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throwing continental woodfire porcelain

updated tue 23 aug 11

 

gary navarre on mon 22 aug 11


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Hey Folks,=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0I suppose if you've seen someone throwinga pot you=
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en them all and one clay looks about like any other but I figured some folk=
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s might be entertained, or learn something new, for about 20 minutes so I m=
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ade a clip of myself throwing 3lbs. of the higher temperature Porcelain Con=
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tinental Clay is selling...=3D0A=3D0Ahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3Dyrl=
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VQ=3DA0 (I don't get any kickbacks from this company)=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0I'm sta=
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like the Porcelains I've tried so far (Michale Wendt's is the other one). =
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Even though it is fussy and any touch leaves a mark it is easier to fix. An=
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d trimming is a lot easier too without all those grog lines. I can make a f=
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inal smoothing with a damp finger. Some of the first tests took the ash and=
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my glazes nicely but I wrecked them with a firing mistake and they cracked=
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. Lets hope this stuff holds up better and my firing skill has improved wit=
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h practice and the tips from some of you folks. Thanks for watching and sta=
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y in there eh.=3D0A=3D0A=3DA0=3D0AGary Navarre=3D0ANavarre Pottery=3D0ANava=
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ses=3D0ANorway, Michigan, USA=3D0Ahttp://www.NavarrePottery.etsy.com=3D0Aht=
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ww.youtube.com/GindaUP=3D0Ahttp://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/