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When do you Close the Peepholes on a Kiln? Essential Facts
Kilns come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. If you have a new kiln, you might be wondering how to use the peepholes. Or perhaps you are having trouble with your glazes and you suspect you
Bisque Fired to Cone 6 by Accident? – Over Fired Bisque
If you have bisque fired to cone 6 by accident, you’re not the first, and you won’t be the last. It’s an easy mistake to make. But if you have a kiln load of overfired pottery, you
What is the Right Temperature to Bisque Fire Pottery?
Before owning a kiln, I took my greenware along to a local pottery shop and would get it fired there. I told them what clay I had used, they fired it and I collected it when it
Can You Use a Kiln on a Wooden Floor – Is it a Good Idea?
Lots of properties, sheds, studios, and homes, have wooden floorboards. If you’re installing your new kiln, you may be wondering, if you can use a kiln on a wooden floor. I was in a similar position. I
Can you Keep a Kiln Outside? – 4 Key Factors to Consider
When I was starting to build my pottery workshop, I encountered the thorny issue of where to keep my kiln. I don’t have a lot of space and I wanted to build a workshop in the back
What Size Kiln Do I Need? –Take Out the Guess Work
Buying a kiln is exciting, but perhaps you are wondering what size kiln do I need? You will probably get conflicting advice from different people about what size to buy. When I was considering buying my first
I’m Lesley Milne, the creator of The Pottery Wheel. Like many people, I used the potter’s wheel at school. But then I began to focus on clay sculpture and I left the wheel behind. However, more recently, I found myself being drawn back to pottery and the potters wheel. And so, I have tried to pick up where I left off all those years ago. This blog is a chronicle of what I have learned as I got back into the potters saddle!
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Recent Posts
When do you Close the Peepholes on a Kiln? Essential Facts
Kilns come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. If you have a new kiln, you might be wondering how to use the peepholes. Or perhaps you are having trouble
Bisque Fired to Cone 6 by Accident? – Over Fired Bisque
If you have bisque fired to cone 6 by accident, you’re not the first, and you won’t be the last. It’s an easy mistake to make. But if you have
What is the Right Temperature to Bisque Fire Pottery?
Before owning a kiln, I took my greenware along to a local pottery shop and would get it fired there. I told them what clay I had used, they fired
Can You Use a Kiln on a Wooden Floor – Is it a Good Idea?
Lots of properties, sheds, studios, and homes, have wooden floorboards. If you’re installing your new kiln, you may be wondering, if you can use a kiln on a wooden floor.
Can you Keep a Kiln Outside? – 4 Key Factors to Consider
When I was starting to build my pottery workshop, I encountered the thorny issue of where to keep my kiln. I don’t have a lot of space and I wanted
What Size Kiln Do I Need? –Take Out the Guess Work
Buying a kiln is exciting, but perhaps you are wondering what size kiln do I need? You will probably get conflicting advice from different people about what size to buy.
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I’m Lesley Milne, the creator of The Pottery Wheel. Like many people, I used the potter’s wheel at school. But then I began to focus on clay sculpture and I left the wheel behind. However, more recently, I found myself being drawn back to pottery and the potters wheel. And so, I have tried to pick up where I left off all those years ago. This blog is a chronicle of what I have learned as I got back into the potters saddle!
The Pottery Wheel is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. This is an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for site to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. I also may get a small commission from other affiliate programs.
