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Clay Spanking
Play by Play Paddling of a Bowl Form ala Russel FoutsRussel Fouts uses a fantastic technique to form some of his electric kiln smoked pieces. I thought I'd have a go and have been having some good...
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Pouring Large Hump Mold
Here is my first attempt at pouring a large, shallow hump mold for platters. The plan is to use something to pour the plaster into that will sag with the aid of gravity into a very shallow bowl form. I...
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Simple Home Made Banding Wheel
Too many people say you can't do things. Don't always take them at their word. Sometimes you just have to try it anyway. Hey it's like when people say you can't build your own banding wheel.Below are...
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U 2 Can Make Tools
Here are a selection of home made pottery tools. They are simple and easy to make. I'll start at 12 o'clock and work my way around.At a little past 12 is the very first trimming tool I made. It is made...
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Not Been Idle
Here is a quick look at what has been happening at WireRabbit Pottery. The last bisque load took 20 hours. Time for new elements. Had to do a bit of work in the switch boxes as the two older switches...
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You Win Some, You Lose Some
Just had my one and only pottery sale of the year. I did better than last year, so that is good. This year I made glazed stoneware, the first in a few years, but it didn't seem to move as well as my...
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Mel's 10 Buck Burners
I spent a few minutes putting together some simple burners from instructions posted by Mel Jacobson to the Clayart listserve and mirrored at Potters.org . In his design, Mel uses a simple lamp holder...
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Tres Amigos
Here are three of my good friends. Let me introduce you. On my right (your left) we have Mr. Almost Kick Wheel. He has a plywood wheel head with home made flange attached to a one inch cold rolled...
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Texas Clay Festival 2008
I love going to the Texas Clay Festival every year in Gruene, Texas. Lots of pot and lots of potters around. Excellent Texas potters the lot of 'em. Not only do I like seeing my favorite potters and...
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Gidderdun
I never have time. Trust me, never. February 7th is the one show a year I do. One. And I always end up rushing to get things done in time. Here are the pots I'm going to be preparing for this year's...
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Experimenting at the 11th hour
Okay, I realize that experimenting just a week before your one and only sales event is not the smartest idea, especially when you are experimenting with you only pots. But I never said I was a smart...
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Bountiful Bowls 2009 has come and gone
Well, we may be in an economic downturn globally, but I was seeing people walk out the door with packages under their arms. I think the word this year was "jewelry" and it was a very good word. Now I...
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One More Go Around
Don't we all wish for one more go around? Well, I do. Here are a few pics of my experiments with various types of naked or sagar raku.I only had a few naked raku pots. Here is a lidded one (left) next...
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Filling up the Walls
One of my many shortcomings is a tendency to cover any horizontal surface with whatever I may happen to be holding in my hand at any given time. Tables are my favorite, but counter tops or work benches...
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A Trip Of A Thousand Miles Begins With Eight Feet of New Shelving
Still adding more shelf space to the garagio. I had a nice wall for shelves going to waste because I had a filing cabinet, half finished kick wheel, and a small shelving unit in the way. Moved those...
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Welcome Home Little Whisper
Like any expectant father, I was rushing around getting things readyfor our new baby this weekend. First thing of course is to pick a spot for thelittle tyke to live. I think just under the window is a...
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Garagio Remodel
I've been doing some work on the garagio, trying to get the major things done soon so I can focus on making pots for the February pottery fair here in Rockport. At the end of everything I should have...
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Back in the Saddle Again
Well, I have stopped work on the garagio in anticipation of the February sale at Rockport's Bountiful Bowl Pottery Fair. I at least finished the framing corrections around the windows and the framing...
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Pre-Saggared Pots
Here are the few little pots I managed to make for February.I'll post pictures once I saggar them. I hope you can tell from the picture how nice the terra sig surface came out. These are white...
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