Chow Chow Charles

So this is still ongoing, and this has been haunting me for more than a month. This doggie’s legs kept falling off.

My friend then told me it was because the humidity of the body and the legs were different. As the body was too dry, and the legs too wet, after I’ve attached them, the body dragged the humidity out too fast, thus causing cracks and then falling off.

After a few tries of keeping the body really wet and letting the piece “dry” really slowly (essentially letting it sit in a humid box for a week), the legs seem to be staying…it’s now ready for the final glaze firing. I hope the Chow-Chow will be ok and the legs will keep because this one is supposed to be a gift to a colleague who’s retiring soon.