tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post6491944199675868642..comments2023-11-14T21:59:56.029-05:00Comments on Shambhala Pottery: BRRRRJune Perryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13431678118459690271noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post-74841325298360975242011-10-03T15:25:23.865-04:002011-10-03T15:25:23.865-04:00Jody, a lot of cone 10 glazes work at cone 8, so i...Jody, a lot of cone 10 glazes work at cone 8, so if you replaced the potash feldspar with neph sy in one of those forumlas, that would lower those recipes two cones. That's the possible easy fix; but there are plenty of cone 6 -7 recipes on line that would easily replace most of what you are using - i.e. shinos, temmokus, celadons, iron reds, oribes, etc.June Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431678118459690271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post-54465593100733055732011-10-03T12:48:21.339-04:002011-10-03T12:48:21.339-04:00Yeah, I hear you. I fire a wood/salt kiln with a ...Yeah, I hear you. I fire a wood/salt kiln with a friend and by the time we get to throwing salt, I am fading fast. I had intentions of firing my own gas soda kiln to the cone 6-7 range, but all the glazes I "know" are cone 10 so I have been doing that. I need to do the switch myself. You learn, then you can teach me, lol.Jody Windushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430726021676773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post-60435332413808850712011-10-02T17:03:09.346-04:002011-10-02T17:03:09.346-04:00Most of the firing is not a problem for me. It'...Most of the firing is not a problem for me. It's just at the end when I'm having to spray the soda and it's late and my body is fading that it's a stretch and a strain. Last firing, a neighbor shared the kiln and it helped a bit. I'm hoping that down the line I can lower the temperature to cone 6-7; but first there will be a lot of glaze and slip testing to do. I'm doing a wood/soda firing with a few other people at the Energy Exchange in December, so I might get enough information to switch to the lower cones for the soda kiln.June Perryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431678118459690271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13789918.post-37118457245408518952011-10-02T12:57:39.516-04:002011-10-02T12:57:39.516-04:00June,
You have SO MUCH knowledge to past on. Have...June,<br /><br />You have SO MUCH knowledge to past on. Have you considered looking for a couple of young, starting-out potters that would like to learn soda firing and having them share the work of firing in trade to use the kiln and your mentoring? It would be a great deal for them. <br /><br />Cheers JodyJody Windushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430726021676773507noreply@blogger.com