tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post3985111638360529793..comments2024-03-28T17:56:41.036+00:00Comments on "ook?!": SAVIACgzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870567611655050982.post-7812300289465053712010-04-03T19:38:54.132+01:002010-04-03T19:38:54.132+01:00I recall building a saviac wheel at college, circa...I recall building a saviac wheel at college, circa 1974, our tutor was keen to equip us with pioneer pottery values.<br />So I've probably still got those plans somewhere.<br />I've built quite a few wheels since then, of varying complexity.<br />I like the quiet of kickwheels, that gentle scuffing of the foot, like a rocking chair in its hypnotic rhythm, but.....<br />Essentially I like motor driven wheels. I was applying for jobs in 1979, and one prospective employer, a renowned bloke whose name I will not repeat here, told me, "well, you fit all the requirements, except... you don't have your own wheel"<br />So I zapped down to Stoke on Trent, visited Podmores, Wengers, and Potclays, and bought a wheel.<br />At which point the two-faced B*****d told me he'd only advertised the job in Ceramic Review, because he needed to do so to get a work permit for an american potter he'd invited over.<br />I still use the same wheel though. Carted it all over scandinavia.soubriquethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01151288534629885195noreply@blogger.com