Reed Bakken on sat 9 feb 08
Keba,
and others,
All pot were fired to cone 05+,
also the bottoms were dry footed,
no glaze on the bottom..
Reed Bakken
Keba said
Reed,
What were they fired to?
I had posted,
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2008 09:56:46 -0600
From: Reed Bakken
Subject: microwave blow up, not!
Hello folks,
Well with the talk of pots blowing up
in the oven and microwaves, I tried to
blow some up, no luck.
These were earthenware cups in both
our schools red and gray clay bodies. I
formulated them and mix them myself at
school, a Community College.
All were with glazes that had crazed.
First I put water in and set the timer for 2 min.,
nothing but boiling water.
Next I let the pots sit overnight with water
in them so they got a good soak, moisture on
the spot they were sitting on. Put them in the
microwave and they did not blow up, just
boiling water like the other times.
For those that work with earthenware this
may make you feel a little better about those student
pots being used after they leave the class room,
I know I sure do.
Lee on sun 10 feb 08
On Feb 10, 2008 2:35 AM, Reed Bakken wrote:
> Keba,
> and others,
> All pot were fired to cone 05+,
> also the bottoms were dry footed,
> no glaze on the bottom..
> All were with glazes that had crazed.
>
> First I put water in and set the timer for 2 min.,
> nothing but boiling water.
> Next I let the pots sit overnight with water
> in them so they got a good soak, moisture on
> the spot they were sitting on. Put them in the
> microwave and they did not blow up, just
> boiling water like the other times.
>
> For those that work with earthenware this
> may make you feel a little better about those student
> pots being used after they leave the class room,
> I know I sure do.
Reed,
I thank you for speaking up. We have"Gurus" here
telling people that earthenware is not "functional." This is
terribly wrong information and does a disservice to competent folks
trying to make a living from this style of work. Often, the Gurus
are not people that depend on their pots for the sole source of their
living. As Daffy Duck says, "That's Despicable!" :^( ;^)
I think I mentioned, my friends in Minneapolis left me a
bunch of Italian majolica and also commercial mugs. I really love
majolica and hope I can find time to make more someday. It might be
possible when I get my AIM electric set up in the garage in
Minneapolis.
I also have a microwave for the first time in my life and a
dishwasher again. I have been putting all the earthenware work in
both kilns, with no ill effect. The only work I have had any adverse
response to, is lustered mugs in the microwave.
--
Lee in Mashiko, Tochigi Japan
http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/
"Tea is nought but this: first you heat the water, then you make the
tea. Then you drink it properly. That is all you need to know."
--Sen No Rikyu
"Let the beauty we love be what we do." - Rumi
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