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kiln drying fire 2, loading the tail setting, & the 40/40/20 ash s=

updated fri 13 may 11

 

gary navarre on wed 11 may 11

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Hey Folks,

Well that puny little fire I started last week didn't do the job so on the=
next sunny day I got a real fire going ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DYwNXUK0I2jQ (3:16)

... and got the chamber hot enough to sit cooling overnight and dry the tai=
l floor kiln wash enough to set some shelves...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DEqs0Sz9TEC0 (14:31)

... or the still shots...

http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/ca/kpap/upwdfk011-3/tail-setting-jpg.html

So now I'll be glazing green ware for the mid-tail setting with some ^6-8 =
glazes I got from Ron Roy and a few others in a Clay & Glaze group that fou=
nd me in FaceBook.

Another test/risk I'm trying is to use Nepheline Syenite for the Feldspar =
in the 40/40/20 Maple Ash Slip Glaze instead of the Custer in hopes of drop=
ping the cone from ^7-10 to ^5-8 and see what happens in the back end of th=
e chamber. Thanks for watching and stay in there eh.

Gary Navarre
Navarre Pottery
Navarre Enterprises
Norway, Michigan, USA
http://www.NavarrePottery.etsy.com
http://www.youtube.com/GindaUP
http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/