Charles Hazelaar on sun 27 may 07
I just heard about a grog source from "T" Robert of Axner. She suggested,
in addition to the Grog that they sell, CHICKEN GRIT. This is from a feed
supply store.
You all know what CHICKEN GRIT is -- don't you?
Charles Hazelaar
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dewitt on mon 28 may 07
On 5/27/07, Charles Hazelaar wrote:
> I just heard about a grog source from "T" Robert of Axner. She suggested,
> in addition to the Grog that they sell, CHICKEN GRIT. This is from a feed
> supply store.
>
> You all know what CHICKEN GRIT is -- don't you?
>
> Charles Hazelaar
>
Well, it depends. In some places, it can be course sharp sand.
Often, it is crushed granite. And, while it probably should not be
referred to as chicken grit, crushed oyster shell is often referred to
as grit. While sharp sand could be used as a grog substitue, crushed
granite or oyster shell likely wouldn't work out well.
deg
John Sankey on tue 29 may 07
>> You all know what CHICKEN GRIT is -- don't you?
>Well, it depends. In some places, it can be course sharp sand.
>Often, it is crushed granite. And, while it probably should not be
>referred to as chicken grit, crushed oyster shell is often referred to
>as grit.
All chicken grit that I get also contains salt. That will leach
out and concentrate in fast drying parts of work such as rims.
Oyster shells are a common additive - chickens need calcium
to build egg shells. But, most of it is supposed to be hard
sharp material that a chicken's gizzard can use to grind food
effectively. Granite lasts best.
Sand comes in many varieties. River sand has rounded
grains. Brick layers use hard sharp (freshly broken) sand called
mortar sand because it has maximum surface to bond with
cement and the sharp points ensure sand particles don't clump
in the mortar. If I were going to add sand to a clay body, that's
what I'd use.
Gary Harvey on wed 30 may 07
I have a question for you. If I took some dried clay. Put it thru a sieve.
(that is grind it up into sand size particles) Then bisque fired it in an
unglazed container like a mug. Wouldn't that be the same as grog? Any
comments? GH Palestine TX
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From: "dewitt"
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Subject: Re: Grog Source
> On 5/27/07, Charles Hazelaar wrote:
>> I just heard about a grog source from "T" Robert of Axner. She
>> suggested,
>> in addition to the Grog that they sell, CHICKEN GRIT. This is from a
>> feed
>> supply store.
>>
>> You all know what CHICKEN GRIT is -- don't you?
>>
>> Charles Hazelaar
>>
>
> Well, it depends. In some places, it can be course sharp sand.
> Often, it is crushed granite. And, while it probably should not be
> referred to as chicken grit, crushed oyster shell is often referred to
> as grit. While sharp sand could be used as a grog substitue, crushed
> granite or oyster shell likely wouldn't work out well.
>
> deg
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Craig Clark on wed 30 may 07
Gary, the thing about making your own grog is a question of how much
your time is worth, or whether you just want to go about pulverizing and
firing clay. It is a very dusty and labor intensive process to pulverize
the clay sufficiently enough. Add to that the hassles of getting the
pulverized clay through a sieve in sufficient quantities, and the fact
that a hundred pound bag of grog does not cost much money. The calculus
just doesn't work, once again, unless you are just going through the
process because it is something that you want to do.
Hope this helps
Craig Dunn Clark
619 East 11 1/2 St
Houston, Texas 77008
(713)861-2083
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Gary Harvey wrote:
> I have a question for you. If I took some dried clay. Put it thru a
> sieve.
> (that is grind it up into sand size particles) Then bisque fired it
> in an
> unglazed container like a mug. Wouldn't that be the same as grog? Any
> comments? GH Palestine TX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "dewitt"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 9:03 AM
> Subject: Re: Grog Source
>
>
>> On 5/27/07, Charles Hazelaar wrote:
>>> I just heard about a grog source from "T" Robert of Axner. She
>>> suggested,
>>> in addition to the Grog that they sell, CHICKEN GRIT. This is from a
>>> feed
>>> supply store.
>>>
>>> You all know what CHICKEN GRIT is -- don't you?
>>>
>>> Charles Hazelaar
>>>
>>
>> Well, it depends. In some places, it can be course sharp sand.
>> Often, it is crushed granite. And, while it probably should not be
>> referred to as chicken grit, crushed oyster shell is often referred to
>> as grit. While sharp sand could be used as a grog substitue, crushed
>> granite or oyster shell likely wouldn't work out well.
>>
>> deg
>>
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