William Melstrom on wed 27 sep 06
On Sep 27, 2006, at 2:27 AM, curtis adkins wrote:
> I just would like to throw a question out to the lot of you. What is
> everyones spin on single firing of stoneware pots and/or
> sculptures?...I guess what I am asking is is there any way to do this
> without using the spray technique?
There is an article with lots of pictures showing how I raw-glaze for
single-firing at:
http://www.handspiral.com/Glaze_Application.htm
The fountain glazer makes it easy, but is not a neccessity.
Single firing is not a mystery. Stephen Hill has written articles on it in
"Ceramics Monthly," and there are entire books and chapters of books devoted
to it. Those who single-fire, like myself, swear by it. Everything that I
do is single-fired. Once you really know what you are doing, anything but
the thinnest of pieces can be raw-glazed.
William Melstrom
Moderator of The Crystalline Glaze Forum
http://www.handspiral.com/ForumGate.htm
Rogier Donker on fri 29 sep 06
The only "problems" with single firing are 1/ the pieces to be
glazed have to be absolutely DRY! 2/not having been fired the pieces
have to be handled with extra care... and 3/ if there is a accident
in the kiln, you've got a mess...I've been single firing stoneware
for over forty years and have never had a problem. Spraying,
dipping, brushing and fountain glazing. There's a nice sequence on
the web site. On the Pottery Page.
Rogier (Throwing some rhytons ;-) )
See us on the web at http://www.donkerstudio.org
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