Fall is definitely here
Oct. 12th, 2017 07:34 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntrThe digital readout of my kiln pyrometer reads 56°.
It's taking twice as long for things to get to leather-hard, not to say dry. Raining outside, humid as all get-out, and kinda chilly in the studio. I keep a couple of old sweat shirts in the studio, arms cut off short so the sleeves don't get sloppy, and they get heavy use. Also my $5 Goodwill hotpot, which preheats water for throwing and pulling handles.
And yesterday? I had to turn on the heater.
It's taking twice as long for things to get to leather-hard, not to say dry. Raining outside, humid as all get-out, and kinda chilly in the studio. I keep a couple of old sweat shirts in the studio, arms cut off short so the sleeves don't get sloppy, and they get heavy use. Also my $5 Goodwill hotpot, which preheats water for throwing and pulling handles.
And yesterday? I had to turn on the heater.