Next Gas firing in the downdraft kiln will be on Thursday 12th of August. Pots labelled and on the selves by 11th August please. The Updraught kiln will be fired as soon as we have enough for the top of the kiln. Red glazes – Van Guilders Ash, Purple Haze, Silverton Blue. Please use the white tags for work to go in the updraught kiln.
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We have been informed that clays on back order (November 2020) have now arrived in the country and will be dispatched from Decopots over the next few days. These include White grogged stoneware, Paper Clay and White Speckled Stoneware. BRT and Feeneys White raku are unavailable at the moment. We have supplies of most other clays. We are fortunate that PRGI and PRGF are readily available. PRGI is great for wheel and hand building. PRGF is a good clay for sculpture and large pieces. Shipping clays from overseas has been problematic and I'm slowly building up supplies to avoid shortages in future. It is likely that clay will increase in price due to increases in shipping costs.
The recent Committee meeting supported a proposal to investigate the construction and operation of a wood fired kiln at the Racecourse site. The immediate project will be to seek the agreement of the OMRC, arrive at a kiln design and construction timetable. Would Club members who are interested in taking part with Jeavons please email him or the "Secretary" indicating whether you have relevant knowledge or would just like to be kept informed as the details are firmed up. Jeavons proposes to mainly use email and keep face to face meetings to a minimum.
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