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Welcome! 

Right back at you and your family Joseph!

Good stuff Lee, way to go!

Those gut feelings are right more often than not aren't they? Glad it was an easy fix.
Belated best wishes for your birthday Pres!

I did as you suggested and made up three samples with 50 colemanite and 50 of each sample. The colemanite had more chips from the can than I realized in it--so there will be some brown spots but that won't change the major chemical reaction significantly. I also made up three samples of that glaze PeterH posted. The reason I have to do another bisque is because I did not have all the clay samples for testing glazes ready. I had gotten some more  cone 6 bodies since I did the original bisque. So, should be very interesting.  I had also made a lot of little bowls and cups to test things like those above that I thought might make a mess.  I bought some kiln wash from a local vendor....it disturbs me....it's not the silica/alumina wash I am used to. So I didn't want to risk having to grind shelves. 
Thanks for all your input. As soon as I have those fired samples, I will post them! 

the reward for doing all that work is to be expected to do more.   fortunately, you will both enjoy working together to make beautiful things.   you are a lucky man.

Have a good trip Mark! (no smoke there so far this summer like there was last year)

October 16th. Yea I guess this is how potters do the gender reveal lol? I don't really know. I just felt like making a nice satin blue glaze to go with my work. Got like 40 tiles in the kiln right now and some nuka test with wood ash.

Nearly 8 years and all good.
So this is how potters do a gender reveal? perfect! When is the little guy due?

CONGRATULATIONS Joseph!!!! Excellent news!!!! This makes 2 boys? 

Ouch! Heal fast! 

Hi Rhernan and welcome to the forum. Your question would be better placed in the Studio Operations and Making Work section rather than here in the Status Updates. This section is more for just casual comments about what's going on with people and their clay activities. Pres, the moderator of the Studio Operations section made a wonderful battery powered hand held extruder from an electric caulking gun, this is the link to it.

Hey Jeremy,
In John Britt's ^6 book the recipe on page 148 is not what I'm using. Page 176 is closer to what I'm using. My recipe is straight from the horse's mouth - I took a workshop with Steven Hill 2 years ago. My Red Orange has 9.00 red iron oxide instead of 11.5 the book has. 
SCMW
Custer Feldspar.............    46.00  
  Calcium Carbonate...........    17.20  
  EP Kaolin...................    15.00  
  Strontium Carbonate.........    12.60  
  Ferro Frit 3124.............     4.60  
  Lithium Carbonate...........     4.60  
  Titanium Dioxide............    12.00  
  Yellow Iron Oxide...........     2.50  
  Bentonite...................     2.00  
                              =========
                                 116.50
Hannah's Fake Ash Iron - The book is way different - this is from the workshop.
  Redart......................    56.10  
  Calcium Carbonate...........    29.00  
  Strontium Carbonate.........    10.10  
  Ferro Frit 3195.............     4.80  
  Iron Oxide Red..............     3.30  
  Yellow Iron Oxide...........     2.80  
  Bentonite...................     1.00  
                              =========
                                 107.10
My firing schedule - slightly different than the book's. No hold at 1700 - I tried it but got what you are getting - bumpy, scratchy surface. The slow climb from 2050 up to temp and the hold at 100 degrees less than top temp is for healing pinholes. It works.
Segment        Rate F*/HR    Temp    Hold
   1            200         220     30-60
   2            100         500      0
   3            400        2050      0
   4            108        2185^     15
   5           9999        2085     20
   6           9999        1700      0
   7             50        1600     60
   8             50        1500      0
My clay is a white stoneware, Laguna 609.
Rules for Hannah's Fake Ash Iron - do not allow any glaze under or over this glaze. However, I can't help but get a little overspray onto the fake ash iron. Do not put on thick - it will blister badly. Seems a light application is better - and that goes for SH Copper Ash also. The fake ash Iron is a tan color when done correctly. I don't care for the Fake Ash Blue - it blisters no matter how it is applied.
I apply SCMW and C lightly also. Then spray the red orange till I get the chunky velvet look. I spray a light coating of JuicyFruit, about 2-3 turns of the banding wheel and spray on the upper third of the pot. I found glazes with SCMW and C are scratchy without the JuicyFruit. It tends to make the glaze feel soft. 
In the pic I remembered spraying the Red Orange on lightly to get the yellowish that appears in the vertical lines between the red blotches. I just sprayed SCMW in the vertical lines only - very tight application area.
The 8% added silica was for a Red Orange liner, but I don't use it as a liner anymore.  
This order of application is Steven Hill's - Pour liner first and let dry overnight. Spray the SCMW or C on first. Then spray the ash glaze. Then spray any other glazes. Don't be afraid to wipe a glaze off with a damp sponge - even on greenware. Sometimes I want a different color foot. After all other spraying is complete then will wipe down the foot area and apply the different color glaze to the foot only. But if it is white I want on the foot it will be the first glaze applied - My white plays well with colored glazes lightly sprayed over it.
Have you tried Bailey's Red 2 over SCMW? This glaze lights up more yellowish. The glaze is on Pg 88. I use tricalcium phosphate instead of bone ash.
Hope I have answered all of your questions. Good luck,
dhPotter

Enjoy yourself!!!

Best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery.

Best wishes to your wife for a speedy recovery.

We lived in Fort Nelson for a year, one winter was enough. 

And slugs.

We've had it good for about 10 years now with warmer winters but this used to be standard fare for the prairies. I still have the warm clothes minus a pair of wool pants that were a favorite- miss them Just think of all the pine beetle that will be toast!

If -27C is just a bit chilly I hate to think what cold is!!! (I guess that would be Winnipeg)

Hi loulou, I would suggest posting your question in the Equipment Use and Repair section, you will likely get more replies there than here. This section is for more along the lines of what people are up to. Welcome to the forum.

How fun! Lucky you!

Thanks Gabby. To be honest I felt humbled with her reaction, wish I had just given her the bear though.

I'm sorry to hear that Terri. Not a pleasant part of the ageing process for so many people or their families. It's wonderful your Mom has a caring, thoughtful daughter.