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hot pots and. cu reds

updated mon 21 may 12

 

Jeff on sun 20 may 12


Hi
Just wanted to stick a contrarian oar in the stream of assertions that ther=
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's no changes in glazes after kiln is cooled to X degrees,=3D20
For one thing it's always risky to make universal proclamations since youd =
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ave to test the whole universe of possible firings and glazes to be sure.
As for me, I'm going to look for another microscope to borrow to examine my=
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u reds. Last time I was working on them I intrigued a brilliant friend into=
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sing his and it looked under the scope as tho the color deepened at ambient=
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emp over the first month after unloading.
Window glass will sag and devitrify over time - why should our weirdly form=
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lated glasses be more stable? Just say no to universal negatives!
Trenchantly yours
Jeff=3D