Fortuitous Fixes

 
I didn't know if this would work:the chanukiah came out of its glaze firing with a large crack where the [badly-attached] shamash [ninth candle-holder] had partially separated from the body.I made up a stiff paste of feldspar,patched the area,prayed,refired-and it worked.Not to mention that the rest of the Chanukiah survived a couple of refires- no mean feat.