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Hey York,
The general conclusion around these parts seems to be that stainless steel bars are not worth the expense. Most folks around here tend to use regular black iron pipe ( aka 'black pipe' ) available from a metal shop or plumbing/gas line ...
Hi Nate,
My first instinct is that it is too much soda, possibly also in combination with particular clay bodies and/or flashing slips. Based on what you have mentioned about your firing it seems less likely to be related to carbon trapping or int...
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- Location:
- Way up in the mountains of Western North Carolina
- Website:
- http://www.williambakerpottery.com
- What kind of work do you do?
- Functional and decorative, well crafted, especially fond of the ones with nice fire marks and flashing, whether subtle or blasted.
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Online Holiday Sale is Up
The Online Holiday Sale is up and running! new EtsyNameSpace.Mini(5781604, 'shop','gallery',2,3).renderIframe(); Stop by the ETSY SHOP to view about 30 pieces I’ve held onto for your online purchasing pleasure. The Etsy Shop is a convenient way to purchase these items safely online, you can even make a little wish list and pass it on to those who need [...]Online Sale Coming Soon!
The Holiday Season is fast approaching and I’m putting the finishing touches on the online sales gallery. Here is a sneak peek of some of the pots going online this weekend. I’ve set aside a nice selection of pieces from the Fall firings this year to offer in the ETSY SHOP, and I hope to have all [...]Highlights/Events
This little group of three tumblers went to New Orleans recently as part of an Annual Invitational Juried Exhibition held at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art and titled ”The Art of the Cup: Functional Comfort”. I was very pleased to be included in this event and happy that at least my tumblers were heading to New Orleans [...]The Last Firing
The October firings went well, although each one lasted a few hours longer than usual. Here are some pictures from the unloading of the 14th firing, showing a larger serving bowl, a mug, and a new vase form. Many of the dinner plates and most of the square jars have all ready found [...]Relaxing on the BRP
Septmeber and October seemn to be the busiest months around here. With all the finishing and firing and packing and unpacking and craft shows, it gets to where you just have to squeeze in a little break. Last year about this time we hiked in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. This year, we [...]Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 9:31am on November 30, 2009,
Scott Shafer said…
- Very good looking work. Excellent handles. Wonderful combination of wood and soda.
- At 11:57am on March 28, 2009,
Daniel Bellow said…
- Hi Will,
That plate is pretty thrilling. All the best elements of wood and salt.
- At 7:31am on June 15, 2008,
missy mccormick said…
- Hi Will, I was just giving a workshop out in San Angelo, Texas and saw one of your jars in the national show there. Nice work!
- At 6:52am on April 13, 2008,
Crawford Horne said… - Will - I've constructed a dual chambered sprung arch cross-draft kiln with the chambers in parallel to the main axis of the kiln rather than the conventional sequential (back-to-back) configuration. I've got a Bourry-style downdraft firebox. Each chamber is about 45 cubic feet in volume. I've fired the kiln using salt or soda in one of the chambers. I'm going with soda in my next firing which will be 2-4 May. Firings have ranged in duration from 36 to 46 hours, but I'm sure I can shorten it once if figure out the optimum damper and air supply settings. I'd like to get it down to 30-36 hours.
- At 5:33am on April 6, 2008,
Crawford Horne said…
- William, I love the plate in your group of photos - nice wadding marks and salt glazing! What kind of kiln was it fired in and how long are your firings? What's the salt chamber size and how much salt did you use?
- At 9:45am on April 3, 2008,
Pamela Theis said… - Welcome and Thanks for joining!
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