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the importance of cured wood/flash

updated fri 15 feb 02

 

Mitsuru Cope on thu 14 feb 02


John,
Would you mind telling us what kind of wood ash is giving the most flashing
in gas firing in your experience?

Mitsuru Cope
Montreal
mitsuru@mitsurucope.com


on 13/2/02 2:17 PM, John Christie at john@BLACKHILLSPOTTERY.CO.UK wrote:

What is more
> surprising is the degree and quality of flashing on the inside of the bowls
> associated with different wood ashes - which might give an indication of
> which wood to favour in a particular firing.