Posts tagged with 'torch'

  • Metal Clay Call for Entries

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, NOVEMBER 05 2007 08:00 AM | PERMALINK

     

    Call for Entries

    Book Title: Picture Yourself Making Metal Clay Jewelry: Step-by-Step Instruction for Forming, Firing, and Constructing Finished Jewelry
    Publisher: Thomson Course Technology
    Series: This text will be part of the publisher’s “Picture Yourself” series.
    Author: Tammy Powley
    Contact Information: tammypowley@yahoo.com
    Estimated Publication Date: May/June 2008
    Call for Entries Deadline: December 5, 2007

    Book’s Focus: The focus of this book is super simple - to make metal clay...

  • Metal Chickens and Torches

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, SEPTEMBER 26 2007 02:14 PM | PERMALINK

    When I took my very first serious metal class at an adult education facility in Orlando, Florida, I'll never forget my first turn at the torch when learning to solder. I took the class with a girlfriend from work and my husband, and when we turned those babies on, woow moma! Our eyes were as big as saucers. At least my girlfriend's were, and I bet mine were as well. My husband was too macho to be chicken of the torch like we were.

    One problem with using a torch for us was that neither of us had any...

  • Metal Clay is Cool

    POSTED BY TAMMY POWLEY, SEPTEMBER 04 2007 12:50 PM | PERMALINK

    When metal clay first came out, I was curious enough to take a few classes. My biggest beef about it, though, was the fact that back then you needed to use a kiln for the burnout process. I do have a kiln, but I had always used it for fused glass, and with glass, I had never needed a pryometer, so I didn't get one when I bought the kiln. But, I soon learned the hard way that with clay, the pyrometer was mega important, unless, of course, you enjoy spending time forming your metal clay creations...