John Ford on mon 4 jan 99
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owner-clayart=40LSV.UKY.EDU wrote:
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Hiya=21
I recently purchased a Thomas Stuart kickwheel and spent a good four
hours assembling it. It works fine, though the instruction manuel
mentioned nothing about maintenence. As a high school student, I know
little to nothing about proper care of a kickwheel. I was wondering
what I need to do to keep it up and working for many years to come. Any
help regarding any part of the kickwheel would be greatly apprecitated.
I am also writing a paper on the potter's wheel and am having difficulty
finding info on the history of the potter's wheel and how the
introduction of the wheel has changed the world of pottery. Thanks for
your help.
AlNieb
According to =22The Potter's Dictionary=22, Frank and Janet Hamer, 4th
edition,(given to me by some wonderful friends in Ft. Lauderdale, =
FL):=22Egypt
is credited with being the place of orgin of the potter's wheel. It was here
that the turntable shaft was lengthened about 3000 B.C. and a flywheel
added.The flywheel was kicked and later was moved by pulling the edge with =
the
left hand shilst forming the clay with the right. This led to the
anti-clockwise motion for the potter's wheel which is almost universal. Only
in parts of Japan and in parts of India was a clockwise motion used.=22 =
=22Hands
in Clay=22 by Charlotte F. Speight and John Toki (page 67) credit western =
Asia
around 4000 B.C.
Kinda sketchy but I hope it helps...
John Ford
Ft Worth, TX
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