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tony/bisque

updated mon 4 jul 11

 

mel jacobson on sat 2 jul 11


i glaze, then re/bisque to cone 06. they seem
to be tough enough to make any trip.
wrap in tissue, then bubble wrap. mine seem to
make it just fine.
mel
from: minnetonka, mn
website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/clayart.html
new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.com
alternate: melpots7575@gmail.com

tony clennell on sat 2 jul 11


Thanx Mel! I was hoping not to have to go as high as bisque. Any ideas abou=
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the soda ash??? Best, Tc

On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 8:59 AM, mel jacobson wrote:

> i glaze, then re/bisque to cone 06. they seem
> to be tough enough to make any trip.
> wrap in tissue, then bubble wrap. mine seem to
> make it just fine.
> mel
> from: minnetonka, mn
> website: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/
> clayart link: http://www.visi.com/~melpots/**clayart.htmlsi.com/%7Emelpots/clayart.html>
> new book: http://www.21stcenturykilns.**comom>
> alternate: melpots7575@gmail.com
>

Lee on sun 3 jul 11


On Sat, Jul 2, 2011 at 8:19 AM, tony clennell wrot=
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> Thanx Mel! I was hoping not to have to go as high as bisque. Any ideas
> about
> the soda ash??? Best, Tc
>


Tony, I've had a lot of experience with this. As I said, the key is the
amount of clay in the glaze. You can bisque to dull red heat (lower tha=
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012.) In Shimaoka's noborigama, the hottest parts of the bisque were
cherry red, but the coolest dull red. The work is more fragile, but it
will survive if you pack well.
--
Lee Love in Minneapolis
http://mingeisota.blogspot.com/

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itself." -- John O'Donohue