Ditmar/Gayle on wed 2 dec 98
Bisque tiles are available from my favorite spot, Seattle Pottery Supply.
800-522-1975
Or for a wholesaler, B & W Tile Co. in Gardena, CA. 310 538-9579.
They've got everything from 1x1 to 12x12 and even 8x14 oval. Lots of
specialty and deco shapes for counter / bath etc. installations.
From Alohaland, Ditmar.
Dwiggins, Sandra (NCI) on wed 2 dec 98
Paul Lewing gets H & R Johnson tiles from England. He says they are the only
ones that can safely go up to Cone 6.
Sandy
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From: Ditmar/Gayle [SMTP:gaylecat@maui.net]
Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 1998 11:15 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Subject: bisque tile sources
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Bisque tiles are available from my favorite spot, Seattle Pottery Supply.
800-522-1975
Or for a wholesaler, B & W Tile Co. in Gardena, CA. 310 538-9579.
They've got everything from 1x1 to 12x12 and even 8x14 oval. Lots of
specialty and deco shapes for counter / bath etc. installations.
From Alohaland, Ditmar.
Ditmar/Gayle on thu 3 dec 98
Bisque tiles are available from my favorite spot, Seattle Pottery Supply.
800-522-1975
Or for a wholesaler, B & W Tile Co. in Gardena, CA. 310 538-9579.
They've got everything from 1x1 to 12x12 and even 8x14 oval. Lots of
specialty and deco shapes for counter / bath etc. installations.
From Alohaland, Ditmar.
Judith Enright on thu 3 dec 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Bisque tiles are available from my favorite spot, Seattle Pottery Supply.
>800-522-1975
>
>Or for a wholesaler, B & W Tile Co. in Gardena, CA. 310 538-9579.
>They've got everything from 1x1 to 12x12 and even 8x14 oval. Lots of
>specialty and deco shapes for counter / bath etc. installations.
>
>>From Alohaland, Ditmar.
Hello, Ditmar and thanks for the references! Do you know what the firing
range is on these commercial tiles?
Judith Enright
gail sheffield on thu 3 dec 98
I buy white-bodied bisque tiles from Dal-Tile. They are the largest =
commercial
tile manufacturer in the US, and took over American Olean, or whatever was =
the
name of that company. They are satisfactory, although I glaze and fire at =
05,
so I can't comment on their suitability for higher fire. I got from them =
some
8=22 square tiles which are a wonderful size for single art tiles. They =
make 6=22
and 4=22 and possibly a couple of others. The availability of the 8=22 =
square tiles
is questionable, and if anyone is interested, e-mail me and I will tell you =
that
story. Most big cities have a Dal-Tile distributor. They do not sell to =
the
public, but my local distributor allows me to buy as a contractor even =
though I
call myself a tile artist and buy very small amounts. Otherwise you may =
have to
buy through a local tile retailer or contractor. To give you a reference =
point,
I buy the 6=22 square tiles for =24.59 each. Not bad, I think.
Incidentally, I would appreciate it if any of you =22tilers=22 out there =
would
identify yourselves.
Gail Sheffield
Covington, LA
gsheffield=40i-55.com
Paul Lewing on fri 4 dec 98
Judith Enright wrote:
> >Bisque tiles are available from my favorite spot, Seattle Pottery Supply.
> >800-522-1975
> >
> >Or for a wholesaler, B & W Tile Co. in Gardena, CA. 310 538-9579.
> >They've got everything from 1x1 to 12x12 and even 8x14 oval. Lots of
> >specialty and deco shapes for counter / bath etc. installations.
> >
> >>From Alohaland, Ditmar.
>
> Hello, Ditmar and thanks for the references! Do you know what the firing
> range is on these commercial tiles?
>
> Judith Enright
Judith,
The tiles Ditmar refers to at SPS are made by Toucan Tile and are
available in either cone 6 or cone 10. They are, however, not quite
white, if that matters to you (it does to me). The B&W, as well as
virtually every other brand available, and there are many, are lowfire
only. For a complete treatise on using commercial bisqued tiles, look
at the article I wrote for the Tiles on the Web website at
http:/www.aimnet.com/~tcolson/webtiles.htm.
One favor I ask of all of you- please don't ask me where I get them
unless you live in the Seattle area. It's just that you need to get
them from your local wholesale distributor of whatever brand you're
looking for. They will probably be much cheaper than from any ceramic
supplier. The exception here is the J&R Johnson tiles, which are
imported from England. Look in CM for the ad by HBD Ceramics, the US
distributor, or call Ceramic Supply of NY & NJ in Lodi, NJ.
By the way if anyone out there has a source for white 1/4" thick tiles
taht wi;ll go to cone 5 that I did not mention in that article, you'd
have my eternal gratitude if you'd pass on the source.
Paul Lewing, Seattle
Jeanne Ormsby on sat 5 dec 98
At least here in the DC area, Dal-Tile is open to retail purchasers--just
did my kitchen, nice people.
Jeanne
At 04:44 PM 12/3/98 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I buy white-bodied bisque tiles from Dal-Tile. They are the largest
commercial
>tile manufacturer in the US, and took over American Olean, or whatever was
the
>name of that company. They are satisfactory, although I glaze and fire at
05,
>so I can't comment on their suitability for higher fire. I got from them
some
>8" square tiles which are a wonderful size for single art tiles. They
make 6"
>and 4" and possibly a couple of others. The availability of the 8" square
tiles
>is questionable, and if anyone is interested, e-mail me and I will tell
you that
>story. Most big cities have a Dal-Tile distributor. They do not sell to the
>public, but my local distributor allows me to buy as a contractor even
though I
>call myself a tile artist and buy very small amounts. Otherwise you may
have to
>buy through a local tile retailer or contractor. To give you a reference
point,
>I buy the 6" square tiles for $.59 each. Not bad, I think.
>
>Incidentally, I would appreciate it if any of you "tilers" out there would
>identify yourselves.
>
>Gail Sheffield
>Covington, LA
>
>gsheffield@i-55.com
>
Leona Stonebridge Arthen on sat 5 dec 98
I get H & R Johnson tiles from HBD Ceramics in Michigan. They advertise in
CM. I never have any breakage in shipments from them and the prices are
good.
Leona
At 4:44 PM -0500 12/3/98, gail sheffield wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I buy white-bodied bisque tiles from Dal-Tile. They are the largest
>commercial
>tile manufacturer in the US, and took over American Olean, or whatever was the
>name of that company...
>Incidentally, I would appreciate it if any of you "tilers" out there would
>identify yourselves.
---
Leona Stonebridge Arthen
leona@javanet.com
Worthington, Massachusetts/USA
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