John Post on thu 5 jun 97
At 03:17 PM 6/3/97 EDT, you wrote:
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>I use Pieppenburgs Raku for a raku body and have had no problems with
>cracking. It is okay to throw but you can't get a smooth surface even with
>terra sig because of all the grog in it.
>Wendy from Bainbridge Island WA
>
Wendy,
I'm curious. What else (besides the grog) is in the Piepenburg Raku body
that you mention? All of the Piepenburg Raku bodies that I have used have
had Kyanite in them and not grog.
John -in Michigan, where it's finally starting to feel like spring!
johnpost@c3net.net
Wendy Hampton on sat 7 jun 97
Hi John,
I buy the clay alread bagged and wet. The recipe in Pieppenburgs book is as
follows:
Handbuilding clay
1 Cedar heights fireclay (50 mesh)
1 Hawthorn bonding fireclay (35 mesh)
3/4 Virginia kyanite (35 mesh)
1/4 Lake Michigan beach sand (45 mesh) optional
Throwing clay
2 Cedar heights Goldart
1 Kentucky OM4 ball clay
1/4 Virginia kyanaite (35 mesh)
1/8 Lake Michigan beach sand (45 mesh) optional
Good luck,
Wendy
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