Bill Buckner on thu 21 mar 96
Can anybody tell me the location (e.g. town) in North Carolina where the
old Avery mine is located? I know it is in the area of Boone, Banner
Elk, and Penland. But, I need a more specific location.
thanks,
-Bill
Bill Buckner e-mail: bbuckner@gsu.edu
Georgia State University http://www.gsu.edu/~couwbb
Dave Eitel on fri 22 mar 96
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>Can anybody tell me the location (e.g. town) in North Carolina where the
>old Avery mine is located? I know it is in the area of Boone, Banner
>Elk, and Penland. But, I need a more specific location.
>
>thanks,
>-Bill
>
>Bill Buckner e-mail: bbuckner@gsu.edu
>Georgia State University http://www.gsu.edu/~couwbb
Bill--I believe its Spruce Pine, NC. I also believe there is no more Avery
being produced there.
Dave...waiting patiently for over-the-counter rogaine
Dave Eitel
Cedar Creek Pottery
Cedarburg, WI
daveitel@execpc.com
Katy Sheridan on fri 22 mar 96
Bill Buckner,
My guess it that the Avery mine is nearer Spruce Pine NC or
Burnsville (call the Chamber of Commerce) which are right near Penland and
are on the western side of the Blue Ridge parkway between Boone and
Ashville. You could call Highwater and see if they can tell you the location
of the mine. Good luck....and why dont you dig me up a bag too!
Katy Sheridan
At 12:27 PM 3/21/96 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>Can anybody tell me the location (e.g. town) in North Carolina where the
>old Avery mine is located? I know it is in the area of Boone, Banner
>Elk, and Penland. But, I need a more specific location.
>
>thanks,
>-Bill
>
>Bill Buckner e-mail: bbuckner@gsu.edu
>Georgia State University http://www.gsu.edu/~couwbb
>
>
Theresa L. Gilliam on sat 23 mar 96
Boone and Spruce Pine are in the same general vacinity, (Western NC is a
big place) but they are unafilliated.....
Saddly, to my knowledge,
Avery is no more...Theresa
Boney Fingers Pottery
Chapel Hill, NC
Potter96@aol.com on sun 24 mar 96
A couple of years ago, when I first heard rumors that the Avery mine was
going to close, I bought a hundred pounds of the stuff. I still haven't
touched the stuff and it is sitting in my basement. I am waiting for a time
when I have steady access to a wood kiln to use it. But it is also getting
to the point where, as more time passes, the stuff seems more and more
precious to me. Now I know that it'll have to be a REALLY good pot before it
gets a coating of Avery slip.
As for getting some now -- have you called Highwater Clay? I would think
they would have stashed some too, waiting for the time when it became more
and more precious...
In the same vein, Great Lakes Clay Co. is selling Albany Slip. Not Alberta
slip -- but Albany slip. I have real doubts about the authenticity of the
product, but they say, Yes, it's Albany. Curious, huh? Especially since I
think (though not sure) that Great Lakes came to exist after Albany was
supposedly gone.....
Michelle Coakes
tom gray on mon 25 mar 96
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Michelle- You don't need a wood burning kiln to get avery flashes on your
pots!Try equal amounts of Avery kaolin- soda ash- & neph. sy. & fire in
reduction. It works better by spraying- a garden sprayer works fine- & don't put
it on too thick. It develops glaze-like qualities when its thick.
Also- I heard a rumor last year that Albany slip would soon be available again.
Whether there is any truth to it I don't know. Supposedly- Resco would be
marketing it. North State Pyrophyllite in Greensboro is under their umbrella.
Good luck with your tests & queries
Tom Gray
tgraypots@atomic.net
Seagrove,N.C.
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From: Potter96@aol.com[SMTP:Potter96@aol.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 1996 9:43 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART
Subject: Re: Avery kaolin
----------------------------Original message----------------------------
A couple of years ago, when I first heard rumors that the Avery mine was
going to close, I bought a hundred pounds of the stuff. I still haven't
touched the stuff and it is sitting in my basement. I am waiting for a time
when I have steady access to a wood kiln to use it. But it is also getting
to the point where, as more time passes, the stuff seems more and more
precious to me. Now I know that it'll have to be a REALLY good pot before it
gets a coating of Avery slip.
As for getting some now -- have you called Highwater Clay? I would think
they would have stashed some too, waiting for the time when it became more
and more precious...
In the same vein, Great Lakes Clay Co. is selling Albany Slip. Not Alberta
slip -- but Albany slip. I have real doubts about the authenticity of the
product, but they say, Yes, it's Albany. Curious, huh? Especially since I
think (though not sure) that Great Lakes came to exist after Albany was
supposedly gone.....
Michelle Coakes
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WAMSTER@delphi.com on fri 29 mar 96
Dear Clayart:
I have been following the recent thread on the location of the
Avery kaolin mine. I would like to know more about Avery.
I have no experience with Avery or with wood- or soda-firing.
Most of what I know about Avery comes from reading Clayart.
There were letters about it back in Dec 1995, including
recipes by Jeremy Nudell Kalin for "fake Avery slip" and a
discussion of using Helmar as a substitute for Avery. From
the context of these posts, I take it that Avery slip
flashes well in a wood or salt and that those who use these
firing methods regret the closing of the Avery mine.
What chemical ingredients of Avery and Helmar account for
the flashing? What is the chemical explanation for flashing?
What materials might be added to other white slips to make
them act like Avery? How do you work with a slip like this
to maximize flashing? Do you put it on thick or thin? Do
you want to use it over an iron-bearing clay or slip? How
does Avery interact with various other slips, clays, glazes?
- Bill Amsterlaw
Plattsburgh, NY
wamster@delphi.com
(Happy potter staying where he is for now.)
MS NANCY PARKER on fri 7 feb 97
A friend of mine is lookinf for some avery kaolin. We are in St. Pete,
Fl. if anyone can help us out. Let me know what you have and want
you want for it.
Nancy Parker
Boobalo on wed 4 feb 98
Does anyone know where I could locate some avery kaolin? Please email me if
so. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Steven Blankenbeker on tue 17 aug 04
I am currently an engineer with a brick company in NC, having spent 18
years as an engineer with Cedar Heights Clay. I am working on a material
that is very similar to the old Harris Mining Company's Avery kaolin. The
new product will be a water washed beneficiated primary kaolin from NC.
The key word is primary, meaning that it formed in place from feldspar and
makes up a portion (about 1/3) of the host rock. The preliminary tests
(physical, chemical, potter trials) are looking very promising, with orange
flashing, etc. If you are a potter who is well acquainted with the old
Avery, and would be interested in seeing some of the new stuff, let me know
and I will try to get you a small sample. I don't at this point need 100
potters to test, as I already have several friends doing some work. But a
few additional dedicated former Avery users would be helpful. We are
planning our second pilot processing run within the month. For those who
have missed having such a material available, we hope to have this new
material available soon. Let's go after the old Albany slip next... Steve
David Beumee on wed 18 aug 04
Hi Steve,
I'd be very interested in testing a small sample, and I'd be glad to provide test results. Two pounds dry would be plenty.
David Beumee
Earth Alchemy Pottery
806 East Baseline Road
Lafayette, CO 80026-2447 01
303-665-6925
> I am currently an engineer with a brick company in NC, having spent 18
> years as an engineer with Cedar Heights Clay. I am working on a material
> that is very similar to the old Harris Mining Company's Avery kaolin. The
> new product will be a water washed beneficiated primary kaolin from NC.
> The key word is primary, meaning that it formed in place from feldspar and
> makes up a portion (about 1/3) of the host rock. The preliminary tests
> (physical, chemical, potter trials) are looking very promising, with orange
> flashing, etc. If you are a potter who is well acquainted with the old
> Avery, and would be interested in seeing some of the new stuff, let me know
> and I will try to get you a small sample. I don't at this point need 100
> potters to test, as I already have several friends doing some work. But a
> few additional dedicated former Avery users would be helpful. We are
> planning our second pilot processing run within the month. For those who
> have missed having such a material available, we hope to have this new
> material available soon. Let's go after the old Albany slip next... Steve
>
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Deborah Wickham on mon 22 nov 04
Hello Steven,
I would love to get some of your Avery Kaolin for my mother, who has been
searching everywhere for some. She loves using it in her soda firings. I know she
will be doing a soda firing within the month and we can get the results back to you
soon. Please let me know what the cost is and how I can get that to you!
Thank you
Deb Wickham
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