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Storing glaze
People occasionally ask for start up tips. Here's one: store your glazes in containers with good seals. Duh! In trying to save money and not having a source of larger buckets with sealing lids, I have...
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Critical Dimensions For Mixing Venturi?
Hello. Does anyone know what parts of a gas inspirator (venturi) primarily affect the fuel/air ratio? I've tried searching high and low for the answer to this and can't find it anywhere. It seems like...
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new to the group
Hi all. I'm Lina. From the Great Seattle area. I'm heavily into making ceramic statues/figurines and such. I love painting... and enjoy selling some that I have. If you guys are curious my site is...
 
soap dish
Hi Everyone, Someone asked me to make them a toothbrush holder and a cup and a soapdish for their bathroom. I am having some difficulty figuring out how to make the soapdish. My main problem is how to...
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Call for nominations and donations
From the "Send a Potter to NCECA" Scholarship Selection Committee Exciting news! After careful consideration, this year's nominee being sent to NCECA Louisville (2007) has been selected. As you read...
 
paragon b88b
Bailey ceramics has a full set of service and operation manuals on thier web site for your Kiln free for download. you will need: if you dont have them now) kiln sitter cones for 04 (greenware to...
 
craft show
On March 17th, 2007 the Texas Sugar Land Lions Club will present an indoor Arts & Craft show free to the public. We are accepting applications for this event from qualified crafters and media artists....
 
"Copper Red Glazes" book
Just got some pottery books from Edward R. Hamilton ( including "Copper Red Glazes" by Robert Tichane for only US$4.95. This is a pretty amazing book, since it looks like Tichane has spent a *lot* of...
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Crackle glazes? in layers?
Neophyte here! I want to put a nice crackle glaze on some white earthenware bisque. The ware is SO white I thought I would simplify matters and just put in on the ware with no other colors. Checking...
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Cats and Dragons for Steve Graber
Just to let Steve Graber and anybody else interested know that I've posted some more images of the latest cats, etc at Regards to all Susie Explore arrandragons's 25 photos on Flickr!
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Nuka Tenmoku Jar Tatsuzo Shimaoka NR
Altered/Squared Tsubo Jar NR! Nuka/White with glaze trailed decoration. by Tatsuzo Shimaoka This piece is decorated with jomon zogan, (rope-impressed inlay), that Shimaoka Sensei was designated a...
 
red wing christmas tree stand
A customer brought a blue/green ceramic or earthenware Christmas Tree Stand into my consignment store today. He contends that is a Red Wing pottery item of some value. It has no makings of any sort....
 
Pottery vendor JRA6004
Bought a piece of pottery from a furniture store. Like most furniture stores they had no information on the vendor cause they can't order any accessories. Designers just come and drop single items on...
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Is it microwavable?
Hi Everyone, Often I use a speckled clay (Standard 112) which I fire to cone 6. Recently another potter said it was not microwavable due to the manganese content which makes the speckles. I was...
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Paragon B88B
I just bought a Paragon B88B Kiln. I was hoping to use it to fire Pottery, but based on the limited information I have found on the 'net, it seems to be more suited to "greenware", whatever that is....
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