Hank Murrow on wed 16 jan 08
On Jan 16, 2008, at 3:24 PM, mark Cortright wrote:
> Thanks for the update and the link to Gordan, good to see he is
> still in clay. I think of him when I use his tools. Mark Cortright
Mark;
Awhile ago, I posted the information that James Laub was opening a
membership clay studio here in Eugene. Gordon's old lifting fiber kiln
(inspired by my Doorless design will be their main high temp kiln,
with a soda kiln soon after. ClaySpace will be 7500 square feet of
mud-heaven!
http://www.clayspaceonline.com
Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank
Mark Cortright on wed 16 jan 08
Its my yearly studio break from production work after x-mas-After 30 plus years i have learned
that a few weeks doing taxes etc is a must needed distraction from clay so I joined the list for a
few weeks-Its been a few years since being here. I'll post a few things i have learned to love.
Howdy Mel
One of the BEST tools for production glazing has been Gorden Wards Glaze jet. Mine after 4 hard
years is getting rebuilt-so I decied to make 4 more at this time-one for a friend and the others for
muti color glazes on glaze day. Its taken some looking but I have all the parts now. This tool like
the power wheel and the giffin grip and the power slab rollor and the extruder is such a labor
saving tool I cannot imagine glazing 150 mugs without it.It works so well on small interiors .
Gordon is out of the clay business now but he posted photos here-on page 7
http://www.flickr.com/photos/clayart
His orginal clay slicer was also a super tool. Thanks Gordan wish you could still just order these
tools form you-now we have to make them. For those of us who make lots of small items every
year you need this tool. Mark Cortright
Hank Murrow on wed 16 jan 08
On Jan 15, 2008, at 10:59 PM, Mark Cortright wrote:
>
> One of the BEST tools for production glazing has been Gorden Wards
> Glaze jet. Mine after 4 hard years is getting rebuilt-so I decied
> to make 4 more at this time-one for a friend and the others for
> multi color glazes on glaze day. Its taken some looking but I have
> all the parts now. This tool like the power wheel and the giffin
> grip and the power slab rollor and the extruder is such a labor
> saving tool I cannot imagine glazing 150 mugs without it.It works
> so well on small interiors .
> Gordon is out of the clay business now .......
Dear Mark;
Gordon Ward has moved to Berkeley from Eugene, and is making pots as
energetically as always, but has shifted from wheel to hand work. His
work focuses on Ikebana now. We can see some here: http://
gordward.home.mindspring.com/index.html
Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank
Jennifer Boyer on wed 16 jan 08
For anyone interested in an off-the-shelf version of this type of
tool RAM makes the Vacuum Hand, shown at the bottom of this page:
http://www.baileypottery.com/studioaccessories/prodequipment.htm
Here's my demo page showing the VH and the fountain glazer:
http://www.thistlehillpottery.com/play.html
The vacuum hand really needs a slotted shelf so you can put the wet
pot down. That's not a hard thing to make.
Jennifer
On Jan 16, 2008, at 1:59 AM, Mark Cortright wrote:
> Its my yearly studio break from production work after x-mas-After
> 30 plus years i have learned
> that a few weeks doing taxes etc is a must needed distraction from
> clay so I joined the list for a
> few weeks-Its been a few years since being here. I'll post a few
> things i have learned to love.
> Howdy Mel
> One of the BEST tools for production glazing has been Gorden Wards
> Glaze jet. Mine after 4 hard
> years is getting rebuilt-so I decied to make 4 more at this time-
> one for a friend and the others for
> muti color glazes on glaze day. Its taken some looking but I have
> all the parts now. This tool like
> the power wheel and the giffin grip and the power slab rollor and
> the extruder is such a labor
> saving tool I cannot imagine glazing 150 mugs without it.It works
> so well on small interiors .
> Gordon is out of the clay business now but he posted photos here-on
> page 7
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/clayart
> His orginal clay slicer was also a super tool. Thanks Gordan wish
> you could still just order these
> tools form you-now we have to make them. For those of us who make
> lots of small items every
> year you need this tool. Mark Cortright
>
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mark Cortright on wed 16 jan 08
Thanks for the update and the link to Gordan-good to see he is still in clay. I think of him when I
use his tools. Mark Cortright
Lee on thu 17 jan 08
I dip and pour, so have no use for this gadget.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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