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paper bag saggar - warning!

updated tue 21 nov 06

 

Nathan Gartz on mon 20 nov 06


Yikes Pat! I dreaded the idea that that would happen to someone! I hope
you make it through the semester too! I'm sure those pink blushes were
interesting though.

Gotta look at the bright side,
Nathan Gartz


>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Pat Colyar"
>To:
>Sent: Thursday, November 16, 2006 4:57 PM
>Subject: Re: Paper Bag Saggar - Warning!
>
>
>> Everyone considering trying this technique, PLEASE notice that Nathan
>> described thoroughly layering the slip & paper to seal the bottom of the
>> paper saggar. One of our instructors did not do this, and ruined a
>> $45.00 kiln shelf because there's now a black six-inch diameter circle
>> of copper left from the assemblage that is eating its way down through
>> the shelf. And students wonder why they had pink blushes on their white
>> pots! Errrrrrgh!
>>
>> Pat Colyar, long-suffering Ceramics Tech at the Kirkland Arts Center
>> in Kirkland. WA, hoping to make it thru to the end of Fall Quarter
>> without throttling someone......
>>
>>
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