Ali Shapiro Cudby on sat 7 nov 09
Just opened the glaze kiln and two commissioned pieces (both with the
same glaze) didn't come out well. I'm pretty sure the glaze was not
thick enough.
They are both standard shapes - a bowl and a platter - but post-dated
on the bottom for a wedding gift (with the date of the wedding).
The pieces are not necessarily trashed - the glaze boo boo is kind of
interesting. Just not what the customer ordered. I have never
reglazed anything (generally not worth it) but have read the archives,
so I know conceptually what to do. Given all of this, I ask for the
wisdom of this group...reglaze or remake?
Thanks!
Ali Cudby
alicudby@mac.com
http://web.me.com/alicudby/www.cudbysmud.com
Joseph Bennion on sat 7 nov 09
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ming to the point that dunting (cracking during cooling) can happen. Crysto=
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balite has a really high coefficient of expansion and doen't handle cooling=
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--- On Sat, 11/7/09, Ali Shapiro Cudby wrote:
From: Ali Shapiro Cudby
Subject: Reglaze or remake?
To: Clayart@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Saturday, November 7, 2009, 7:08 AM
Just opened the glaze kiln and two commissioned pieces (both with the
same glaze) didn't come out well.=3DA0 I'm pretty sure the glaze was not
thick enough.
They are both standard shapes - a bowl and a platter - but post-dated
on the bottom for a wedding gift (with the date of the wedding).
The pieces are not necessarily trashed - the glaze boo boo is kind of
interesting.=3DA0 Just not what the customer ordered.=3DA0 I have never
reglazed anything (generally not worth it) but have read the archives,
so I know conceptually what to do.=3DA0 Given all of this, I ask for the
wisdom of this group...reglaze or remake?
Thanks!
Ali Cudby
alicudby@mac.com
http://web.me.com/alicudby/www.cudbysmud.com
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William & Susan Schran User on sat 7 nov 09
On 11/7/09 10:08 AM, "Ali Shapiro Cudby" wrote:
> Just opened the glaze kiln and two commissioned pieces (both with the
> same glaze) didn't come out well. I'm pretty sure the glaze was not
> thick enough.
>
> They are both standard shapes - a bowl and a platter - but post-dated
> on the bottom for a wedding gift (with the date of the wedding).
>
> The pieces are not necessarily trashed - the glaze boo boo is kind of
> interesting. Just not what the customer ordered. I have never
> reglazed anything (generally not worth it) but have read the archives,
> so I know conceptually what to do. Given all of this, I ask for the
> wisdom of this group...reglaze or remake?
Do both.
Re-glaze adding a gum binder to the liquid glaze to have it adhere to the
already fired glaze.
Also remake the pots in case this doesn't work.
Bill
--
William "Bill" Schran
wschran@cox.net
wschran@nvcc.edu
http://www.creativecreekartisans.com
Ingeborg Foco on sat 7 nov 09
Ali,
I would do both to cover my butt. I don't know what kind of time frame you
have but make it again and reglaze the other two pieces. I reglazing
things frequently with great success, not always though, hence the remake a=
s
well. One thing about reglazing and refiring, my experience is that the
glaze changes during the refiring and often is more interesting but very
different from what you started with so that might not work for this specia=
l
order. I generally make several pieces of a special order to hopefully get
one that works. People rarely pay enough for this type of work or we don't
charge enough:).
Good luck.
Ingeborg
http://www.thepottersworkshop.com
On Sat, Nov 7, 2009 at 10:08 AM, Ali Shapiro Cudby wrote=
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> Just opened the glaze kiln and two commissioned pieces (both with the
> same glaze) didn't come out well. I'm pretty sure the glaze was not
> thick enough.
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