Gary H. Holt on fri 8 mar 02
Hi, all. This post is directed particularly to Craig Martell, but if
anyone else on the list has information on the availability of wood ash,
please answer also.
Craig, a couple of years ago you posted several times regarding both the
supply of, and demand for, some standardized wood ash from a power plant in
Tennessee. I've had one of Lowell Baker's sawdust fired kilns in the yard
of my studio since last May, and for two recent firings we added ash to the
sawdust as it was blown into the kiln. It vastly improved the surfaces of
the pieces, and I want to continue using it. I've run through the supply I
bought from Axner, and when I called to order more they informed me that
their supplier had gone out of business. Searches on the web turned up
hundreds of references for using wood ash to improve garden soil, but none
on a supplier. I currently have emergency alerts to all neighbors and
friends within a half mile radius of me who have fireplaces or wood burning
stoves, and to all barbecue shops nearby, but getting those ashes is pretty
labor intensive, and I'd really prefer a more standardized mix. Do you by
any chance still have information on supplies of the power station ash, or
any other? I appreciate any help you can give...
(I occasionally have access to small amounts of Japanese and Korean
feldspars, if that might interest you in the way of reciprocity...) Best
regards, Gary Holt
Gary Holt
Berkeley, CA.
gary@garyholt.com
www.garyholt.com
Dave Gayman on sat 9 mar 02
Interesting question in the US. I used to get mine at a really small,
hardwood sawmill in southern Ohio, near my wife's family. But I suspect
the EPA has banned the practice of burning waste at sawmills.
Would charcoal be a viable substitute? (Not commercial briquettes, which
are largely mineral content, but the back-into-fashion soft charcoal you
can get at yuppie or health food stores. The charcoal in the bags that I
buy for grilling are clearly made from ends from flooring
manufacturing. In fact, I just discovered the company has a Web
site: http://www.cowboycharcoal.com/ Heck, they might even sell you the
charcoal siftings, which would add directly to the fly ash element of your
firing, though most likely the powder goes to filter or briquette
manufacturers.)
I would hope that commercial lots of charcoal would cost less than the
per-bag price at Trader Joe's or Bread and Circus. But, in any case,
you'll be supporting the cost of air cleaning equipment with almost
anything you obtain commercially in the States.
Dave
At 01:06 PM 3/8/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Do you by
>any chance still have information on supplies of the power station ash, or
>any other? I appreciate any help you can give...
annelorre dostal on sat 9 mar 02
i get my wood ash from a local barbque place, they have wood burning pit
grills and are more than happy to have me come and shovel some of the ash
up, it needs to be screened and washed before using, but it is free
annelorre
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Karin Hurt on mon 11 mar 02
In a message dated 3/11/02 8:21:59 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
snotpot69@YAHOO.COM writes:
> Oooooh! Oooooh! Steve! You may have made my night!
> There's a cone ten glaze that Seattle Pottery Supply
> makes that I love, but I never see ads for them
> anymore, and thought they went out of business!
> Woohoo! I'm going to try and find them on the web, but
> if you have a number for them, or email address, I
> would appreciate it if you could please send them on
> to me. Thanks, Jules--- Steve Dalton
> wrote:
> > I don't know if anybody has mentioned this, but I
> > remember reading in an ad
> > for Axner. They had washed and screened wood ash
> > for sale. I have even
> > seen fake wood ash for sale through Seattle Pottery
> > Supply.
> > --
> > Steve Dalton
> > Clear Creek Pottery
> > Snohomish, Wa
> > sdpotter@gte.net
> >
> >
>
Axner does sell wood ash, I have a bag sitting in my studio, worked well with
Tom Coleman's orange shino that I use.
Karin
Laughing Bear Pottery
Arizona
Craig Martell on mon 11 mar 02
Hello Gary:
Sorry, I don't know of any other sources other than burning your own.
regards, Craig Martell in Oregon
Steve Dalton on mon 11 mar 02
I don't know if anybody has mentioned this, but I remember reading in an ad
for Axner. They had washed and screened wood ash for sale. I have even
seen fake wood ash for sale through Seattle Pottery Supply.
--
Steve Dalton
Clear Creek Pottery
Snohomish, Wa
sdpotter@gte.net
Jim Bozeman on mon 11 mar 02
An excellent place for all the free woodash you could ever need in a Bar B Que restaurant that cooks with wood.
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Julie Milazzo on mon 11 mar 02
Oooooh! Oooooh! Steve! You may have made my night!
There's a cone ten glaze that Seattle Pottery Supply
makes that I love, but I never see ads for them
anymore, and thought they went out of business!
Woohoo! I'm going to try and find them on the web, but
if you have a number for them, or email address, I
would appreciate it if you could please send them on
to me. Thanks, Jules--- Steve Dalton
wrote:
> I don't know if anybody has mentioned this, but I
> remember reading in an ad
> for Axner. They had washed and screened wood ash
> for sale. I have even
> seen fake wood ash for sale through Seattle Pottery
> Supply.
> --
> Steve Dalton
> Clear Creek Pottery
> Snohomish, Wa
> sdpotter@gte.net
>
>
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Marvin Bjurlin on tue 12 mar 02
Hi Julie, I tried to cook the chicken, but I never got past drinking the Merlot!
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Julie Milazzo wrote:
> Oooooh! Oooooh! Steve! You may have made my night!
> There's a cone ten glaze that Seattle Pottery Supply
> makes that I love, but I never see ads for them
> anymore, and thought they went out of business!
> Woohoo! I'm going to try and find them on the web, but
> if you have a number for them, or email address, I
> would appreciate it if you could please send them on
> to me. Thanks, Jules--- Steve Dalton
> wrote:
> > I don't know if anybody has mentioned this, but I
> > remember reading in an ad
> > for Axner. They had washed and screened wood ash
> > for sale. I have even
> > seen fake wood ash for sale through Seattle Pottery
> > Supply.
> > --
> > Steve Dalton
> > Clear Creek Pottery
> > Snohomish, Wa
> > sdpotter@gte.net
> >
> >
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