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Author: Callum Forbes

Soda firing, glaze and body testing. Potter.

A Small Soda Kiln: Little Wobbler

Little Wobbler was a short lived but fun and cute kiln that sparked my interest in soda firing again, and taught me a lot about firing and kiln building. Here I share the design and build of the cutest kiln there has ever been at Clay College

Published May 5, 2024
Categorized as Kiln Building, Kilns Tagged atmospheric kiln, Clay, kiln building, pottery, salt kiln, soda kiln

Mashiko Clay

Sakura Tsuchi, a beautiful local clay from Mashiko in Japan, made it’s way home with me in my hand luggage to be tested in a range of stunning glazes

Published May 1, 2024
Categorized as Clay, Glaze Testing, glazes, triaxial Tagged Clay, Glaze Testing, glazes, japan, mashiko, oxidation, reduction, triaxial

A guide to Triaxial glaze testing

I love testing using triaxials: you prepare the three corners, and blend between them, and before you know if from three you suddenly have as many glazes as you wish! They have some limitations – for example when it comes to testing materials you are better off setting up a test such as a quadraxial,… Continue reading A guide to Triaxial glaze testing

Published April 29, 2024
Categorized as Glaze Testing, glazes, triaxial

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