There are times when you will not want to make your cane slices ultra thin…
- As a decorative element that adds dimension to your composition
- When cutting beads from cane slices
- and when you are making buttons
In these cases you will need to alter your cutting strategy
- Using a bead marking tool or a ruler mark the top off your cane with a blade to indicate the thickness you want
- STAND UP this will engage your binocular vision and allow you to see “down” the cane to cut straight
- Using the forward drawing motion cut into your cane @ 1/4″
- Switch to two hands on the blade and continue slicing will pulling outwards on both sides of the blade
As with making slices thin, practice on a “blank” piece of clay first.
