I diiiiiiiiid it :D

Well it worked...mostly :D. One piece broke off one of the rolls *tiny piece infront of the roll it came off*, but it's n biggie. That particular roll was very dry and the end did break off, i re-attached with paste and should have gone over it a few times once dry to build up a few more layers. Never mind i'm stil very pleased with my first proper attempt. I decided to smooth the first three and leave the last two larger pieces as is. Looking at them i prefer the last two, pitted surface, that was my original idea for the look of them, but the contrast looks good so far. I may improve the surface of the shiner three and get them smoother but we'll see.
As for firing, they are hollow and pretty thick, so i carefully guided my trusty torch and hopefully got the middles to sintering temp. I did scrape inside with a rough length of wire and as far as i can tell no clay dust came out, i could feel the wire scratching the inside, good sign me thought. I did firing them for longer than 5-10mins though. The thicker pieces got a good 10min blast,then i let them cool slightly and brought them back to a mid level orange. The fire scale is a bit of a nightmare, but most came off with quenching instantly in water and then safey pickle. Just need a cup bristle fr my proxxn to get into the rolls.

Right. Off now to decide on finishes for them and what to use them for bracelet or necklace hmmmmm