Well, I had few delusions about this business of patching drying cracks, but it was worth a try, as it was
too late to start over. (You'd open up cracks too if you were heated to 2380º F while stressed!) A fellow
student pointed out that a plastic container of dip can be set in the bowl and walla! -- no crack
shows! I guess we'll need a little more practice before hitting the craft show circuit.