Many of the pieces that I make have delicate additions in the forms of handles and decoration. When I first began this body of work many of those additions would crack at the curved areas or separate where they attached to the body. To overcome this problem, I have learned to slightly dampen my work table as I roll the coils and keep the coils moist by covering them with a moist towel until I am ready to use them. Once I have all of the pieces attached to the leather hard body of the piece, I cover it fairly tightly with a large plastic bag for several days to even out the moisture of the body and additions and then leave it lightly covered to dry slowly until completely dry.
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