Marcia Selsor on fri 23 jul 10
Quartz is a British term for SIlica AKA Flint. It is often mentioned =3D
in Leach's Potter's Book as well as many British ceramics books.
Marcia Selsor
On Jul 23, 2010, at 1:42 PM, Eric Hansen wrote:
> I don't know what Michael Bailey meant by "quartz", normally for glaze =
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I use 325 mesh silica
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> On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 8:01 AM, Marcia Selsor wrote:
> Dear Laura,
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> In the Michaeil Bailey book ^6 Glazes on page 119 under FLUXES HIGH =3D
ALKALINE
> there is a chart of UK and US Frits. Ferro Frit 3110 and Pemco P-991 =3D
are listed.
> Also there are charts for Low Expansion Frits, Boron Frits, Calcium =3D
Borate Frits
> Marcia
> Marcia Selsor
> http://www.Americanpotters.com
> http://www.marciaselsor.com
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> On Jul 22, 2010, at 7:53 PM, Laurie Hashizume wrote:
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> > I am doing some glaze testing and put in an order for glaze =3D
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> > recently. My supplier indicated he has "no idea"
> > what either "high alkaline frit" or "quartz", (specified in recipes =
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in
> > the _Michael Bailey Glazes Cone 6 _book), might be.
> > Could anyone on the list shed some light on this?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Laurie Hashizume
> >
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> Eric Alan Hansen
> Stonehouse Studio Pottery
> Alexandria, Virginia
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> hansencookbook.blogspot.com
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Marcia Selsor
http://www.marciaselsor.com
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