Les Crimp on fri 7 jul 00
Hi Joyce -
Can you tell me where I might get a copy of Cushing's Handbook? It sounds
like a "must read" to me.
Thanks,
Les Crimp in Nanoose Bay, B.C.
lcrimp@home.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Joyce Lee
To:
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 1:17 PM
Subject: kiln firing and glazes
> Hi Richard,
>
> I like Robin Hopper's Glaze Spectrum, but you almost need to take his
> two week class in British Columbia to get full use of it. Out Of The
> Earth Into The Fire by Mimi Obstler is one I thoroughly enjoy ...
> sitting with it and a cuppa, reading as if it were a novel and
> daydreaming about what I might do IF.... a beautiful book. Although I
> mix glazes regularly, they are always somebody's recipe or somebody
> else's adaptation of a recipe. When I feel more confident with my
> throwing, extruding, coiling, reduction firing, raku firing,
> slabrolling, glazing, pitfiring, and designing/decorating .... THEN I
> plan to tackle the glaze development work utilizing all my present
> resources, including Clayart, and the programs available through
> clayarters. I received my understanding of how to fire a gas kiln from
> clayarters (especially from Mel, who gave me incredible support through
> one complete firing) and from Gordon Hutchins' videotapes of raku and
> salt/soda firings. Although I never did set up to explore salt/soda
> firings, I learned a lot about firing by watching how he worked on the
> tapes. I have other books that I consider to be invaluable but one that
> keeps me enraptured at the moment is Cushing's Handbook. The cover
> states that this is "a Compilation of Papers Concerning Glazes, Glaze
> Calculation&Formulation, Clay Bodies, Raw Materials with Clay Body, Slip
> and Glaze Formulas, Firing, Pottery Making Tips and Other Useful
> Information." It is all of the above. These are all wonderful materials
> that any potter, especially one moving into glaze formulation and firing
> would treasure.
>
> Joyce
> In the Mojave
>
>
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Joyce Lee on fri 7 jul 00
Hi Richard,
I like Robin Hopper's Glaze Spectrum, but you almost need to take his
two week class in British Columbia to get full use of it. Out Of The
Earth Into The Fire by Mimi Obstler is one I thoroughly enjoy ...
sitting with it and a cuppa, reading as if it were a novel and
daydreaming about what I might do IF.... a beautiful book. Although I
mix glazes regularly, they are always somebody's recipe or somebody
else's adaptation of a recipe. When I feel more confident with my
throwing, extruding, coiling, reduction firing, raku firing,
slabrolling, glazing, pitfiring, and designing/decorating .... THEN I
plan to tackle the glaze development work utilizing all my present
resources, including Clayart, and the programs available through
clayarters. I received my understanding of how to fire a gas kiln from
clayarters (especially from Mel, who gave me incredible support through
one complete firing) and from Gordon Hutchins' videotapes of raku and
salt/soda firings. Although I never did set up to explore salt/soda
firings, I learned a lot about firing by watching how he worked on the
tapes. I have other books that I consider to be invaluable but one that
keeps me enraptured at the moment is Cushing's Handbook. The cover
states that this is "a Compilation of Papers Concerning Glazes, Glaze
Calculation&Formulation, Clay Bodies, Raw Materials with Clay Body, Slip
and Glaze Formulas, Firing, Pottery Making Tips and Other Useful
Information." It is all of the above. These are all wonderful materials
that any potter, especially one moving into glaze formulation and firing
would treasure.
Joyce
In the Mojave
Joyce Lee on sat 8 jul 00
> Can you tell me where I might get a copy of Cushing's Handbook? It sounds
> like a "must read" to me.
Hey Les......... when I bought my copy a year or so ago I had to contact
Mrs. Cushing in Alfred, N. Y. to order a copy directly from the
Cushings. Unfortunately, my computer virus a few months ago wiped out
their address and phone number. Karen Gringhuis, also in Alfred, takes a
personal interest in promoting this handbook so she may be a contact.
(Karen, are you still out there?) A call to her would give you the info
you need. Even the receipt for my order is generic and doesn't reveal
the information you'd need. If I stumble over a note I may have written
to myself, I'll tell you more. Best regards.
Joyce
In the Mojave
n wheeler on mon 10 jul 00
Les - it is my understanding that you have installed a 'smaller' Bourry box
wood kiln. I too am in the process of planning such an installation. Would
you be amernable to sharing thoughtrs on dimensions / design / construction
/ operation??
Norm Wheeler
5914 Line 3 North
RR#1
Midland, Ont
L4R 4K3
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