Paul Herman on fri 4 oct 02
Greetings to All,
We're getting prepared for the sixth firing of the big woodkiln. What a
lot of work! About 80 boards of pots so far and I figure to throw a
couple of more days, then start glazing. Giving myself 14 days to glaze
instead of the 10 I got last time. Also, in these last few days of
throwing I've been trying to make BIGger pots, in order to fill all the
space. Using the method of throwing a tall cylinder, then drying with a
fan as the wheel turns, before finishing. Am I cheating?
The woodpile is looking good, it's all stacked and beautiful, but not as
beautiful as it will be when it burns. This time it's about half
industrial scrap (free for the hauling from a truss factory [Doug Fir],
and a moulding outfit [eastern hardwood, mostly Oak]) and half Ponderosa
Pine cordwood, gotten the hardway with pickup and chainsaw. Last year
the moulding place hauled 70 some thousand pounds to the landfill.
Criminally awful, ain't it?
It's stunning how this change from gas to wood has changed everything
else in my potter life. Think of a six month cycle between firings
instead of one month. A bunch of wierd-O potters hanging around . A
lighter claybody a must. The glazes are all different. YOW! Gotta get my
testing regime organised.
If it's appropriate I'll post a few progress reports on this firing.
Anyone interested?
This group has helped me a lot, gotten me new friends and made me feel
connected to the larger world of potters and clay artists of all kinds.
A heartfelt thanks to you all! And especially to Mel and Joyce.
Best wishes,
hardway
on the northeastern foot of the Sierra,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
423-725 Scott Road
Doyle, California 96109 US
potter@psln.com
Tim on sat 5 oct 02
Paul,
I can't speak for anyone else, but I, for one, would love to see the
progress reports. If it doesn't seem appropriate to you here on the list,
please keep me up-to-date off-list. I'm still very much looking forward to
my first wood firing, but it probably won't be until after we've relocated.
- Tim Miller -
The Maker's Image
Indianapolis, IN
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Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 9:24 PM
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Subject: woodfiring
Greetings to All,
We're getting prepared for the sixth firing of the big woodkiln. What a
lot of work! About 80 boards of pots so far and I figure to throw a
couple of more days, then start glazing. Giving myself 14 days to glaze
instead of the 10 I got last time. Also, in these last few days of
throwing I've been trying to make BIGger pots, in order to fill all the
space. Using the method of throwing a tall cylinder, then drying with a
fan as the wheel turns, before finishing. Am I cheating?
The woodpile is looking good, it's all stacked and beautiful, but not as
beautiful as it will be when it burns. This time it's about half
industrial scrap (free for the hauling from a truss factory [Doug Fir],
and a moulding outfit [eastern hardwood, mostly Oak]) and half Ponderosa
Pine cordwood, gotten the hardway with pickup and chainsaw. Last year
the moulding place hauled 70 some thousand pounds to the landfill.
Criminally awful, ain't it?
It's stunning how this change from gas to wood has changed everything
else in my potter life. Think of a six month cycle between firings
instead of one month. A bunch of wierd-O potters hanging around . A
lighter claybody a must. The glazes are all different. YOW! Gotta get my
testing regime organised.
If it's appropriate I'll post a few progress reports on this firing.
Anyone interested?
This group has helped me a lot, gotten me new friends and made me feel
connected to the larger world of potters and clay artists of all kinds.
A heartfelt thanks to you all! And especially to Mel and Joyce.
Best wishes,
hardway
on the northeastern foot of the Sierra,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
423-725 Scott Road
Doyle, California 96109 US
potter@psln.com
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Catherine White on sat 5 oct 02
I, too, would love to see progress reports. It's impossible to imagine
semi-annual firings! Do you load the kiln as you finish work, adding new
things in til it's filled, or do you do one immense loading? You must
forget half of what you've made by the time a firing is due. Pictures would
be fun, too.
Catherine in Yuma, AZ
Two ancient electric kilns. One Paragon 18" x 20".
One in-process Crusader 24"X 27". Both outside.
It never rains here at the Mexican border.
One partner, one kid, three cats.
----- Original Message -----
Subject: Re: woodfiring
-----Original Message-----
> It's stunning how this change from gas to wood has changed everything
> else in my potter life. Think of a six month cycle between firings
> instead of one month. A bunch of wierd-O potters hanging around . A
> lighter claybody a must. The glazes are all different. YOW! Gotta get my
> testing regime organised.
>
> If it's appropriate I'll post a few progress reports on this firing.
> Anyone interested?
Paul Herman on sat 5 oct 02
Hi Catherine,
OK, I got three people to say yes, so I'll report in on the firing,
irregularly.
We will load for four days, fire for three, and cool for four. It IS
hard to remember what the heck I did. I'm going to take notes and do
drawings as I glaze.
Sorry, no pictures yet. The gallery I sell through in Reno has a
website, and I'll (eventually) try to get some pictures up there.
Toiling away,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
423-725 Scott Road
Doyle, California 96109 US
potter@psln.com
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>From: Catherine White
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: woodfiring
>Date: Sat, Oct 5, 2002, 11:53 AM
>
> I, too, would love to see progress reports. It's impossible to imagine
> semi-annual firings! Do you load the kiln as you finish work, adding new
> things in til it's filled, or do you do one immense loading? You must
> forget half of what you've made by the time a firing is due. Pictures would
> be fun, too.
>
> Catherine in Yuma, AZ
vince pitelka on sat 5 oct 02
Hardway -
Bring on the progress reports. We'll collectively be hanging on the edge of
our seat.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
Jan Goodland Metz on mon 7 oct 02
Hardway,
What design is your woodkiln?
Jan
throwing pots in Southern R.I.
ince pitelka wrote:
> Hardway -
> Bring on the progress reports. We'll collectively be hanging on the edge of
> our seat.
> - Vince
>
> Vince Pitelka
> Appalachian Center for Crafts
> Tennessee Technological University
> 1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
> Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
> 615/597-5376
> Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
> 615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
> http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
>
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Paul Herman on tue 8 oct 02
Jan,
It's an anagama, interior measurements 15' long, floor 5' wide, arch
4.5' at the highest point. The floor steps up 3 times. Then there's a
salt chamber above that, a catenary arch of about 50 cu ft. Kind of a
strange Asian/Teutonic hybrid.
Best wishes,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
423-725 Scott Road
Doyle, California 96109 US
potter@psln.com
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>From: Jan Goodland Metz
>To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
>Subject: Re: woodfiring
>Date: Mon, Oct 7, 2002, 9:14 AM
>
> What design is your woodkiln?
>
> Jan
> throwing pots in Southern R.I.
joseph carames on wed 16 oct 02
count me in too I want to know how things are going
how big is the kiln
80 boards of pots sounds like it is enormous
good luck
I am expecting to have some pots in a woodfire come january
Joseph Carames
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