=?iso-8859-1?q?sally=20Bazett?= on wed 24 oct 01
I should imagine this post will have many replies so
I'll be brief.
Leach amongst other thing developed a very good
kickwheel, the Woodleys, its easy and good to use.
A Potters Book is an inspiring book, if only to
understand how us potters managed before the 'Brent'
wheel , ceramic fibre and back in the days when the
glaze ingredients had to be collected from source (no
snazzy colourants available to be used)
Unlike you're sales rep I do not believe t be only
applicable to 'old' folks (I'm 36) but to be a
relervent and fascinating source of information today
Read it and make you're own opinion
Sally B
Glos. UK
GlassyClass wrote: >
> tradition - we
> did that a long time ago (Thank god ).>
>
> Could I ask what is this Leach Tradition, or who was
> "Leach".
>
> The reason I ask, I was down at (store name not
> important, since it was a
> employee [bb]) today, wanting to look at their
> $200.00 Brent KickWheel Kit,
> and the person that I was asking was trying to
> steer(hard sell) me to a
> $1,000.00 Brent model C or CXC wheel, telling me
> that this was the wheel I
> wanted, instead of building a cheap kit, that wasn't
> worth a the steel that
> it was made of. He spouted something about the Leach
> Tradition, and how it
> was only for old folks or old potters, that all the
> potters that were any
> good that he knew used Brent wheels.
>
> Basically told him that I was not made of money to
> pop a thousand on a
> wheel, that the reason that I wanted to look at the
> kit, was that I was a
> student, and wanting a quiet kickwheel. He decided
> that he did not have any
> more time to talk to me, and left for the back of
> the store. Another store
> clerk was just standing there, watching the whole
> thing, I asked him if he
> would check me out, since I also was buying some
> tools, told him that they
> had lost a sale, because of the unprofessional help
> of the other
> salesperson.
>
> Just what is this Leach Tradition, and how does it
> relate to Wheels, or
> Pottery in general ?
>
> Talked with one of the school techs later in the
> day, might be buying one of
> their kickwheels for $100.00, going to go look at it
> on Thursday.
>
> Bud
> [self edited]
>
>
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