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fw: fwd: commercial glaze

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J Lee on wed 8 aug 12


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-=3D0AFrom: Eleanor =3D0ATo: J Lee RIZO=3D
N.NET> =3D0ASent: Wednesday, August 8, 2012 11:06 AM=3D0ASubject: Fwd: Comm=
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al glaze=3D0A =3D0A=3D0A=3D0ABegin forwarded message:=3D0A=3D0A> From: Ele=
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=3D0A> Date: August 7, 2012 10:30:50 PM EDT=3D0A> To: =
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list =3D0A> Subject: Commercial glaze=3D0A> =3D0A=
> I mi=3D
x my glazes from scratch; I have done this for years. But I'm getting old, =
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and lazy. And there is no possibility of helpers.=3D0A> =3D0A> I'm consider=
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trying out some ready-made commercial glazes. They look gorgeous in the ads=
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but I imagine that in reality some work and look better than others. While=
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I can afford the cost, I don't like buying a pig-in-a-poke so I would appr=
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eciate knowing what are some of your favorites.=3D0A> =3D0A> I fire ^6 elec=
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and slow-cool.=3D0A> =3D0A> I like the effects of layering glazes. And can=
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mercial glazes be used with from-scratch glazes and produce good results?=
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=3D0A> =3D0A> Clayart has always been the best source for information like =
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. I wish it a long life in its reincarnation.=3D0A> =3D0A> Eleanor Kohler=
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enterport, NY=3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A> =3D0A>