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Hello everyone, I am very interested in seeing other peoples works!! If you wouldn't mind posting pictures or web page...

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posted by ej28462

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by ej28462

Smart idea for ashtrays

A friend has these things in metal, but I will be making some for me in clay. They are simply a little tube that sits i...

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posted by bubbles_

12 comments posted 20yrs posted by bubbles_

ceramic paella pan

I found a recipe that requires a paella pan. Since my wife is a potter I was thinking of asking her to make one that wo...

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posted by rborgatti1

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by rborgatti1

Refiring Cone 04/05 glazes over Cone6 fire glazes

Has anyone had any experience refiring (3rd fire) a piece that has been fired to cone 6? I went to be some lusters to h...

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posted by sjcoleman

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by sjcoleman

Red Glaze

I live in the UK. Where can I get a red glaze the colour of a Welsh Dragon or a pillar box?

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posted by bryn.salter

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Firing logs - what do you include? any files for standards?

Following on the thread about soaking, I was thinking that each kiln is an individual, and thus, logging what your own...

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posted by bubbles_

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by bubbles_

Rice Husk Ash Glaze

Try using rice husk ash glaze . The results are wonderful. snipped-for-privacy@ricehuskash.com

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posted by singhanianp

3 comments posted 20yrs posted by singhanianp

Anyone know anything about Kelsch pottery wheels?

Hi, everyone! I was recently given a lovely (heavy!!) old kickwheel. It looks to me like it's got a steel frame, cast i...

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posted by ninotchka909

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baking stones

How do you make a baking stones? I read it is a quarry tile (unglazed clay). I suspect they are susceptable to breaking...

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posted by sginsbourg

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by sginsbourg

Looking for a glaze color

I need a glaze recipe for a very deep midnight blue and also a dark forest green, both in gloss for cone 6 stoneware. T...

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posted by nospam

1 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Pottery Barn and delivery fees

It seems that there is an issue with additional delivery charges on catalogue orders from the Pottery Barn. Apparently...

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posted by kentr0ss

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Can an enamelled cast iron cooking pot be reglazed on the inside?

Hi, I am new to this group. I am not a potter, but I have a question that potters might be able to answer. I have a set...

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posted by suleyman

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by suleyman

First glaze-fire kiln opening

Words cannot describe the incredible rush I got when I opened the kiln after the first glaze test firing of my pottery...

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posted by nospam

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Cracks already when nearing bone dry? help!

I have a piece I have spent hours on. It is now almost bone dry, though I am holding it back. It is showing small crack...

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posted by bubbles_

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by bubbles_

Alligator glazes

Has anyone used the Alligator Glazes by Amaco? It's confusing to look in their catalog--the blues look brown (?) and ge...

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posted by wedlight

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by wedlight