stacey ballard on sun 23 nov 03
Hi everyone,
Someone told me there is a company that makes low fire (06) glazes that are matte or satin finish, that are safe for functional use (dishes/bowls) ? Does anyone know what company it might be?
Thanks in advance,
Stacey Ballard
http://www.basicelements.biz
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Snail Scott on mon 24 nov 03
At 03:22 PM 11/23/03 -0800, you wrote:
>...low fire (06) glazes...that are safe for functional use...
As far as I know, all the major low-fire glaze
maufacturers have some food-safe glazes. The label
text generally tells which. There's usually a note or
a code on their sample charts which gives the same
information, too.
-Snail
Valice Raffi on mon 24 nov 03
>Someone told me there is a company that makes low fire (06) glazes that
>are matte or satin finish, that are safe for functional use (dishes/bowls)
>?
Stacey,
Although the satin & matt low fire glazes may be food safe, they don't hold
up with use, the glaze is too soft. I have a bowl made years ago, isn't
used often, but has scratches from the utensils. It's also very dull. It
was handwashed and went through the dishwasher. I wouldn't recommend those
glazes on functional ware.
Valice
in Sacramento
John Hesselberth on tue 25 nov 03
Valice/Stacey,
This is an excellent point, Valice. It is tough (may not be possible)
to formulate a durable, matte glaze at earthenware temperatures.
Glossies, yes. Remember that the designation 'food safe' by a glaze
manufacturer can mean as little as 'it doesn't contain lead or
cadmium'. It has little --usually nothing--to do with durability in
use. As always, any glaze manufacturers on the list are welcome to
prove me wrong--I'd love to test some 'durable' earthenware mattes.
Regards,
John
On Monday, November 24, 2003, at 05:30 PM, Valice Raffi wrote:
> Although the satin & matt low fire glazes may be food safe, they don't
> hold
> up with use, the glaze is too soft. I have a bowl made years ago,
> isn't
> used often, but has scratches from the utensils. It's also very dull.
> It
> was handwashed and went through the dishwasher. I wouldn't recommend
> those
> glazes on functional ware.
http://www.frogpondpottery.com
http://www.masteringglazes.com
Michele Jurist on wed 26 nov 03
Regards, Michele
----- Original Message -----
From: "Valice Raffi"
To:
Sent: Monday, November 24, 2003 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: low fire,matte/satin glazes for dishware
> >Someone told me there is a company that makes low fire (06) glazes that
> >are matte or satin finish, that are safe for functional use
(dishes/bowls)
> >?
>
> Stacey,
>
> Although the satin & matt low fire glazes may be food safe, they don't
hold
> up with use, the glaze is too soft. I have a bowl made years ago, isn't
> used often, but has scratches from the utensils. It's also very dull. It
> was handwashed and went through the dishwasher. I wouldn't recommend
those
> glazes on functional ware.
>
> Valice
> in Sacramento
>
>
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