The fantastic throwing of Plainsman Polar Ice

This vase is 14 1/2 inches tall after drying yet was made from only about 5 1/2 lbs of clay. This is really plastic! The walls are only 3/16 thick on average (I did a little trimming on the bottom 3-4 inches). It wants to be thin and tall. It is easy to get it too thin at the bottom and too thick at the top!

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Polar Ice translucency vs. Chinese porcelain

Two mugs in hand, blocking the sun, to compare their translucency

These are fired at cone 6. The Chinese superwhite porcelain body was so short it was unusable for me, I had to add 3% VeeGum to make it plastic enough to throw thin-walled. However, even with the fluxing action of VeeGum, it is only slightly translucent (even in the bright sunlight). When it comes to whiteness, however, it is somewhat better better.

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Media	A 3-minute Mug with Plainsman Polar Ice Tony Hansen takes you through the steps from opening the box and wedging the clay to taking the fired mug from the kiln.

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