Gary Ferguson on sun 5 dec 04
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Note: the varnish technique was noted to just make a vessel water tight -
not to make Raku food-safe.
Gary F.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ama Menec"
To:
Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: Re: Raku and varnish??
> Hi Carol,
>
> Doesn't sound food safe to me, maybe water proof (for a while), although
> painting it with brick sealant would probably work better, (for
> waterproofing), as it sinks into the ceramic and not sit on top of the
> glaze
> and likely chip off over time.... I'd be interested in knowing about the
> Raku newsletter you mentioned...is it a paper or online one? International
> or a national one? Cheers,
>
> Ama, Totnes, Devon, UK.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ELDON KOTHMANN"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 6:00 PM
> Subject: Raku and varnish??
>
>
> In a Raku newsletter recently someone posted that Raku ware could be made
> functional by coating with wood varnish. Does this mean food safe or just
> water proof? Or is this totally incorrect information?
>
> Carol K.
>
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