John Britt on tue 8 jun 04
Hello all,
I am wondering if anyone knows of any good books on mining or processing
of ceramic materials? I have "Our Modern Stone Age" which is a bit old
yet good. But if you know of any other more recent books please let me
know.
Thanks,
John Britt
www.johnbrittpottery.com
Patty Alander on wed 9 jun 04
Hi John,
I just purchased "Native Clay and Glazes for the North American Potter:
A Manual for the Utilization of Local Clay and Glaze Materials" by Ralph
Mason. It's out of print, copyright 1981 - I got it on e-bay for
$7.50. I just received it and have only leafed through the pages, but
it looks good.
Patty
MarjB on wed 9 jun 04
Morning John
Would the e-book on Digitalfire sight be of any use to you ?
Maybe too basic for your needs. http://digitalfire.com/books/517.php "A
Potter's Geology : Clay and Glazes from Natural Materials by Eric Rowe.
Have not viewed this myself. Possibly someone on the list can offer an
informed opinion. MarjB
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Britt"
To:
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:43 PM
Subject: Books on Mining
> Hello all,
>
> I am wondering if anyone knows of any good books on mining or processing
> of ceramic materials? I have "Our Modern Stone Age" which is a bit old
> yet good. But if you know of any other more recent books please let me
> know.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Britt
> www.johnbrittpottery.com
>
>
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Hank Murrow on wed 9 jun 04
On Jun 8, 2004, at 6:43 PM, John Britt wrote:
> I am wondering if anyone knows of any good books on mining or=20
> processing
> of ceramic materials? I have "Our Modern Stone Age" which is a bit =
old
> yet good. But if you know of any other more recent books please let =
me
> know.
>
Dear John;
I have a good one by Steve Harrison to recommend to you, and here is=20
the author's description:
ROCK GLAZES
54 pages, 37 colour images, 12 B&W illustrations.
My principal reason for collecting and processing my own raw materials,=20=
an interest that I have pursued over the last 30 years, is=20
two-fold.Firstly, I have a deeply held belief in a theory of locality,=20=
which I call the 'location specific event' which, if you have read any=20=
of my other writings, you will be familiar with (see Australian=20
Woodfiring). So there is no need to elaborate on it here.Secondly, it=20
is to strike a blow against the trend towards a global pottery style,=20
where a majority of potters around the world end up using all the same=20=
ceramic ingredients. An oligopoly of ceramic material manufacturers=20
using the same colours, frits etc. China clay is sourced from New=20
Zealand, bentonite from Mexico, nepheline syenite from Canada. Where=20
one ingredient is found to be very good, it is shipped all over the=20
world and every ones work has the same basic look and feel. I am happy=20=
to seek out 'inferior'? local raw ingredients for my pots, for my food=20=
and for my wine. I think its called character. It certainly won't be=20
the best in the world, it may not even be very good in comparison to=20
the 'best' but it's what happens here, with this stuff. It's my belief=20=
that if you work with a material long enough you will find a way to=20
express its personality, and beauty. Some of the chapters include;=A0 A=20=
Brief Introduction to Geology for Potters,An Overview of Rock Crushers,=20=
Flotation-A Remarkable Method Of Refining Useful Minerals. Empirical=20
Blending, a fast method of establishing the alumina silica ratio of=20
your rock, and finding the 'sweet-spot' recipe that will give the best=20=
result from your rock.Basic Glaze Chemistry and an A3, fold out, colour=20=
coded, Periodic Table.
Go to http://ian.currie.to to order.
Cheers, Hank
www.murrow.biz/hank=
Cynthia Bracker on wed 9 jun 04
For future reference...
The Potter's Shop in Needham, MA is also a FANTASTIC source for out of
print and difficult to find books. It's owned by Steve Branfman, who
many of you may know. He and his staff are delightful to deal with and
have always been helpful to me and anyone I have referred to them.
Steve is the most knowledgeable person I know on ceramic industry
books. Their phone number is (781) 449-7687
Cindy
David Martin Hershey wrote:
>Hi Patty,
>
>Don't you just love Ebay? You got a GREAT deal on Mason's book on Native
>Clay & Glazes. There is only one copy available on Amazon's used
>marketplace, and they are asking $77.21 US for it!
>
>This is from a dealer who has sold over 38,000 items on Amazon, so they must
>have a good idea of its value.
>http://tinyurl.com/2ldtq
>
>Let us know if you like the book.
>Is there anything there on obsidian glazes?
>
>Best, DMH
>>From Beautiful Hermosa Beach CA USA
>where my big blue agave's flower
>is over 20 feet tall...
>
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Paul Herman on wed 9 jun 04
Hi John,
There is an old studio Potter issue that has a lot of articles on on
clay prospecting and testing of materials. See Volume 10 Number 1,
december 1981.
Also Vol 4 No 1 has a section on stalking wild materials, page 40-51.
Hope this helps,
Paul Herman
Great Basin Pottery
Doyle, California US
http://www.greatbasinpottery.com/
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Britt"
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:43 PM
> Subject: Books on Mining
>
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I am wondering if anyone knows of any good books on mining or processing
>> of ceramic materials? I have "Our Modern Stone Age" which is a bit old
>> yet good. But if you know of any other more recent books please let me
>> know.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> John Britt
>> www.johnbrittpottery.com
>>
David Martin Hershey on wed 9 jun 04
Hi Patty,
Don't you just love Ebay? You got a GREAT deal on Mason's book on Native
Clay & Glazes. There is only one copy available on Amazon's used
marketplace, and they are asking $77.21 US for it!
This is from a dealer who has sold over 38,000 items on Amazon, so they must
have a good idea of its value.
http://tinyurl.com/2ldtq
Let us know if you like the book.
Is there anything there on obsidian glazes?
Best, DMH
From Beautiful Hermosa Beach CA USA
where my big blue agave's flower
is over 20 feet tall...
Graeme Anderson on thu 10 jun 04
Another good book is "Glazes from Natural Sources".
Brian Sutherland. 1987
ISBN 0 7134 4204 2
There is a reference to obsidian.
Cheers. Graeme.
Ellen Currans on thu 10 jun 04
I haven't been following this thread so this book may have already been
mentioned.
"Native Clays and Glazes for North American Potters"
A Manual for the Utilization of Local Clay and Glaze Materials.
by Ralp Mason, l981
ISBN 0-917304-02-0
Published by Timber Press, P. O. Box 1632, Beaverton, OR, USA
It is a large, very complete paperback, which includes how to get and read
Geologic and Soil maps, how to look for clay deposits, field techniques for
testing, beneficiation and processing materials, etc. All the technical
information any
"do it myself" clay junkie will need. Ralph Mason was the State Geologist
for the Oregon's Department of Geology and Mineral Industries before he retired
and wrote this book.
I don't know if it was ever reprinted.
Ellen Currans
from the wet Willamette Valley, where I occasionally use a bubble level
to keep my "wobbly "chicken pots" even on top of their chuck so I can trim
their feet.
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