Sammy Shuford on wed 20 sep 00
I have a piece with a rough area, most likely due to not enough glaze. =
Can I reglaze this area and refire?
Sammy J Shuford
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June Perry on wed 20 sep 00
Yes, you can reglaze. Make sure the pot is clean and dry. Warming the pot can
help make glazing it easier. Then brush or dip the glaze. You may have to
play with the thickness a bit (having the glaze thicker than you would for a
bisqued pot).
Let it dry really well before firing to avoid crawling.
Regards,
June
Wade Blocker on wed 20 sep 00
Sammy,
Just pour off some of the water from the glaze you used,(but save it)
then paint over the rough spot with the thickened glaze and refire.
Mia in sunny but cooler ABQ
Martin Howard on thu 21 sep 00
Refire, refire, refire.
The only problem I have come across, is then how to retain glaze over fired
glaze. It gets very powdery, so be careful of where your fingers go, wear
gloves if necessary as we heard a few days ago, or find a way of moving the
pots with as little touching as possible.
Some of my best results come from refiring, because the superimposed glazes
tend to flow, produce hare's fur etc, effects which don't normally come with
the first glaze firing. Eventually, when I have done all the possible glaze
tests for my conditions, I might find a way of producing the very best glaze
finish, first time.
Somehow, I think I will need several more potting lifetimes to achieve that
:-)
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
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