I had the same problem back during the spring. I just sat down and started making pots, wanted to see how many different shaped vases I could make. Ended up...
Randy McCall
ranmcc@...
Sep 1, 2008 11:58 am
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Fred, They are drying stress cracks. Dry them slowly. Also make sure you are compressing with the rib properly when you are throwing them--especially in...
Tony Ferguson
fergyart@...
Sep 1, 2008 11:58 am
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Ok, I see you use standard. I know nothing about it standard and what I said still applies. Tony Ferguson F Parker <fhparker@...> wrote: I am trying...
Tony Ferguson
fergyart@...
Sep 1, 2008 11:58 am
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Hi Everyone! I just wanted to remind people that I have a nice selection of high quality hardwood pottery tools that I make for sale, and.that I have recently...
Paul & Shellie Nicholas
mtpp@...
Sep 1, 2008 11:58 am
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I take up a knitting or crochet project. I look in books for a technique that I haven`t tried before. I look through the sites Helen has passed along, stored ...
lela martens
lmpots1@...
Sep 1, 2008 11:59 am
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Hi Billie, I hate to bother you after I read your post about not being disturbed, but I have been out of town, and missed earlier posts. I just want to know...
Rikki Gill
rikigil@...
Sep 1, 2008 11:59 am
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My best advice came from Dannon, when I was getting ready to start school a couple years ago: "Clean your studio. Really. It helps." I've found it to be true....
Kelly Savino
primalmommy@...
Sep 1, 2008 11:59 am
284546
Is anyone on the list local to the Brookfield, CT area? I have an online friend whose daughter is interested in ceramics. I'm from Mississippi and don't know...
Patrick Cross
cone10soda@...
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 pm
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Dear John Hesselberth, Good to hear from you again. Thanks for that ref. Yes, I am aware that Bentonite has those properties. It seems to be an amazing fact...
Ivor and Olive Lewis
iandol@...
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 pm
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Dear Marian, Inspite of the wealth of knowledge you convey to us, you still fail to give any information about a direct relationship between Copper oxide and...
Ivor and Olive Lewis
iandol@...
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 pm
284549
I am aware of the need to incorporate scrap into the mix in several industries, for example, scrap glass cullet assists in reducing the melting time and the...
Ivor and Olive Lewis
iandol@...
Sep 1, 2008 12:00 pm
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hello, my wife and i are looking at land around the Olympic Peninsula. in jefferson and clallam counties, on the north or west sides near Clallam Bay down...
sam bucus
samm_bucus@...
Sep 1, 2008 12:01 pm
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Whenever I make a lot of larger vases or bowls I use a tool that I never see sold anywhere by potters. As I got older I found that I needed a tool to help me...
Randy McCall
ranmcc@...
Sep 1, 2008 2:11 pm
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Ivor Most of our scrap is from turnings, some from extruder & jigger trimmings, virtually none from the press or throwing & quite a lot from junked throwing &...
Des & Jan Howard
djhoward@...
Sep 1, 2008 2:11 pm
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Laguna, 3 years ago. came from Axner's, was a full bag. Thanks Roy, I'll be interested in what you come up with. Speaking about the running on the tile with...
Angela Davis
bonaria@...
Sep 1, 2008 2:12 pm
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Do you have a pyrometer? Do you know what temp you actually reached? The surface looks like satin marble. Angela Davis ... From: "Randy McCall"...
Angela Davis
bonaria@...
Sep 1, 2008 2:12 pm
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Visit a potter whose work inspires you. -- Lee Love in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ http://claycraft.blogspot.com/ "Let the beauty we love be...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Sep 1, 2008 2:12 pm
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Hi Fred, ^6 porcelain plates can be persnickety as they dry. Working on plaster is an excellent idea, as it allows the center to dry at close to the same rate...
Lynn Goodman Porcelai...
lgoodman@...
Sep 1, 2008 3:13 pm
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Hi friends and hopefully helpers! I need some advice on kiln repair, several questions.I have an old Crusader kiln that was moved and several bottom bricks got...
Kathy Stecker
KSteck@...
Sep 1, 2008 3:13 pm
284558
Another way I've used to center large amounts of clay is to center an amount you are accustomed to centering 10-12 lbs. Then ball up another 10 lbs. and put it...
Dale Neese
dneese@...
Sep 1, 2008 3:13 pm
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Hi Fred: In addition to the well advised compression, you might want to dry them on newsprint after trimming---it allows them to slide during shrinkage. Good...
Curtis Benzle
curtisbenzle@...
Sep 1, 2008 3:13 pm
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... That is how it is traditionally done on the korean kickwheel. (there is a video of Shinsaku Hamada doing this, somewhere online.) Human powered wheels...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:55 pm
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Well Lee, I live in Berkeley Ca., and conformity just isn't our strong point here. But Sidhartha certainly has been a powerful experience for many. Rikki ... ...
Rikki Gill
rikigil@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:55 pm
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... This is a traditional tool in Asia, where tall forms are thrown using an egote/ throwing stick. I use a Korean method, coning up your hump of clay to the...
Lee Love
togeika@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:55 pm
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Fred, There are many different porcelain clay bodies. If possible, try different bodies to see what works best for you. Not all are hard to throw, not all ...
Rikki Gill
rikigil@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:55 pm
284564
Hi Randy, The picture in the link did not come up. You might want to check it. Steve Dalton Clear Creek Pottery Snohomish, WA...
Steve Dalton
ccpotteries@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:56 pm
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Hello Sam: Try a search for >Clay Deposits Washington State< and also try googling Washington State Dept. of Natural Resources. You can sometimes find maps ...
Craig Martell
ashglaze@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:56 pm
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Play video games. Moving through 3D space is simply cool and fuels the imagination. Tony Ferguson Randy McCall <ranmcc@...> wrote: I had the same problem...
Tony Ferguson
fergyart@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:56 pm
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Thanks Chris... I still smile at potters who celebrate flashing and cringe at cracks. There will always be "happy accidents" and just "accidents". The...
Curtis Benzle
curtisbenzle@...
Sep 1, 2008 7:56 pm
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I am recalling a funny thing I did to center an enormous amount of clay once while in graduate school. I took my shirt off and laid on the clay. Needless to...
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