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News From Roan Mountain

You may have noticed an obscure reference to the recent firing here on Roan Mountain. It was firing number 8 and sadly not as successful as the last two. After making some adjustments to the bagwall and firing approach I had two very good firings in a row. Almost all of [...]

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Recently finished up the little summer tour here in western North Carolina. After 3 “craft shows” on three straight weekends, plus a kiln firing somewhere in the middle, it was finally time to take a break. Joy and I snuck away for a quick trip into the surrounding backcountry. I am often reminded [...]

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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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At 7:31am on June 15th, 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 13th, 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 6th, 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?