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</span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Phil Hamling<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:120.0pt;text-indent:-120.0pt;tab-stops: 120.0pt;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Subject:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'>                          </span></span></b><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black'>Private Message<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Phil,<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>I have to apologize for being so curious. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Still I am.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><br> <span style='color:#333333'><span name=hotword style='cursor:default' id=hotword><span id=hotword>Hard to achieve ... based</span></span> <span name=hotword style='cursor:default' id=hotword><span style='color:#333333'>on</span></span> <span name=hotword style='cursor:default' id=hotword><span style='color:#333333'>illusion;</span></span> <span name=hotword style='cursor:default' id=hotword><span style='color:#333333'>deceptive</span></span> <span name=hotword style='cursor:default' id=hotword><span style='color:#333333'>or</span></span> <span name=hotword style='cursor:default' id=hotword><span style='color:#333333'>unreal</span></span></span>? - I am thinking about that.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Lately I saw a test tile, made by Prof Ralf Busz, who has been teaching ceramics from 1979 - 2004 at Kassel University for Fine Arts.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Amazing, because it was irridescent from every viewing angle and every kind of light. It was the type of crystal from John Dunlavy´s piece you posted to the forum, on a black matte background.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>I guess Ralf made it in the seventies, and I guess he will have zipped lips as well. One of my collegues knows him quite well and is going to ask him if he´s still interested in a working group about Mo and W glazes. But as far as I know Ralf Busz has some serious health problems - I guess I will have to discover it by myself.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Still I don´t know what illusive means to YOU.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>I wrote that I could give you some hints, because I thought it would be a pity if you gave up.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>I still think that.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Still I don´t know what´s about that test plate you posted at your site .. is it your own glaze?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>To me it looks like a lead glaze on stoneware.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>In the meantime I develloped a completely lead-free glaze.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Here is something for you to read, if you like, go to &quot;read online&quot; and page 63 - New Crystalline Glazes, Koerner.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>I took those three Seger-Formulas, mixed them and got a new one, that worked well.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Than I began to substitute the lead, to get rid of it.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><a href="http://archive.org/stream/transactionsame00meetgoog#page/n70/mode/2up">http://archive.org/stream/transactionsame00meetgoog#page/n70/mode/2up</a><o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Another thought:<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>For those people who make a living from pottery, it´s hard to stand on a market next to hobby people. Hobby people, who made some workshops, who are proud being able to produce work similar to the great potters work. They copy their work and they sell it not for half the price but less. A lot of buyers don´t see the difference, though there is one. I could write a lot about this, it makes me angry. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>So:<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>If you got something elusive, shouldn´t you keep your lips zipped, to keep it exclusive?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>What do YOU think?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Ulrike<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div style='border:none;border-left:solid #C3D9E5 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; margin-left:7.5pt;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt; word-wrap: break-word;-webkit-nbsp-mode: space;-webkit-line-break: after-white-space' name=quote> <div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'>Gesendet:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;Mittwoch, 11. April 2012 um 14:11 Uhr<br> <b>Von:</b>&nbsp;&quot;Phil Hamling&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:pdah@optonline.net">pdah@optonline.net</a>&gt;<br> <b>An:</b>&nbsp;&quot;'Ulrike Franck'&quot; &lt;<a href="mailto:ulrike.franck@email.de">ulrike.franck@email.de</a>&gt;<br> <b>Betreff:</b>&nbsp;RE: RE: Private Message <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <!--p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0.0in; font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: "Times New Roman" , serif; } a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; } a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; } p.MsoAcetate, li.MsoAcetate, div.MsoAcetate { margin: 0.0in; font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: Tahoma , sans-serif; } span.smalltext { } span.normaltext { } span.BalloonTextChar { font-family: Tahoma , sans-serif; } span.EmailStyle21 { font-family: Calibri , sans-serif; color: rgb(31,73,125); } *.MsoChpDefault { font-size: 10.0pt; } div.WordSection1 { page: WordSection1; } --> <div name=quoted-content> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Ulrike,</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>I apologize for the delayed response. I have been thinking about an answer but have had no time to reply until now. With recent travel and a high level of work taking my attention I have not had much time for play.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>I appreciate you pointing out that I had deleted the link to the molybdenum area of my web page. I also deleted several others. I was able to &quot;undo&quot; the changes and bring it back without having to re-create everything. Thank you again.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>I guess &quot;illusive&quot; is a combination of elusive (as in hard to achieve) and illusion (as in based on an unreal perception). This is the best definition I can offer: &nbsp;<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illusive?s=t" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0070C0'>http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/illusive?s=t</span></a></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>I do plan to put all my thoughts and attempts down on the molybdenum page. If by &quot;</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#0070C0'> If it is the latter, I could give you some hints.&quot; you mean you would be willing to share your thoughts and attempts I would be happy to collaborate with you. Is that what you mean?</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#0070C0'>Phil</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-outline-level:1'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Ulrike Franck [<a href="mailto:ulrike.franck@email.de">mailto:ulrike.franck@email.de</a>] <br> <b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 05, 2012 6:03 AM<br> <b>To:</b> Phil Hamling<br> <b>Subject:</b> Aw: RE: Private Message</span></p> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>&nbsp;</p> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br> Phil,</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I noticed that you removed that <span class=normaltext>top secret secured molybdenum area from your website, may I ask you: </span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=normaltext><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Why?</span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=normaltext><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I must confess that I am curious, always.</span></span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span class=normaltext><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>The nuances of English language are not familiar to me like those of my own language</span></span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>, and I am wondering about the term &quot;illusive&quot; ..?</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Does it mean &quot;deceiving&quot; or &quot;difficult to achieve&quot;?</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>If it is the latter, I could give you some hints.</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>I hope not to be too inquisitive?</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Kind regards,</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Ulrike</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> <div style='border:none;border-left:solid #C3D9E5 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 8.0pt; margin-left:7.5pt;margin-top:7.5pt;margin-right:3.75pt;margin-bottom:3.75pt'> <div style='margin-bottom:7.5pt'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Gesendet:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;Sonntag, 04. März 2012 um 15:53 Uhr<br> <b>Von:</b>&nbsp;&quot;Phil Hamling&quot; &lt;<a href="pdah@optonline.net" target="_parent">pdah@optonline.net</a>&gt;<br> <b>An:</b>&nbsp;<a href="ulrike.franck@email.de" target="_parent">ulrike.franck@email.de</a><br> <b>Betreff:</b>&nbsp;RE: Private Message </span></p> </div> <div> <div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Ulrike,</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Thanks for the reply and the heads up on the use of the calculator.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>I have been reading about iridescent glazes and it does seem to be a bunch of alchemy. I guess we all have a bit of that going on when we try this and try that to see what happens.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>Phil</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;</span></p> <div> <div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; mso-outline-level:1;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> <a href="ulrike.franck@email.de" target="_parent">ulrike.franck@email.de</a> [<a href="ulrike.franck@email.de" target="_parent">mailto:ulrike.franck@email.de</a>] <br> <b>Sent:</b> Monday, February 27, 2012 6:35 AM<br> <b>To:</b> <a href="pdah@optonline.net" target="_parent">pdah@optonline.net</a><br> <b>Subject:</b> Private Message</span></p> </div> </div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'>&nbsp;</p> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto; background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>Phil,<br> <br> I know who you are. Often I took a look at your journal.<br> <br> .... hmm<br> <br> ....<br> <br> no, Im not a technical nature.&nbsp; It´s just easy for me to handle this stuff.<br> And if it is the most useful approach, I´m a scientific thinking potter.<br> An apprenticeship in a german production pottery I made in the late seventies/eighties, that´s when I tested my first crystalline glazes from zinc-barium-feldspar.<br> I also got a training as a therapist and have been working with junkies and alcoholics as a potter til the end of last year.<br> My children are grown up now - so I quitted that job in december. To do my own thing, finally.<br> <br> When I get enough work I really do like, I will look for a homepage.<br> <br> Regarding your question about the use of the glaze calculator I contacted Ulf Cordes, an electronics engineer, who develloped this program. He is the right man and willing to explain it to you.<br> &quot;Ulf Cordes&quot; &lt;<span style='mso-field-code:" HYPERLINK \0022\0022 "'><span class=MsoHyperlink>webmaster@ceramics-glazes.com</span></span>&gt; <br> Only a few functions of this program I need - most of my work I do in a traditional paper and pencil way. That´s creative thinking, putting together all kinds of information to find a new solution. And I can´t do this staring on a monitor.<br> A lot of features of his program I never used.<br> <br> Did you know that in ancient Europe the devellopement of irridescent glazes belonged to the alchemistic traditions?<br> A never revealed secret they took wit them to their grave.<br> <br> <br> Sincerely,<br> <br> Ulrike Franck<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <span class=normaltext>Ulrike,</span><br> <br> <span class=normaltext>Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Phil Hamling and I live in Warwick, New York, USA.</span><br> <br> <span class=normaltext>I have been trying to find the time to reach out to you for a while now but it seems my time has been very limited. My brother and I own and operate ZIRCAR Ceramics, Inc. where we manufacture high temperature ceramic fiber based materials. It keeps us quite busy. I handle the administration, manufacturing and product development activities. He handles our sales and marketing efforts. You can check us out at <a href="http://www.zircarceramics.com/" target="_blank">www.zircarceramics.com</a></span><br> <br> <span class=normaltext>I began working with crystalline glazed ceramics as a Ceramic Engineering student at The New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1977. I have been actively re-involved with these glazes for the last 5 years and have been keeping a web based journal which you can view at <a href="http://puttgarden.com/crystal/2007/Page.html" target="_blank">http://puttgarden.com/crystal/2007/Page.html</a> . It shows my progress over the course of the last 5 years.</span><br> <br> <span class=normaltext>I am confident you have seen some of my antics on this Crystalline Glaze Forum.</span><br> <br> <span class=normaltext>I am curious to know if you would be willing to conduct a private dialogue with me covering the following points:</span><br> <span class=normaltext>1) Can you offer a short personal biography so I can better understand your background. You seem to be of a much more technical nature than other Forum participants.</span><br> <span class=normaltext>2) Would you be willing to spend some time helping me understand the use of the glaze calculator you cited on the Forum.</span><br> <span class=normaltext>3) Would you be interested in discussing some of the finer points regarding crystalline glazes.</span><br> <br> <span class=normaltext>If you are willing perhaps you will send me an e-mail at <span style='mso-field-code:" HYPERLINK \0022\0022 "'><span class=MsoHyperlink>pdah@optonline.net</span></span></span><br> <br> <span class=normaltext>Sincerely,</span><br> <span class=normaltext>Phil Hamling</span></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:9.0pt; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman"'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> </div> </div> </div> </body> </html>