We're looking to do some work on our house, silly people that we are. When we moved here to Vermont we bought an old 1870s farmhouse that we absolutely love, which is good: one, because you really should love where you sleep at night, and two, the house has got some serious problems. For one, it leaks heat like a sieve. When the previous owner told me that they only filled the heating oil tank up twice during the winter, he neglected to tell me that they must have also been closed down the entire house and lived in the car. Because the place is drafty, as old houses are, and we spend much of the winter plugging up the doors with old dishtowels. Makes it homey.

The second thing, which is totally our fault, is that we bought a house for four people that only has two bedrooms. Which isn't huge- my brother and I shared a room for years, past when we needed to, for some reason- and my children could absolutely do the same. If they had to. Which they might not, because we want to do some work on our house.

Anyway, my point is this; I get to make a sink, because I'm dangerously crafty. This means if I don't know how to do something I'm totally willing to try and figure it out, which has been fine with making tables and things but has earned me a couple of band-aids with electricity, for instance. My wife is not fond of this. For the upstairs bathroom we need a new vanity, which I am putting together, and in a new vanity you need a new sink, which I am also making. I'm very excited about this.

The problem is that clay, when bisqued and fired, shrinks. The shrinkage rate is mostly uniform, about 15%. Mostly. I've made the measurements and think I've got it right, but I won't really know until I fit the sink with the drain, which I am strenuously avoiding doing. But it'll work out- I'm sure of it.

So here they are. I have three, which is two more than I need, so if you'd like one...just let me know!
 


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liz
04/01/2011 13:59

Love it! Can't wait to hear about the renovations!!!

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Peggy
04/02/2011 07:37

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Peggy Bonesteel
04/02/2011 07:37

These sinks look terrific, Jess! Sheepscot Pottery has nothing on Hummingwheel Pottery!

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