Chris Clarke on fri 20 apr 01
So does this mean I can make a solution of soda ash and control the carbo=
n
trapping? What do you mean by hot?
Why then does one of my formulas without it trap carbon (it has borax)?
Sorry for all the questions but I had never heard of shino until about a
year ago (I've only been potting for ten years, just a pup). chris
chris@ccpots.com
www.ccpots.com
----- Original Message -----
From: mel jacobson
To:
Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2001 11:55 AM
Subject: shino faQ
> merrie and others.
>
> the longer shino sits on the shelf after glazing, the more
> the soda ash works to the surface. if you cover it, well,
> it slows the migration down.
>
> when you apply soda ash hot on the surface..well, there
> it is.
>
> i like to glaze shino about a week ahead.
> but, if you apply hot soda ash...just fire it, right now.
> we do that at the farm..have the glaze buckets in front
> of the kiln, glaze, load. `hey, who has the smart pills?`
> drives kurt nuts.
> he calls it `japo, slapo`. no planning, no templates.
> of course, we do it just so he goes nuts.
> it is a plan.
> mel
> From:
> Minnetonka, Minnesota, U.S.A.
> web site: http://www.pclink.com/melpots
>
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cyberscape on sun 22 apr 01
It is about soluble salts being left on the surface of the piece as the
water dries. Both soda ash and borax are soluble. Thus, the effect of
wax is to retard the buildup of salt scum, because the water goes around
the wax to get to the surface of the piece, leaving the scum around the
wax but not so much underneath it. The longer you leave the piece out
of the kiln, the more the soda ash scum builds up. I like to fire the
pieces within a few days, to get a balance between the scum and the
balanced shino.
Harvey Sadow
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