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Bill's Rotational Kinetic Energy Device in
action!
An "upcycled" washing machine, used as a simple wheel to
throw a coiled pot. |
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Caroline Sharp's vessels.
Coiled and
pinched.
Pale slip glaze. |
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Caroline Sharp's vessels and bowls.
Some
black clay. |
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A few of Nix's cups and mugs.
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The bases of Nix mugs and cups. |
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Worm's eye view of Nix's cups and mugs. |
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Bird's eye view of Nix cups and mugs. |
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New thermocouples, a different type to those
used before - more traditional. |
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Those new thermocouple probes are thicker, so
needed new sheaths to protect them from the attack of the ash in the
kiln. |
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Nix has stuffed a few cockle shells to support
her pots away from sticking to the shelves because of the ash. |
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The cat inspector looking a Nix's packaged
pots. |
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Nix pots ready for the road. |
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Nix banded pots. The unglazed band will be
stained by the reduction and ash in the kiln to give a pleasing
contrasted band against the white glaze. |
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Loading Pots |
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The empty kiln ready for loading to commence. |
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Quarter full. Nix pots, some on the cooler
bottom layer laid on their sides to see if a nice set of shell marks
can be left.
A shelf full of Caroline's vessels sneaked in, a good
bit of training for Nix in the art of loading thin based unstable
objects. |
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Back half of the kiln chamber filled by Nix.
A very neat piece of work! |
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Nix loading. Captured on Bill's antique mobile
device. |
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Ditto.
Now waiting for the rest of the
crew to come and load their efforts. |
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The tunnel from the chamber into the bottom of
the chimney was rebuilt.
Partly using HTI bricks from Bill's old
electric kiln.
The vertical kiln shelf is designed to push in at
the end of the firing to close off the chimney during cooling. |
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Nick loading his pots (and a few others) into
the kiln.
Richard is on the "Patio" applying Shiny White glaze to
his pots, one of which is the large urn at the top. |
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Nick still loading.... |
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Richard pretending to load his large urn. |
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Pots loaded so far. |
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Nick breaking up pallets. |
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Laurence loading, after Sarah had put hers in. |
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Laurence looking a bit Cornish!? |
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Laurence almost finished loading. Just a few
minor adjustments after this and then the bricking up of the door.
Quite a tight pack, with too many pots to choose from!
Sorry to
those potters whose pots did not all get in, or were taken out again
to make space for others!! |
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Firing Kiln - |
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Unloading Pots |
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Report and Conclusions |
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The kiln firing log will appear here, when Bill gets
round to it.
Comments are very welcome - email Bill Crumbleholme
Nix's wares can be seen and purchased at her website
and etsy
shop :-
https://www.nixhawkinsceramics.com
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/NixHawkinsCeramics
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