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    Glenbervie Pottery

    Adding clay material to the blunger.
    Adding clay material to the blunger.
    Clay slip being agitated in blunger
    Clay slip being agitated in blunger
    Clay slip passing through seive
    Clay slip passing through seive
    Pumping slip into filterpress
    Pumping slip into filterpress
    Removing clay cake from filterpress.
    Removing clay cake from filterpress.
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    Workshop
    Clay Processing
    Two clay bodies are made in the workshop.
    Stoneware based on nearby Kiripaka fireclay,  is blended with additions of feldspar and ballclay. A porcelain body,  based on the Matauri Bay China clay deposits, require additions of ballclay, silica, and feldspar.
    Throwing work on potters wheel
    Throwing work on potters wheel
    Pulling handles dialogue.
    Pulling handles dialogue.
    Workshop Classes
    Workshop Classes
    The perfect pot
    The perfect pot
    Jin Ling finishing terracotta work.
    Jin Ling finishing terracotta work.
    Demonstration of coil and throw.
    Demonstration of coil and throw.
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    Studio
    Firing
    Smokeless kiln angels.
    Smokeless kiln angels.
    Paintings by Masakazu Kusakabe. Tile by Jin Ling (Fire God).
    Greg and Kazu.
    Greg and Kazu.
    First firing of "Taitokerau Smokeless Kiln" designed by Masakazu Kusakabe.
    Starting the firing.
    Starting the firing.
    A small fire placed under the grate.
    Loading wood through firebox door.
    Loading wood through firebox door.
    Jin Ling sidestoking.
    Jin Ling sidestoking.
    Night time activity around kiln.
    Night time activity around kiln.
    View through spy at cone plaque.
    View through spy at cone plaque.
    Unloading the kiln.
    Unloading the kiln.
    Greg and Amorangi Hikuroa.
    Analysis of firing.
    Analysis of firing.
    Hanna Easton, Greg Barron, David Huffman and "China" (blind labrador)
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    Porcelain and tableware fired to 1300 C LPG kiln. Terracotta and saggar firing to 1050 C - 1150 C.
    Raku firing to 1050 C
    Wood firing to 1350 C in  smokeless woodfire kiln.
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