David Hendley on fri 23 jan 04
Linda,
If you want to pay the postage costs, I will mail you some wood
ashes.
Between my 2 wood stoves (house and studio) and wood kiln,
I always have ashes around, even in the summer. I have about
30 pounds at the moment.
It is "reasonably pure", very little charcoal or trash, but will still
need to be sieved through a screen. It is about 2/3 oak, the
remainder being sweetgum, pine, and elm. You need to be
aware that all ash is variable and you will need to do tests
before using it.
David Hendley
david@farmpots.com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
> But I have had no success in finding a source
> for wood ash (no one I know has a fireplace or burns a wood stove).
> (Sigh, my soul was not meant for this big city life but here is where
> my loved ones are so here I'll stay...)
> Anyone have an abundant supply (or at least more than they will ever
> use in this lifetime) willing to sell me some? Seriously, I want to
> pay good money for some burnt stuff!
Linda Pahl on fri 23 jan 04
Lili Krakowski wrote:
>
> This is not red, but the loveliest caramel, apple butter color.
>
> Red Art 78
> Washed wood ash 15
> Talc 13
>
> For those who cannot get Red Art any red earthenware clay should work.
The entire post was chock full of very useful information, thanks Lili!
However, the mere mention of "wood ash" stirs up my yearning to get my
hands on some, especially when the description of the glaze is so
enticing. For a big city gal throwing in her closet I think I do
alright with pottery. But I have had no success in finding a source
for wood ash (no one I know has a fireplace or burns a wood stove).
(Sigh, my soul was not meant for this big city life but here is where
my loved ones are so here I'll stay...)
Anyone have an abundant supply (or at least more than they will ever
use in this lifetime) willing to sell me some? Seriously, I want to
pay good money for some burnt stuff!
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
Regards,
Linda Pahl, Kew Gardens, New York
TheClosetPotter@earthlink.net
(I throw on my wheel in my hall closet; the only possible solution in
this tiny apartment!)
http://home.earthlink.net/~jessieadair/tests/
Charles Moore on fri 23 jan 04
Hi, Linda,
Try Axner. They carry some fine--always consistent--washed wood ash. I
just checked the Index of their most recent paper catalog and did not find
wood ash. But, if you go on line at www.axner.com, I think you should find
wood ash. Or try their telephone number: 800-843-7057. They have always
been very helpful to me.
Charles
Sacramento
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Pahl"
To:
Sent: Friday, January 23, 2004 12:54 AM
Subject: Money to Burn/Source for Wood Ash
> Lili Krakowski wrote:
> >
> > This is not red, but the loveliest caramel, apple butter color.
> >
> > Red Art 78
> > Washed wood ash 15
> > Talc 13
> >
> > For those who cannot get Red Art any red earthenware clay should work.
>
> The entire post was chock full of very useful information, thanks Lili!
>
> However, the mere mention of "wood ash" stirs up my yearning to get my
> hands on some, especially when the description of the glaze is so
> enticing. For a big city gal throwing in her closet I think I do
> alright with pottery. But I have had no success in finding a source
> for wood ash (no one I know has a fireplace or burns a wood stove).
> (Sigh, my soul was not meant for this big city life but here is where
> my loved ones are so here I'll stay...)
>
> Anyone have an abundant supply (or at least more than they will ever
> use in this lifetime) willing to sell me some? Seriously, I want to
> pay good money for some burnt stuff!
>
> Any information would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Regards,
>
> Linda Pahl, Kew Gardens, New York
> TheClosetPotter@earthlink.net
> (I throw on my wheel in my hall closet; the only possible solution in
> this tiny apartment!)
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~jessieadair/tests/
>
>
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Logan Oplinger on mon 26 jan 04
On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 03:54:30 -0500, Linda Pahl
wrote:
>Lili Krakowski wrote:
>>
>> This is not red, but the loveliest caramel, apple butter color.
>>
>> Red Art 78
>> Washed wood ash 15
>> Talc 13
>>
>> For those who cannot get Red Art any red earthenware clay should work.
>
>The entire post was chock full of very useful information, thanks Lili!
>..... But I have had no success in finding a source
>for wood ash (no one I know has a fireplace or burns a wood stove).
>(Sigh, my soul was not meant for this big city life but here is where
>my loved ones are so here I'll stay...)
>
>Anyone have an abundant supply (or at least more than they will ever
>use in this lifetime) willing to sell me some? Seriously, I want to
>pay good money for some burnt stuff!
Hello Linda,
At the risk of a bad joke, since you have so much money to burn, why not
make your own ash? Just ignite some of those pesky $1.00 bills in your
barbeque! ;^D
Or, more seriously, you could hold potluck barbeques and ask everyone
invited to contribute a bag of charcoal briquettes. What you don't use
immediately you can burn later at your leisure. Save the ashes. A mix of
several different brands of charcoal may give you a ashes of a fairly
uniform mineral content.
Logan Oplinger
Another Tropical Island
P.S. I just turned 1/2 of a pair of cheap, dull stainless steel craft
scissors into a trimming needle using my bench grinder, a hammer, a bench
vise, and the file on my pocket "multitool". The handle is pre-attached!
O==-----
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