Show Potters Guild slates Saturday open house The second annual open house is scheduled at Uinta Potters Guild from December 6 from 1 to 6 pm p.m. ACCORDING TO Dennis Haberkorn resident pott potter r there will be demonstrations allday all allday allday day with the kiln being opened at approximately 2 pm p.m. There will also be a different firing technique demonstrated Japanese raku is a low fire 1800 degree heat technique Pots are put in a small kiln and fired then removed with tongs and gloves while still red hot They are put in a substance that will burn then cooled very rapidly with air This gives a different result to the stoneware stoneware The complete firing takes from five to ten minutes in comparison with the slow stoneware firing which t takes kes several days to complete and 2400 degree temperature During the day there will be potters at work in the Guild They will be doing all phases of pot making stated Mr Haberkorn |