Stephen Grimmer on sun 24 jun 01
Steve,
If you really want to save time and money, you could start once-firing
your work. Then you wouldn't have to bisque at all.
Best,
Steve
--
Stephen Grimmer
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
> From: steve dalton
> Subject: I'm back...and a question
>
SNIP
>
> I'm debating on bisquing with my wood kiln. I would like the pros and cons.
> I already know to fire slowly, etc, etc. I've out grown my little 7 cubic
> foot electric (I've only had the kiln for 5 yrs) and I need to fire a large
> quantity of greenware. My debate has been...Time involved and wood stock
> pile. I can hit, in a normal glaze wood-firing ^06 within 5-7 hours from
> the end of warm-up(2-3 hour warm- up with larger pieces
>
> I've always heard that a bisque fire should hold a load and a half or more
> of finished work. Right now, I'm about 3/4's of a load of finished work or
> maybe a little less.
>
> I know here, energy has jumped in price. Yet, I want to make a profit while
> keeping my prices down.
> Thank you,
>
> Steve Dalton
> sdpotter@gte.net
> Clear Creek Pottery
> Snohomish, WA. USA
SNAP
Tony Ferguson on sun 24 jun 01
Yes, I would agree, consider single firing. Two books
to look at: Fran Tristram's "Single Firing: The Pro's
& Cons" and Dennis Parks book, "Oil firing...he also
talks about single firing in the book. Unfortunely,
there isn't much out there and I must say that the
glazes I tested didn't work for me. If you have any
questions, I would be happy to share some clay bodies
and glazes recipes with you to get you started.
Tony Duluth, MN
--- Stephen Grimmer wrote:
> Steve,
> If you really want to save time and money, you
> could start once-firing
> your work. Then you wouldn't have to bisque at all.
> Best,
> Steve
>
> --
> Stephen Grimmer
> Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
>
>
> > From: steve dalton
> > Subject: I'm back...and a question
> >
> SNIP
> >
> > I'm debating on bisquing with my wood kiln. I
> would like the pros and cons.
> > I already know to fire slowly, etc, etc. I've out
> grown my little 7 cubic
> > foot electric (I've only had the kiln for 5 yrs)
> and I need to fire a large
> > quantity of greenware. My debate has been...Time
> involved and wood stock
> > pile. I can hit, in a normal glaze wood-firing
> ^06 within 5-7 hours from
> > the end of warm-up(2-3 hour warm- up with larger
> pieces
> >
> > I've always heard that a bisque fire should hold a
> load and a half or more
> > of finished work. Right now, I'm about 3/4's of a
> load of finished work or
> > maybe a little less.
> >
> > I know here, energy has jumped in price. Yet, I
> want to make a profit while
> > keeping my prices down.
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Steve Dalton
> > sdpotter@gte.net
> > Clear Creek Pottery
> > Snohomish, WA. USA
> SNAP
>
>
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