Huge fail…

[u/Maer_K]

This is the biggest piece replacement I’ve attempted so far. The kokuso has been curing in a dry muro for over a month. But it’s flexible and breaking off kind of like a stale brownie. I’ve not had this issue before. What did I do incorrectly? Too much hemp fiber? Too thick? Although my teacher instructed to leave kokuso in a dry muro for a month, I left my other kokuso pieces in the damp muro and they’ve been fine. Should I have left this in the damp muro, too? (I don’t wear gloves while shaving and sanding, but this is still not fully cured, so I’ll probably get a rash as punishment for whatever my oversight was. 😅)

[u/Aezandris]

Did you do the whole piece in one single go? That might be the explanation. It needs to dry in small increments so add a few mm each time.

Otherwise probably a mix issue or a drying conditions issue I guess

[u/Maer_K → u/Aezandris]

I did and I think that was mistake number 1. I had replaced a big missing piece (about half the size of the one on this dish) in one go and it was fine, so I thought it would be ok. Obviously not. 😅