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bisque repair/ps

updated sat 4 sep 04

 

Marcia Selsor on fri 3 sep 04


Forgot to mention..wet the surface with water before applying.
Marcia
On Sep 3, 2004, at 2:40 PM, Marcia Selsor wrote:

> I have used the following to mend bisque from blown out chunks on large
> sculptur to broken handles on students' projects.
>
> for a 1/4 cup of mending slip:
>
> Powder of the clay body needing to be fixed use about 2 tablespoons
> ground fine
> Toilet paper at least ten sheets shredded and llet to sit overnight in
> a little water
> mix the above with"
> Corn syrup about a half teaspoon
> vinegar again about a half teaspoon
> a little water to make it pliable
>
> Mix well..I use a tiny jiffy mixer or a blender
> Mend the piece and re-bisque. Then do whatever you intended to do in
> the first place.
>
> Marcia Selsor
>
>
> On Sep 3, 2004, at 10:04 AM, Linda M wrote:
>
>> Bisque repair. Instructions say to thicken slip with APTII enhancer
>> until
>> it becomes a clay mixture. Shape into a pencil & allow to dry. Chinga
>> fire
>> pencil to a Cone 018. This is part of the receipe to repair cracks in
>> bisque ware. Would it work to re-attach a leg that has popped off do
>> you
>> think? Maybe I just need to make a peg leg for the dog. Thank you for
>> all
>> your help. Linda Marcoux
>>
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