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food safe glaze and raku

updated wed 8 jun 11

 

Birgit Wright on mon 6 jun 11


Hi Clayarters=3D3B I have been wondering if there was any way of firing ra=
ku=3D
vessels with a food safe liner glaze applyed to the entirior of a piece wh=
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ile still bone dry greenware=3D2C like a once fired piece but then only fir=
ed=3D
to cone 06 for a bisque=3D2C some low fire earthenware glaze maybe. Then =
gl=3D
azing the outside with raku glaze and then raku firing=3D2C would any such =
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ner glaze survive the quick cooling. Has anyone done something like this=3D=
2C=3D
I'm curious. I love the raku look but wish it could be functional=3D2C I'=
m =3D
sure others have wished the same=3D2C Probably a tired old question.
I'm wondering all the same=3D2C Birgit Wright =
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Snail Scott on tue 7 jun 11


On Jun 6, 2011, at 8:47 AM, Birgit Wright wrote:
> ...I have been wondering if there was any way of firing raku vessels =3D
with a food safe liner glaze applyed to the entirior of a piece while =3D
still bone dry greenware, like a once fired piece but then only fired to =
=3D
cone 06 for a bisque, some low fire earthenware glaze maybe. Then =3D
glazing the outside with raku glaze and then raku firing, would any such =
=3D
liner glaze survive the quick cooling...


Almost any glaze will become a crackle glaze if=3D20
pulled from a red-hot kiln and flash-cooled to=3D20
ambient air temperature in the usual raku manner.=3D20

-Snail

May Luk on tue 7 jun 11


Hi Brigit;

Raku ware is functional for green tea, sake, edamame, nuts and
candies. You probably can serve tempura / french fries with the nice
white paper liner. You can wash away the grease with hot tea.

If it's for flower, you can add in a glass liner to hold water.

May
Brooklyn


On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 9:47 AM, Birgit Wright wro=
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te:
> Hi Clayarters; =3DA0I have been wondering if there was any way of firing =
ra=3D
ku vessels with a food safe liner glaze applyed to the entirior of a piece =
=3D
while still bone dry greenware, like a once fired piece but then only fired=
=3D
to cone 06 for a bisque, some low fire earthenware glaze maybe. =3DA0Then =
gl=3D
azing the outside with raku glaze and then raku firing, would any such line=
=3D
r glaze survive the quick cooling. Has anyone done something like this, I'm=
=3D
curious. =3DA0I love the raku look but wish it could be functional, I'm su=
re=3D
others have wished the same, Probably a tired old question.
> I'm wondering all the same, =3DA0Birgit Wright



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