Deborah Thuman on mon 29 nov 10
I wonder what a few chunks of copper ore would do. I'm thinking that
there would be some really neat flashing.
Firebrick could fill up some of the space - and this would allow for
slower cooling which could make some really nice things happen to your
glaze.
Deb Thuman
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steve graber on mon 29 nov 10
my local rocks - mostly granite - had the "black" parts melt out as a reall=
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of falling over the =3D0Aedge of it's shelf.=3DA0 it does look pretty cool =
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think copper melts way down the temperature scale so you'll likely make a f=
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lat =3D0Aworthless sheet on your shelf.....=3DA0 =3D0A=3D0A=3DA0Steve Grabe=
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