Susi Kraft on sat 27 apr 02
Hello, I am new to the list. I am visually impaired with a wonderful
guide dog and own/operate a small rescue ranch for all kinds of
critters. It has been my lifetime dream to create and work my own
pottery. I have searched for quite awhile to find a very simple
design on how to build my own pottery kick wheel. That way I can
control the speed. I do have limited sight and build a lot of things
on my own. I found several sites through a google search but
several were outdated and no longer existed. And the one I did
find was terribly long and way beyond my skills. There has to be
a very easy way to build one right? I am even thinking of how
they were constructed years and years ago by Indians or natives??
Thanks to all in advance for helping me in this search. sincerely,
susi and guide dog hunter
Tony Ferguson on sun 28 apr 02
Susi,
You may want to check out the brent kickwheel kit. Other companies toook
into are: Axner, Thomas Stuart, Sodner. Basically, they provide the
hardware and you do the rest. Also, you may want to look into the axner
cast concrete wheel. It is also referred to as a children's kick wheel. It
comes ready to throw on. It is small and makes small pots or large pots
with coil/slab paddle method.
Various pottery books (of course I can't think of any off hand and I am sure
someone else will post) have plans for a do it yourself kick wheel. If you
are handy, and it sounds like you are even with your limited eyesight, then
you should be able to make one. However, if you can't get things perfectly
square, I would recommend getting a kit and some help.
Nevada Dan's is good, inexpensive pottery supply shop online to place some
inquiries as well.
Thank you!
Tony Ferguson
Stoneware, Porcelain, Raku
www.aquariusartgallery.com
Workshops available
218-727-6339
315 N. Lake Ave
Apt 312
Duluth, MN 55806
----- Original Message -----
From: "Susi Kraft"
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Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 9:40 PM
Subject: kickwheel request
> Hello, I am new to the list. I am visually impaired with a wonderful
> guide dog and own/operate a small rescue ranch for all kinds of
> critters. It has been my lifetime dream to create and work my own
> pottery. I have searched for quite awhile to find a very simple
> design on how to build my own pottery kick wheel. That way I can
> control the speed. I do have limited sight and build a lot of things
> on my own. I found several sites through a google search but
> several were outdated and no longer existed. And the one I did
> find was terribly long and way beyond my skills. There has to be
> a very easy way to build one right? I am even thinking of how
> they were constructed years and years ago by Indians or natives??
> Thanks to all in advance for helping me in this search. sincerely,
> susi and guide dog hunter
>
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Snail Scott on sun 28 apr 02
At 11:40 PM 4/27/02 -0500, you wrote:
>I am even thinking of how
>[wheels] were constructed years and years ago by Indians or natives??
>Thanks to all in advance for helping me in this search. sincerely,
>susi and guide dog hunter
Most Native American pottery was handbuilt in
the old days, not thrown, but a look at old
Asian or European wheels might give some good
clues. (I'm no authority on these, so I'll defer
to others for comment.) Also, look for the book
'Building Pottery Equipment' by Harvey and Kolb.
It's out of print, but I bet Inter-Library Loan
would come through for you.
Building Pottery Equipment
Harvey, Roger, and Kolb, Sylvia and John
(c)1975, Watson & Guptill
ISBN 0-273-00855-2
-Snail
Geoffrey Shilling on thu 2 may 02
I am not a wheel thrower(yet anyway), but I found a couple links to some
plans for building a wheel. Hope this helps.
http://www.geocities.com/rjsny/plans.html
http://www.ceramicsmonthly.org/mustreads/wheel.asp
- Geoffrey -
in Ohio in the middle of a storm. Anybody want to go play in the rain? Oh,
wait a minute...I guess that would not be a very good idea since it is 1/2
inch diameter hail and not rain that is coming down. That might hurt a bit!
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