Hank Murrow on sun 11 feb 07
> On Feb 11, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Snail Scott wrote:
>
>> At 09:53 AM 2/11/2007 -0800, Hank M wrote:
>>> ...I
>>> pull them from the stoke holes and allow them to cool in air...None
>>> have
>> cracked in cooling...
>>
>>
>>
>> They sound gorgeous. What kind of clay body
>> are you using, and do you think that there
>> is much cristobalite formation? (I think
>> that's a factor.)
>
> Well, they were fired in an anagama for six days before pulling them
> out, the clay body was my own normal stoneware.
>
>> I also suspect that tea bowls of the classic
>> type are probably ideal for this - compact,
>> round, footed, lacking attachments, and
>> usually groggy. Have you had any forms that
>> did badly?
>
> No, Vases, chawan, all do OK. Much more challenging to get the
> application and the melt right. BTW, the clay traditionally used in
> Japan for this Hikidashi Setoguro(pulled Seto black) is called Mogusa,
> and is vitrified around cone 15. It has no grog, but is notably
> lacking in meltables, and quite white in color. I brought some back
> from Japan last Summer and can't wait to try it. Very hard to get any
> quantity.
>
> Cheers, Hank
> www.murrow.biz/hank
>
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