Chris Leake on wed 14 jul 10
Thanks all,
I was tired and forgot to mention they are old cedar shakes from my sister'=
s roof. I was going to offer them to any local potters if they were of any=
use. If anyone is interested we are just West of Port Angeles Washington =
near Joyce.
Later,
Chris
http://potterybychris.com
Lee Love on thu 15 jul 10
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:36 PM, Chris Leake wr=
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ote:
> Thanks all,
>
> I was tired and forgot to mention they are old cedar shakes from my siste=
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r's roof. =3DA0I >was going to offer them to any local potters if they were=
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f any use. =3DA0If anyone is >interested we are just West of Port Angeles W=
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hington near Joyce.
I'd imagine they might be useful in primitive firing.
--
Lee, a Mashiko potter in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/
=3D93Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel
the artistry moving through and be silent.=3D94 --Rumi
douglas fur on fri 16 jul 10
Chris
It may have been stated elswhere that cedar has a lot of volatile
commpounds. As the shingle ages In the hot sun or with a heated space belo=
w
these volatiles evaporate. So the older the shingle the lower the fuel
value.
I've used scraps from shake and shingle mills (new wood) and fired to ^9/1=
0
but older wood will have less utility. But if its free it might be worth
the price
DRB
Seola Creek
Eric Hansen on sat 17 jul 10
I've seen stumps from this cedar 12 foot around left over from fire 500
years ago - no wonder it was held in reverance and awe by indigeneous
peoples - but when it gets cut, it isn't replanted as it grows too slow. It
is a shame and totally criminal in my opinion, as is the harvest of Taxol
yew trees
h a n s e n
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 2:03 PM, douglas fur <23drb50@gmail.com> wrote:
> Chris
> It may have been stated elswhere that cedar has a lot of volatile
> commpounds. As the shingle ages In the hot sun or with a heated space
> below
> these volatiles evaporate. So the older the shingle the lower the fuel
> value.
> I've used scraps from shake and shingle mills (new wood) and fired to
> ^9/10
> but older wood will have less utility. But if its free it might be worth
> the price
> DRB
> Seola Creek
>
--
Eric Alan Hansen
Stonehouse Studio Pottery
Alexandria, Virginia
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