Jim Bozeman on sun 11 jan 98
I spoke with Frank Boyden on the phone last night regarding Limoge
(French) porcelain & how to obtain some. He told me that one can get
Limoge porcelain from Norway, where he discovered it, but that one
cannot directly get it from France. Minimum order is a ton which cost
approx. $1,000.00. On top of this, freight and shipping push the
figure to about a dollar a pound; $2,000.00. This would be for freight
to the west coast; presumably the cost would be somewhat cheaper to
the east coast. He told me that tracking the shipment can be a hassle
and that the cargo sometimes gets messed up. Frank spoke of the good
results he gets with this clay as well as the flashing results from
being wood-fired. He said it's a hassle getting this clay and it's
expensive. Jim in North Carolina
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Bjorn-Kare Nilssen on tue 13 jan 98
In article <19980110204446.24400.rocketmail@send1b.yahoomail.com>,
Jim Bozeman wrote:
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>I spoke with Frank Boyden on the phone last night regarding Limoge
>(French) porcelain & how to obtain some. He told me that one can get
>Limoge porcelain from Norway, where he discovered it, but that one
>cannot directly get it from France. Minimum order is a ton which cost
>approx. $1,000.00. On top of this, freight and shipping push the
>figure to about a dollar a pound; $2,000.00. This would be for freight
>to the west coast; presumably the cost would be somewhat cheaper to
>the east coast. He told me that tracking the shipment can be a hassle
>and that the cargo sometimes gets messed up. Frank spoke of the good
>results he gets with this clay as well as the flashing results from
>being wood-fired. He said it's a hassle getting this clay and it's
>expensive. Jim in North Carolina
Interesting :-)
At least we have some advantages, living up here in the cold North ;-)
BTW, I spent a month working with Boyden in Denmark, at the "Clay Today"
workshop -90(?). He's a very nice guy. Is he on the net too?
PS. Actually we've only had a little snow for 2 days here so far this
winter :-)
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WHew536674@cs.com on sun 12 dec 99
Claybuds,
I hear that some consider Limoges porcelain to be the best porcelain body in
the world, but can it be purchased in the U.S.? If so, where? If not, maybe
some kind person out there could send me the recipe and I could order the dry
materials and mix it up myself?
Joyce A
WHew536674@cs.com
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