mel jacobson on fri 9 oct 09
i must agree with tony.
when you know what you are doing, and do it right...danger
fades.
i gave 50 lbs of lead to a fine minnesota potter that
does figures with bright color. he needed the material.
he knows what he is doing.
i don't. and it is best to give the material to someone that does.
i keep my glazes very simple..stoneware. i really don't need
some of the more exotic materials.
that does not mean that others with knowledge should give
them up.
i worry about crap from the kiln and dust a heck of a lot
more than glaze materials...but, things in the hands of idiots
can be dangerous.
i do say however, the potter or the worker is the one that
must know how to manage things. i would bet that no human
in the last century has ever died from using lead based dishes.
i have known a person/potter that has died using lead.
so.
it can happen.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
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new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
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