LINDA BLOSSOM on wed 26 feb 97
In answer to Mel's thoughts about short clay and tiles - true, you don't
have to age clay much to make tiles. If I'm making a sink, that is another
matter. However, I find that two weeks is plenty of time for the clay to
really take on its water and be ready to go over the hump mold for the
sink.
I was looking at a clay for a friend who buys prepared clay and a ton of
that clay, a cone 4-6, red clay, was $440, before delivery. My clay body,
with a lot of expensive grog, would cost about $216, before delivery. The
bonus is that I really get 2400 pounds because the dry ingredients I get
are all clay, no water. So to get the same amount of clay would cost my
friend another $88. Now why would someone spend 528 dollars for 216
dollars worth of clay? Just a thought.
Linda
Ithaca, NY
rebecca.j.knight on thu 27 feb 97
In the message below Linda asks why someone would spend that much on clay.
I don't have the facilities for mixing my own clay bodies. I've found a
commercial
body that is the color I want, accepts my glazes, and behaves the way I want.
Therefore,
I spend the extra money.
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In answer to Mel's thoughts about short clay and tiles - true, you don't
have to age clay much to make tiles. If I'm making a sink, that is another
matter. However, I find that two weeks is plenty of time for the clay to
really take on its water and be ready to go over the hump mold for the
sink.
I was looking at a clay for a friend who buys prepared clay and a ton of
that clay, a cone 4-6, red clay, was $440, before delivery. My clay body,
with a lot of expensive grog, would cost about $216, before delivery. The
bonus is that I really get 2400 pounds because the dry ingredients I get
are all clay, no water. So to get the same amount of clay would cost my
friend another $88. Now why would someone spend 528 dollars for 216
dollars worth of clay? Just a thought.
Linda
Ithaca, NY
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