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cone 1 how???

updated wed 12 may 99

 

Ben Shelton on tue 11 may 99

I'm extremely interested in working in the nether reigions of the cone 1-6
world both reduction and oxidation. Where would be the best place to start
research for formulating clay/glazes for this range???? Maybe we can start
something here!! Ben
-----Original Message-----
From: Martin Howard
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Monday, May 10, 1999 12:07 PM
Subject: Re: Why not Cone 8?


>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Ray pleads for Cone 8.
>
>I would plead for Cone 1. Here in England we can purchase clay which
>matures at Cone 1. It is good stuff.
>
>We are all, surely, trying to be green. So why this insistence on high
>cones? The implication is that good pots can only be created at high
>temperatures.
>
>That is so obviously wrong thinking.
>
>So, are there other potters out there, between raku and cone 6?
>
>Martin Howard
>Webbs Cottage Pottery and Press
>Woolpits Road, Great Saling
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>