LinR

Old Lady I feel your pain.  I am in the process of getting rid of my kiln.  I'm approaching my 84th birthday and am 5 inches shorter than you.  It is too hard to get those old shelves into the kiln.  I will go back to getting my pieces fires at the Club studio that I belong to.  Love the idea of the old warped shelves as pasta bowls.  Big party eh?  Lin

Many years ago I made a birdbath.  The pedestal is a shaped open cylinder with the bowl sitting on top.  I soon discovered that the local raccoons liked  to get up to the water and tipped the bowl over and cracked or broke it a couple of times.  The last bowl I made had a deep - 5 - 6 inch foot on it to fit inside the cylinder so the raccoons couldn't tip it off the top anymore.  Lin

Many years ago I made a birdbath.  The pedestal is a shaped open cylinder with the bowl sitting on top.  I soon discovered that the local raccoons liked  to get up to the water and tipped the bowl over and cracked or broke it a couple of times.  The last bowl I made had a deep - 5 - 6 inch foot on it to fit inside the cylinder so the raccoons couldn't tip it off the top anymore.  Lin

A group of potters I belong to used to do a raku firing as a fund raiser.  The members would make items in advance.  We would haul all our equipment out to the site of a local fair and  the public would buy a piece or 2, glaze under instruction of a member.  The pieces would be dried on the lid of one of the 2 kilns we had going and put into the fire when ready.  I don't think we ever had an explosion.  Lin

A group of potters I belong to used to do a raku firing as a fund raiser.  The members would make items in advance.  We would haul all our equipment out to the site of a local fair and  the public would buy a piece or 2, glaze under instruction of a member.  The pieces would be dried on the lid of one of the 2 kilns we had going and put into the fire when ready.  I don't think we ever had an explosion.  Lin

I think I will be firing my kiln for the last time tomorrow.  At 84 it is getting too hard to lift those full shelves into my 7cu ft Olympic  5 burner updraft kiln.  I think I'll go back to doing my firing at the studio that my group runs.  Lin

I think I will be firing my kiln for the last time tomorrow.  At 84 it is getting too hard to lift those full shelves into my 7cu ft Olympic  5 burner updraft kiln.  I think I'll go back to doing my firing at the studio that my group runs.  Lin

A group of potters I belong to used to do a raku firing as a fund raiser.  The members would make items in advance.  We would haul all our equipment out to the site of a local fair and  the public would buy a piece or 2, glaze under instruction of a member.  The pieces would be dried on the lid of one of the 2 kilns we had going and put into the fire when ready.  I don't think we ever had an explosion.  Lin

I think I will be firing my kiln for the last time tomorrow.  At 84 it is getting too hard to lift those full shelves into my 7cu ft Olympic  5 burner updraft kiln.  I think I'll go back to doing my firing at the studio that my group runs.  Lin

I think I will be firing my kiln for the last time tomorrow.  At 84 it is getting too hard to lift those full shelves into my 7cu ft Olympic  5 burner updraft kiln.  I think I'll go back to doing my firing at the studio that my group runs.  Lin

A group of potters I belong to used to do a raku firing as a fund raiser.  The members would make items in advance.  We would haul all our equipment out to the site of a local fair and  the public would buy a piece or 2, glaze under instruction of a member.  The pieces would be dried on the lid of one of the 2 kilns we had going and put into the fire when ready.  I don't think we ever had an explosion.  Lin

I have used  kiln posts on their sides frequently.  Sometimes the side measurement gives you just the right height that you need.  No Problem.  Lin

I have used  kiln posts on their sides frequently.  Sometimes the side measurement gives you just the right height that you need.  No Problem.  Lin

Thank you everyone for the info you have given me.  Who knew that someone in the UK would know Richler Pass?  But as we are in BC that is a good probability.  All this information is very useful and will help us sort out what we should keep and what goes.
Yes we make our own glazes but as a group and individual members do not have access to these chemicals.  I suspect we will want to get rid of anything that is Toxic.  Unwanted chemicals will be offered to members who do make their own glazes in their own studios and then to other organizations which have pottery classes.
Thank you so much,
Lin

Thank you everyone for the info you have given me.  Who knew that someone in the UK would know Richler Pass?  But as we are in BC that is a good probability.  All this information is very useful and will help us sort out what we should keep and what goes.
Yes we make our own glazes but as a group and individual members do not have access to these chemicals.  I suspect we will want to get rid of anything that is Toxic.  Unwanted chemicals will be offered to members who do make their own glazes in their own studios and then to other organizations which have pottery classes.
Thank you so much,
Lin

Spray the glazed pots with hair spray and wrap with dry cleaner plastic.  Works really well.  Lin

Finally a date!  Thurs Feb. 8 on CBC and CBC GEM.  Lin

Callie, I'm cheering for Sue.  Another lovely person who is a very active member of the Fraser Valley  Potter's Guild a group I belong to.  However I'm really looking forward to seeing the whole group and what they might do.  Lin

Finally a date!  Thurs Feb. 8 on CBC and CBC GEM.  Lin

Going into the CBC scheduling sites the information is that the show will air winter 2024.  Lin

Finally a date!  Thurs Feb. 8 on CBC and CBC GEM.  Lin

Finally a date!  Thurs Feb. 8 on CBC and CBC GEM.  Lin

And don't sand over the sink!  That will plug up your drains in no time.  Sand outside if possible.  wear a mask and just be aware of the negatives of dust.  Lin

On leather hard clay, wax all over.  Draw through the wax with a needle tool or your favorite tool.  Apply the under glaze and wipe off the excess.  Lin

On leather hard clay, wax all over.  Draw through the wax with a needle tool or your favorite tool.  Apply the under glaze and wipe off the excess.  Lin