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unglazed pieces and lead...

updated thu 8 oct 09

 

Anne Doyle on wed 7 oct 09


Maybe i've missed something here... please be tolerant of my lack of knowle=
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this is the thing:

awhile back someone on the other clay forum i read=3D2C (PotteryBasics) was=
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oing on about how he uses lead in his glazes cause he doesn't believe all t=
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he hype (!!?!) and someone answered him that even if he chose to fire non-l=
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ead glazes now in his kiln=3D2C he could still have lead leaching as its in=
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he kiln now and could get into the other glazes during firings...

i don't know much=3D2C but i thought this made sense...=3D20

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So=3D2C wouldn't unglazed pieces present the same risk? If you fire in a ki=
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in a group setting and some potters there are using lead glazes=3D2C do yo=
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pieces without glaze risk being contaminated by lead from the kiln?


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Anne Doyle

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