Bob Leek on tue 4 jun 02
Regarding your question about repairing raku pots, I have used this method
successfully to fill cracks in raku pieces. First, I coat the inside of the
pot with pour-on epoxy. This not only seals the pot so it will hold water,
but also strengthens the pot. When applying the epoxy to the inside, I put
a piece of electrical tape on the outside over the crack. The epoxy will
fill the crack, but not run out to the outside of the pot. Then, once the
epoxy has dried completely, I remove the tape and fill the crack with "Rub
and Buff", a filler which comes in a couple of shades of gold, and in black
too. Available in art supply stores. Sometimes the filler conceals the
crack, and sometimes it accentuates it, but it always improves the pot.
Leslie Ihde on tue 4 jun 02
I was interested in using gold leaf to heal glue filled cracks in raku-
to sort of imitate the ancient ways. Has anyone done this? Do you have
some thoughts?
Leslie Ihde
Bob Leek on wed 5 jun 02
< I have never heard of liquid
epoxy. Do you have a brand you like? >
Leslie, to seal the inside surfaces of raku pieces, I use a pourable epoxy
called EnviroTexLite "Pour-On" High Gloss Finish, which I find at our local
Ace Hardware store. The manufacturer is ETI (Environmental Technology, Inc
in Fields Landing, CA. Hope you can find it.
Bob in Williamsburg, VA
Leslie Ihde on wed 5 jun 02
Hi Bob,
Thanks for replying to my brief post. I have never heard of liquid
epoxy. Do you have a brand you like? I will try to find Rub and Buff
at a craft's store. I lean a little toward wanting real gold in the
cracks because of the meaning, but that may be silly as well as
expensive.
Leslie
On Tuesday, June 4, 2002, at 11:05 PM, Bob Leek wrote:
> Regarding your question about repairing raku pots, I have used this
> method
> successfully to fill cracks in raku pieces. First, I coat the inside
> of the
> pot with pour-on epoxy. This not only seals the pot so it will hold
> water,
> but also strengthens the pot. When applying the epoxy to the inside, I
> put
> a piece of electrical tape on the outside over the crack. The epoxy
> will
> fill the crack, but not run out to the outside of the pot. Then, once
> the
> epoxy has dried completely, I remove the tape and fill the crack with
> "Rub
> and Buff", a filler which comes in a couple of shades of gold, and in
> black
> too. Available in art supply stores. Sometimes the filler conceals the
> crack, and sometimes it accentuates it, but it always improves the pot.
>
>
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Snail Scott on wed 5 jun 02
At 08:11 AM 6/5/02 -0400, you wrote:
I lean a little toward wanting real gold in the
>cracks because of the meaning, but that may be silly as well as
>expensive.
A book of genuine gold leaf is expensive,
but it goes a long way. Also, there are
different grades of leaf, from 10 karat
up to 24 karat, as well as brass, copper,
silver and aluminum leaf. Framers' leaf
is generally pretty low-grade, but cheap.
(The better grades may not be available
at your local hobby shop.) Compare to
see what suits you best for looks and
price.
Real gold leaf looks very different from
Rub'n'Buff.
-Snail
Russel Fouts on thu 6 jun 02
If you're looking towards re-interpreting the technique rather than
imitating it, have a look at Peter Hayes work. He uses a bright, carmine
red epoxy to fill cracks in his sculptures. Stiking!
http://www.peterhayes-ceramics.uk.com/
He uses other colors as well but I've seen and like best the red (of
course!)
Russel
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SusanRaku@AOL.COM on sat 8 jun 02
If you are not concerned with waterproofing and strengthening the pot just
fill in the crack with plaster and then color with Rub and Buff. It is much
easier and faster.
Susan
Margaret Barlow on sat 8 jun 02
Hi Again Leslie,
here is the web site I forgot to include in the last post.
www.vmarts.cjb.net
Margaret
Leslie Ihde on mon 10 jun 02
Thanks, Margaret. I looked at the site and it is similar to what I
would like to try. she calls it gold leaf laquer. I might try my gold
leaf source then, to see if she has gold leaf laquer. I wonder if it
also functions as a glue.
Thanks again,
Leslie
On Saturday, June 8, 2002, at 07:37 AM, Margaret Barlow wrote:
> www.vmarts.cjb.net
Leslie Ihde on mon 10 jun 02
Does the plaster act as a glue, then? that sounds good.
On Saturday, June 8, 2002, at 11:53 AM, SusanRaku@AOL.COM wrote:
> If you are not concerned with waterproofing and strengthening the pot
> just
> fill in the crack with plaster and then color with Rub and Buff. It is
> much
> easier and faster.
>
>
> Susan
>
>
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