Clay17

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It's doable. I did this about five years ago out of curiosity when the kiln only had 5 firings on its elements. The two lines are showing each TC. I could have added segment data along with top temp reached at the time But I was more interested to see if the two TCs were in sync.

@Marilyn T Thanks Marilyn, that's a great idea! It's also nice to see how these clay bodies might work with different glazes

I'm still hoping that I can find someone that has used Kentucky Mudwork's White Bear or Iceman

No I haven't, looks like a good option to try. Thanks. Me too. Thanks

Pres, I'm asking about white clay.

@Pres I did my own absorption test on the 563 and it came close to 3% Isn't 211 a brown clay? My glazes move, and I like that. I use a liner glaze on the outside only when I want to stop my glazes from moving or reaching the the shelf. Thanks for your input.

Hello all Has anybody worked with Kentucky Mudwork's White Bear in a ^6 firing? If so, what is your opinion? In the past I used Standard's 563, but since the formula change I find it's absorption rate of close to 3% unacceptable. I'm just about through with the 500# of Standard's 630 I ordered and while it's ok I'm not really happy with it's grey appearance and that my clear likes to craze on it. I prefer a more white clay. Forget their 240. Looking for any suggestions about any other white throwing clay too.

Yes, I've been doing this for years

That's a good Idea and I think GEP was thinking the same thing. I chose to look at it like an artist's consignment shop, where the artist pays for a shelf and pays a commission to the store owner. With a craft show the hosts pays rent, insurance, advertising and permits for a day or two and has a good idea of the costs involved. Whereas @cbjensen pays rent on a monthly basis for the term of the lease, so she needs to cover costs for a longer term to keep the her community viable. Accepting Square payments and sending the potters a 1099 is just a cost of doing business. I, along with two other crafters, host a craft show once a year in November and all our proceeds goes to the local food bank. I also run my own pottery studio.

I think that is more than reasonable, if not generous. One thing you didn't mention if all the other potters are there during the show. I would assume that they are, If not I would suggest maybe 20%. Agreed

Congratulations on the sale! The reason your professional accountant wants you to submit 1099s to the potters is so you will not be have to pay income tax on the money that passed through Square. Square will be sending you and the IRS a 1099 for the money that it collects this year. By sending the potters 1099s your tax return will show those sales as a pass though income

There are two types of shellac, regular shellac and dewaxed shellac. Dewaxed shellac can go over or under and type of finish. Regular shellac should only go over a finish. If you paint shellac on clay then paint over it the paint will peel off. Think of regular shellac as a waxy resist

You both might be right, I was trimming today and the red specks turned into red trails... very 60s... I'm curious to see how it fires

I had a chance to play with some of the new 630, it's different than the 563. I throw thin and dry and the 1st pot slumped even when I thought it still needed to be thinner. By the 3rd pot I cured that problem. I'm still waiting for the pots to dry before I can test how the new body fires. I noticed red-orange specks in the clay which leads me to believe Standard is using red brick as grog, That's not unusual just surprising. I'm still on the fence if I like it or not and if it will work for me.