Arnold Howard on mon 24 jan 00
I have been following the "wads under pots" thread,
and I don't understand the reason for the wads. Is it
to help air circulation between pot and shelf? Is it
used only in salt firings?
Thanks,
Arnold Howard
Mesquite, Texas
--- "I.Lewis" wrote:
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> message----------------------------
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> Why persist in using wads when there is so much
> distortion. I can understand the
> need for them if the work is loose stacked. They are
> then needed to prevent pots
> from fusing to each other. But if the pots are flat
> to the shelf, then why not
> try the Jane Hamlyn way. Make a thick mix of shelf
> wash, kaolin and alumina or
> one of the suggested mixtures, but incorporate a
> good proportion of bread flour
> into the mixture, about another third by volume. Mix
> to a smooth paste. Trowel
> this onto your shelves and then wipe with a notched
> tile adhesive spreader to
> leave a ploughed field effect. Jane makes patterns.
> These allow some salt to
> infiltrate under the pots and can leave attractive
> patterns adding an extra dash
> of panache to the final effect. The alternative
> seems to be to beef up the
> refractoriness of the clay.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ivor Lewis.
>
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CINDI ANDERSON on tue 25 jan 00
In salt firings, the salt forms a glaze on the piece, and the pots get
"glazed" to the shelf if you don't have wads. So it looks like there
are alternatives, but that's basically why you have to do "something."
Cindi
Arnold Howard wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I have been following the "wads under pots" thread,
> and I don't understand the reason for the wads. Is it
> to help air circulation between pot and shelf? Is it
> used only in salt firings?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Arnold Howard
> Mesquite, Texas
>
> --- "I.Lewis" wrote:
> > ----------------------------Original
> > message----------------------------
> > ------------------
> > Why persist in using wads when there is so much
> > distortion. I can understand the
> > need for them if the work is loose stacked. They are
> > then needed to prevent pots
> > from fusing to each other. But if the pots are flat
> > to the shelf, then why not
> > try the Jane Hamlyn way. Make a thick mix of shelf
> > wash, kaolin and alumina or
> > one of the suggested mixtures, but incorporate a
> > good proportion of bread flour
> > into the mixture, about another third by volume. Mix
> > to a smooth paste. Trowel
> > this onto your shelves and then wipe with a notched
> > tile adhesive spreader to
> > leave a ploughed field effect. Jane makes patterns.
> > These allow some salt to
> > infiltrate under the pots and can leave attractive
> > patterns adding an extra dash
> > of panache to the final effect. The alternative
> > seems to be to beef up the
> > refractoriness of the clay.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ivor Lewis.
> >
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