Carole Fox on sun 4 mar 01
Dear Friends,
I have been reading about terra sigilatta in the archives. In Vince's =
post, he mentioned that he uses lard to aid in the burnishing. Could =
someone recommend a vegetarian, preferably natural, substitute?
Love those archives!
Carole Fox -in Elkton, MD
Martin Howard on mon 5 mar 01
lard to aid in the burnishing. Could someone recommend a vegetarian,
preferably natural, substitute?
Beeswax? I haven't tried it yet, but it sounds as if it might be suitable.
It's vegetarian, but not vegan.
Otherwise, just a thin polythene bag, a smooth stone, a smooth metal handle
....
Martin Howard
Webb's Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
England
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
Marvin Klotz on mon 5 mar 01
Juan Quesada slathers baby oil all over his pots before burnishing. When
asked which brand of baby oil he replied "the one that smells the best."
Joan Klotz - Venice, CA.
At 10:59 PM 03/04/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>I have been reading about terra sigilatta in the archives. In Vince's
>post, he mentioned that he uses lard to aid in the burnishing. Could
>someone recommend a vegetarian, preferably natural, substitute?
>
>Love those archives!
>
>Carole Fox -in Elkton, MD
>
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John Guerin on mon 5 mar 01
In a message dated 3/5/01 4:57:59 AM Central Standard Time, cfox@DCA.NET
writes:
<< I have been reading about terra sigilatta in the archives. In Vince's
post, he mentioned that he uses lard to aid in the burnishing. Could someone
recommend a vegetarian, preferably natural, substitute?
Love those archives!
Carole Fox -in Elkton, MD >>
The Mata Ortiz potters use cooking oil. Put on three heavy coats with a
sponge brush allowing each to soak in ( approx. 15-20 minutes) and start
polishing after the third coat has soaked in. Personally I prefer to polish
at the Leather Hard stage with the water still in the clay acting as the
lubricant, but if it does dry out, the cooking oil does the job.
Good Luck,
John Guerin
Tucson, AZ
Cindy Strnad on mon 5 mar 01
Hi, Carole.
Olive oil will work for burnishing. As long as it's slippery--that's the
main thing.
Cindy Strnad
Earthen Vessels Pottery
RR 1, Box 51
Custer, SD 57730
USA
earthenv@gwtc.net
http://www.earthenvesselssd.com
Wade Blocker on mon 5 mar 01
Try Crisco. Mia in overcast ABQ
Kurt Wild on mon 5 mar 01
At 01:50 PM 03/05/2001 +0000, you wrote:
>............. Could someone recommend a vegetarian,
>preferably natural, substitute?
Try baby oil - it works great for me!
Kurt Wild
River Falls, WI
http://wwwpp.uwrf.edu/~kw77
Snail Scott on mon 5 mar 01
At 10:59 PM 3/4/01 -0500, you wrote:
>... terra sigilatta ... lard to aid in the burnishing...
vegetarian, preferably natural, substitute?
>Carole Fox -in Elkton, MD
Almost any oil will work. I use mineral oil.
Cooking oil works OK, too.
-Snail
vince pitelka on mon 5 mar 01
Carole Fox wrote:
"I have been reading about terra sigilatta in the archives. In Vince's post,
he mentioned that he uses lard to aid in the burnishing. Could someone
recommend a vegetarian, preferably natural, substitute?"
Carole -
You can use almost any greasy substance, such as vegetable shortening. In
my experience, it does not work quite as well as lard, but I suppose the
difference is pretty negligible. I do not know where glycerin comes from
(plant? animal?), but you can buy it from any good pharmacy, and it works
very well also. I believe that Juan Quezeda at Mata Ortiz uses glycerin
exclusively.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
vince pitelka on mon 5 mar 01
> Juan Quesada slathers baby oil all over his pots before burnishing. When
> asked which brand of baby oil he replied "the one that smells the best."
> Joan Klotz - Venice, CA.
Maybe Juan Quezeda USED to use glycerin? At this point I have no idea where
I picked that up, but I have this distinct memory of reading it somewhere.
I have heard that glycerin works very well, but I have just used lard, which
also works very well if you can stand it on your hands. And some people EAT
that stuff.
Best wishes -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
vince pitelka on mon 5 mar 01
> At 01:50 PM 03/05/2001 +0000, you wrote:
> >............. Could someone recommend a vegetarian,
> >preferably natural, substitute?
>
> Try baby oil - it works great for me!
> Kurt Wild
Yes, but how does it work on your pots?
- Vince
Vince Pitelka
Appalachian Center for Crafts
Tennessee Technological University
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Home - vpitelka@dtccom.net
615/597-5376
Work - wpitelka@tntech.edu
615/597-6801 ext. 111, fax 615/597-6803
http://www.craftcenter.tntech.edu/
Kurt Wild on mon 5 mar 01
At 08:16 PM 03/05/2001 -0600, you wrote:
> > Try baby oil - it works great for me!
> > Kurt Wild
>
>Yes, but how does it work on your pots?
>- Vince
Great!
Michael Wisner, who spends about a month each year with Juan Quezada, told
me he (Juan) uses baby oil. On the other hand, on one of my trips there I
was told that whatever the oil is that many of the potters use, it is
purchased in a large quantity (drum). Beyond that, who really knows?
Kurt Wild
River Falls, WI
http://wwwpp.uwrf.edu/~kw77
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