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Polyzine Copyright 2000-2004 Raleigh, NC ISSN 1534-1038 All Rights Reserved. |
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A Tutorial By Laurel Nevans |
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Step 7: Condition the rest
of your translucent clay. Roll out to approximately third-largest
setting on pasta machine. (Or use roller to roll sheet a little
thinner than you did for the cone.) Cut pieces of mokume gane
from the block and apply to sheet of clay. Roll onto clay sheet
with roller, then put through pasta machine at #1, then #2, then
#3. This sheet should be large enough to place your star template
or large star cutter on, as you will be using this sheet to make your
stars for your topper. You will need one of these sheets for each
star. (You may make two sheets, or one sheet large enough that
you can cut two stars.) |
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Step 8: Place star
template on mokume gane sheet and cut around it. Or, if you have
a cutter in the right size, cut out star with cutter. (Since I do not own a star cutter this large, I searched through the clip art on my computer for a star. I sized this star to my desired height (approximately 6 inches), using my graphics program. I then printed out the star and cut around it to form my template.) |
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Step 9: Remove extra clay from around your cut out. Carefully remove your star from your cutting surface. (I use a clay-dedicated offset spatula for this step.) |
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Step 10: Using the remainder of your first mokume gane sheet, or using a second mokume gane sheet, cut out a second star. Save the scraps from the sheet. |
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Step 11: Flip your first star over. Carefully place your cone on the star. Put your fingers inside the cone to press the cone on to the star. Carefully remove cone and star from your work surface. (Again, I used my offset spatula.) |
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Step 12: Lay your second star, face down, on your work surface. Attach the second star to the cone, as you did with the first star. Be sure to line up the points of the two stars, as closely as possible. |
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