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<blockquote data-quote="alsih2o" data-source="post: 818795" data-attributes="member: 4790"><p>Could we call upon your pottery expertise a bit? I've got a couple of questions for you, if you wouldn't mind...</p><p></p><p></p><p> dude, i revel in chatting about clay at length, but i warn you, my wife ussually pokes me when i am at a party or some such and haven't talked about anythign but clay for an hour or so, and she isn't here <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>- Given the <a href="http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43442&perpage=40&pagenumber=1" target="_blank">geography</a> around Mor's End (keep in mind that the river flows <em>out</em> of the lake, i.e. left to right), where would you expect to find the clay deposits? </p><p></p><p> clay flows downhill, as it gets further and further from the source rock that erodes it it takes on more and more impurities, making it useful for various items depending on how far down this line it is.</p><p></p><p>I've been assuming they're on the big island west of the city for convenience.</p><p> i imagine the whole river bank being clay, historical and geologic precedent would bear that out <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> probably several kinds of clay in the area <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>- Special glazes: We've been saying that the special glazes are due to the presence of sapphires within the clay (which makes you opal clay an interesting competitor...). Would a clay laden with sapphires (corundum - Al2O3 with trace impurities of Cr, Fe and Ti, and occasionally vanadium, cobalt and nickel) actually make for a nice glaze (slip?) in reality?</p><p></p><p> we chrome makes green iron makes red, green, blue and brown, depending on temperature, iron does most any color actually, if you talk to it right <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> titanium is often used as an opacifier and whitener, vanadium makes green, especially vanadium pentoxide, cobalt is what those incredibly stuniing blues are made of, and nickel can give yellow or green, depending on what oyu do with it.</p><p></p><p> my wife the goeologist says there is no way there should be saphires in clay, but she doesn't believe in dragons either <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> (could happen, off chances )</p><p></p><p> If so, what would it look like? If the special qualities of the glaze are likely due to specific impurities in the sapphires, what color would the sapphires themselves be (sapphires can take on a very wide range of colors)?</p><p></p><p> with that range of impurities there is hardly anythign that cannot be done.</p><p></p><p>- How toxic do you think the glazing process would be (in terms of materials used, exhaust, waste water etc.) </p><p> </p><p> with that range of material you should be able to find a low lying clay that would act as a flux negating your need for lead, so it would be pretty possible to locate the smaller potteries in the city, any decent sized pottery would most likely be located in the most rundown area bvecause of all the smoke form the kilns tho <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Bad enough to locate the glazers in the "industrial" district on the east side of Mor's End, along the north bank of the river?</p><p></p><p> yes, but because of smoke, not toxicity</p><p></p><p> The actual Potters are located in Port Jollita for now (west side of the city, on the big island between the two river branches). Do you think such an arrangement is plausible, or should the Glazers and Potters be located in the same place?</p><p> glazers are potters, usually members of the same family, in many traditions the potter just says what should be made, then glazes it, leaving the grunt work of making to the oyunger generations <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>Of course, none of this is actually necessary for our fantasy city, but like with all good lies, it's best if there's a trace of the truth to it... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p> agreed, and i am so emberassed it took me so long to get in here and contribute <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p> i planned n doing opne more pottery that makes protoporcelainous wares, if i am stepping on toes please let me know, also let me know if i can be your tech-geek anymore, it isn't often we potters get to spout so much <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="alsih2o, post: 818795, member: 4790"] Could we call upon your pottery expertise a bit? I've got a couple of questions for you, if you wouldn't mind... dude, i revel in chatting about clay at length, but i warn you, my wife ussually pokes me when i am at a party or some such and haven't talked about anythign but clay for an hour or so, and she isn't here :) - Given the [url=http://enworld.cyberstreet.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=43442&perpage=40&pagenumber=1]geography[/url] around Mor's End (keep in mind that the river flows [i]out[/i] of the lake, i.e. left to right), where would you expect to find the clay deposits? clay flows downhill, as it gets further and further from the source rock that erodes it it takes on more and more impurities, making it useful for various items depending on how far down this line it is. I've been assuming they're on the big island west of the city for convenience. i imagine the whole river bank being clay, historical and geologic precedent would bear that out :) probably several kinds of clay in the area :) - Special glazes: We've been saying that the special glazes are due to the presence of sapphires within the clay (which makes you opal clay an interesting competitor...). Would a clay laden with sapphires (corundum - Al2O3 with trace impurities of Cr, Fe and Ti, and occasionally vanadium, cobalt and nickel) actually make for a nice glaze (slip?) in reality? we chrome makes green iron makes red, green, blue and brown, depending on temperature, iron does most any color actually, if you talk to it right :) titanium is often used as an opacifier and whitener, vanadium makes green, especially vanadium pentoxide, cobalt is what those incredibly stuniing blues are made of, and nickel can give yellow or green, depending on what oyu do with it. my wife the goeologist says there is no way there should be saphires in clay, but she doesn't believe in dragons either :) (could happen, off chances ) If so, what would it look like? If the special qualities of the glaze are likely due to specific impurities in the sapphires, what color would the sapphires themselves be (sapphires can take on a very wide range of colors)? with that range of impurities there is hardly anythign that cannot be done. - How toxic do you think the glazing process would be (in terms of materials used, exhaust, waste water etc.) with that range of material you should be able to find a low lying clay that would act as a flux negating your need for lead, so it would be pretty possible to locate the smaller potteries in the city, any decent sized pottery would most likely be located in the most rundown area bvecause of all the smoke form the kilns tho :) Bad enough to locate the glazers in the "industrial" district on the east side of Mor's End, along the north bank of the river? yes, but because of smoke, not toxicity The actual Potters are located in Port Jollita for now (west side of the city, on the big island between the two river branches). Do you think such an arrangement is plausible, or should the Glazers and Potters be located in the same place? glazers are potters, usually members of the same family, in many traditions the potter just says what should be made, then glazes it, leaving the grunt work of making to the oyunger generations :) Of course, none of this is actually necessary for our fantasy city, but like with all good lies, it's best if there's a trace of the truth to it... :) agreed, and i am so emberassed it took me so long to get in here and contribute :) i planned n doing opne more pottery that makes protoporcelainous wares, if i am stepping on toes please let me know, also let me know if i can be your tech-geek anymore, it isn't often we potters get to spout so much :D [/QUOTE]
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