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watering dry clay by Wes
Pardon my ignorance but I bought some fire clay and it is in dry powdered form. Do I just add water and start stirring? Any idea of weight of water to weight of clay? My application is to seal a metal box that will be used for case hardening in order to keep air out. Thanks in advance, Wes
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October 21st 07 02:08 PM
by Bob Masta Go to last post
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tagines by annemarie
Anybody made tagines? I have thrown some, not dry enough to turn yet, but I am wondering if I should glaze them. What do you all think? Here some pictures of some off net http://tagines.com/cat1.cfm Annemarie
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November 1st 04 02:16 PM
by wayne Go to last post
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Cone 6 Glazes WITHOUT Gertsley Borate? by dkat
Just curious how people are doing on coming up with glazes without Gertsley Borate. Does anyone have a favorite out of the "Mastering Cone 6 Glazes" book? All of the glazes we use in the studio I have worked in are based on the various Gertsley formulas. The glazes I like are the Randy's...
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July 20th 04 03:50 AM
by dkat Go to last post
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Help -- newbie... by Fred
I'm just getting into clay and am beginning to realize how ignorant I am! I recently bought several different kinds of clay -- all cone 6. I have access to a Skutt automatic kiln. I'm making some test tiles to eventually use for testing glazes. Somewhere I read that bisque firing is around...
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January 20th 06 10:51 PM
by DKat Go to last post
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Centering and throwing by DKat
When I was throwing the other day I was trying to quantify and qualify what the whole process was all about. One of the things that struck me that may confuse beginner potters is that when you are wheel wedging (when you make the towering cone) it is easy to think that what you are doing is...
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September 15th 05 02:22 PM
by Bubbles Go to last post
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Clockwise or anti-clockwise? by Deb
Hi, Which way does a potter's wheel turn, clockwise or anti-clockwise? Thanks Deb
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April 13th 04 08:03 PM
by Deb Go to last post
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introducing clay feet by A&V
Hi, I have been part of this group (of and on) for the last five years.(I was very quiet lately as we had lot's of problems with email). Anyway, as I was putting together an CD intro for my Clay Feet exhibiting group it occurred to me that you guys might be interested in seeing it. It is only...
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December 22nd 03 05:44 PM
by Jan Clauson Go to last post
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Reduction firing? by Bubbles
Is it very complicated? I have a "normal" electric kiln now, and not very much space for anything new, unless it were put outside. I am very much into using non-poisonous stuff (especially since my workspace is small and my cats share it with me). Do reduction glazes contain poisons as a...
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May 17th 06 01:43 AM
by Lee In Mashiko, Japan Go to last post
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new member by [email protected]
Hi everyone, i've just set up a work space in my kitchen,and i'm going to teach myself ceramics im handbuilding untill my fenton wheel arrives(HA) any tips for a biginner?
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December 8th 05 01:22 PM
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soak? by Dana
"I bisque to cone 06 and glaze to cone 5 or 6. I soak for 30 minutes in both cases." what do you mean by soak? dana
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March 14th 06 12:04 AM
by Annemarie Go to last post
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getting started, the what's and how's by GO
Hi all, Any idea on the cost of getting started with making my own pottery? Interested in getting a kiln, potter wheel and various tools. Comments appreciated. GO
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September 17th 06 06:22 AM
by GO Go to last post
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Mind if join your group? by the ''Kroozr''
I have been lurking for awhile now and was hoping to post with ya'll, if'n ya don't mind. I'm a novice to pottery, have a wheel, a kiln and 500 pounds of clay. What I don't have is all the experience ya'll have, okay, I have NO experience... yet. But I'm game for anything. I see you advise...
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January 2nd 06 11:23 PM
by ponder Go to last post
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Throwing left, right and seldom center! by Bubbles
Hi folks! I am finally back at my wheel after many months not being able to use it for one reason or another. I realize that it will take me a while to get "the feeling" back, but in the mean time, I have a rotten dilemma. If I throw on my wooden bats (I have 2), the holes are slightly bigger...
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July 21st 05 01:48 AM
by Bubbles Go to last post
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Rice grains in walls of porcelain bowls by KSL
I am interested in the techniques used to put grains of rice into the walls of porcelain bowls. Are the bowls thrown or slip cast? At which stage of the procedure is the rice inserted? Must the wall be as thin as the rice is thick so that it is exposed on both sides?
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May 20th 05 01:30 PM
by Lee In Mashiko, Japan Go to last post
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Wood fired kiln approaching reality by Stelios Zacharias
Last weekend I acquired some 200 firebricks - the ones displayed he http://photos1.blogger.com/img/53/1945/640/200_bricks-.1.jpg. They were going to be used in a fire-place but never made it, so I asked the uncle who had them whether he would mind parting with them. My original plan was to...
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March 14th 05 12:47 PM
by Lee In Mashiko, Japan Go to last post
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Advice on studio size by Robert B II
GaSeku wrote: Hi all! My husband has surprised me by saying he wants to build be a studio, Maybe just to get me out of his shop area, but who cares? I would like your opinion on what size would be comfortable and practical. I am not a professional potter so I won't need as much room...
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August 12th 03 05:18 AM
by Robert B II Go to last post
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Stove top bisque? by Sam
I hate to be the type of guy who asks a question first then goes and does a google search, but... I have been doing a bunch of tiny carvings (less than one inch in any direction) and driving them 20 miles away to have them fired and refired and refired. No, I can't afford a kiln yet...
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April 7th 04 02:14 AM
by Lori Go to last post
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Ceramics group? by Noname
I know this is the wrong place, but I am hoping someone here can direct me to the right place. I want to learn how to make molds and pour clay to make ceramic decorations. Any help appreciated.
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February 10th 04 03:37 AM
by Mud Dawg Go to last post
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Storing clay by CNB
I broke out some clay that I've had some time and it's to hard to work with. I find that it doesn't keep moist in the bags that it is packaged and I'm tired of fighting it. I buy about 500 lbs of clay at a time because I have to take a road trip for it and some of it may be kept for 6 months or...
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January 27th 04 03:46 AM
by annemarie Go to last post
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the next step in throwing! by vicky
what would you say would be the best way for me to gain further expierience in throwing. I'll be leaving university next year after studying ceramics but need more knowledge and skills. if anyone has any suggestions?
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December 13th 03 05:46 AM
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