UPDATE ON JDC CANISTERS DESIGN

BELOW ARE SOME OF THE DIFFERENT KINDS OF CANISTERS I HAVE MADE SINCE MY FIRST POST ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

I HAVE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED THE JOURNEY OF PERFECTING THE DESIGN OF THESE CANISTERS, WITH THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT OF REPLACING PLASTICS FOR STORING FOOD IN THE FREEZER AND REFRIGERATOR.  SINCE THAT ORIGINAL IDEA, I HAVE USED THEM FOR FREEZING LEFT OVERS AND THEN TAKING THEM FROM THE FREEZER TO THE MICROWAVE AND OR OVEN.  THEY ARE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR STORING SOUPS AND STEWS.  I HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN HEATED, THE CONTENTS REMAIN PIPING HOT LONG AFTER IT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SOURCE OF THE HEAT.

THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY TO BECOMING MORE EFFICIENT AT MAKING THEM AESTHETICALLY PLEASING, AND YET EFFECTIVE FOR THE INTENDED USE.  
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO IMPROVE IN MAKING THE LIDS FIT SNUGLY.  IT IS QUITE CHALLENGING, TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT I HAVE NOTED PROGRESS IN THIS REGARD.  THE BOWL-SHAPED LIDS ARE MORE DIFFICULT TO FIT,  I HAVE DISCOVERED.  THE GALLERY HAS TO BE DEEP ENOUGH AND I ALSO NEED TO MAKE THEM AT THE SAME TIME FROM THE SAME CLAY BODY.  MEANING, I CANNOT RUN OUT OF CLAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THROWING THE POT AND THEN, STOP AND CONDITION ANOTHER BODY OF CLAY FOR THE SAME POT.  THE REDUCTION PROCESS WILL BE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT AND THE LID WILL NOT FIT.  AT LEAST, I THINK THAT IS WHAT OCCURS.  

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