mel jacobson on fri 10 aug 07
another thought.
there is nothing wrong with pots that are fired in oxidation.
in fact, the world of pots are moving very fast to that firing system.
and, about time.
cone 6 electric. a new movement that is bringing us
fantastic pots. many no longer say...`i only have an electric kiln.`
cone 6 gas/fuel oxidation. why not? use the same glazes from
electric research. save masses amounts of fuel, get great pots.
cone 10 fuel oxidize...great color and surface. an entire new
pallet of color. fuel saving, and faster firings.
high temperature oxidized pots. like the `iron saga` project.
an entire new look at firing.
it is no longer the snob report:
`well, i have a gas kiln, and fire cone 10 reduction...ha ha ha.`
and the answer just may be:
`who cares?`
lots of ways to fire pots, and there sure is no perfect answer
that fits all. thank goodness.
mel
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Lee Love on fri 10 aug 07
On 8/10/07, mel jacobson wrote:
>
> another thought.
> there is nothing wrong with pots that are fired in oxidation.
> in fact, the world of pots are moving very fast to that firing system.
> and, about time.
>
Until I accepted that my woodkiln would not fire in reduction like the
gas kilns I am used to, I had a difficult time getting results, especially
with my shinos. When I started listening to the kiln, I realized that in
the oxidation/neutral/reduction environment it produced, my shinos needed
more alumina to get the red color. When I gave the kiln what it needed, I
got better results.
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Lee in Minneapolis, Minnesota USA
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