Wood ash from pellet stove - Electric Mid&Hi Fired Ceramics2024-03-28T22:21:58Zhttps://cone6pots.ning.com/forum/topics/wood-ash-from-pellet-stove?commentId=2103784%3AComment%3A170038&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThank you Norm Stuart for you…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2021-02-27:2103784:Comment:1700382021-02-27T12:31:05.133ZLucahttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/Luca
<p>Thank you Norm Stuart for your replay,</p>
<p>at the moment I prefer to use washed ash for some different reason: one is that it is less dangerous and give me less problems with glazes, the second is that I'm trying to use as a substitute of whiting.</p>
<p>I'm firing between cone 6 and cone 7.</p>
<p>Thank you Norm Stuart for your replay,</p>
<p>at the moment I prefer to use washed ash for some different reason: one is that it is less dangerous and give me less problems with glazes, the second is that I'm trying to use as a substitute of whiting.</p>
<p>I'm firing between cone 6 and cone 7.</p> Washing the Ash
There are two…tag:cone6pots.ning.com,2021-02-25:2103784:Comment:1702482021-02-25T23:04:55.911ZNorm Stuarthttps://cone6pots.ning.com/profile/NormStuart
<p class="p6"><span class="s2"><b>Washing the Ash</b></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2">There are two differing views on whether or not ash should be washed. When it’s washed, various soluble alkaline materials are removed in solution with the washing water, and many feel that they’re throwing away precious trace ingredients and fluxes. The reasons for removing these materials are that they might enter the pores of the clay body and create various problems when they melt, and that…</span></p>
<p class="p6"><span class="s2"><b>Washing the Ash</b></span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2">There are two differing views on whether or not ash should be washed. When it’s washed, various soluble alkaline materials are removed in solution with the washing water, and many feel that they’re throwing away precious trace ingredients and fluxes. The reasons for removing these materials are that they might enter the pores of the clay body and create various problems when they melt, and that they’re caustic. However, this is a personal choice generally best made from the experience of doing it both ways. Personally, I prefer to use unwashed ash with the soluble materials intact.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s2"><a href="https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/ceramic-supplies/ceramic-glazes-and-underglazes/using-wood-ash-glazes/#" target="_blank">https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/pottery-making-illustrated/ceramic-supplies/ceramic-glazes-and-underglazes/using-wood-ash-glazes/#</a></span></p>
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