouts very carefully.
Before i begin to cut i make sure the clay is firm enough and will not distort under the pressure of a knife 3. Piercing is only as exact as your measuring and marking. Once the clay is leather hard it can be pierced. See more ideas about pottery ceramic pottery ceramics.
Continue making the design around the bowl. Pierced decoration refers to holes cut into jars and plates as a decoration. Strong sharp bladed tools and hole boring implements are needed for pierced decoration. Beginner sawing for the 1st time.
The precision of piercing necessitates planning and deliberation before i ever finish shaping the clay. Then take a blade to the undried clay bowl and score your design into the bowl using the piercing technique. Different types of piercings require different techniques.