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glaze and like that

updated sat 7 sep 02

 

Lily Krakowski on fri 6 sep 02


Knik /Marilynn--
One of these days I plan a glaze rant--but you are quite right. A
commercial glaze is like a cake mix in that it has all the ingredients, and
you just mix and use. Wet or dry the idea is the same. making one's own
glaze is starting from scratch. Good luck, and a blessed new year.




knik at kodiak writes:

> Hello from Alaska,
> I would like to thank everyone for their help with my questions of
> centering. I found that the noise was my plastic bat. The wing nut
> holding the gizmo(?) that the bat sits on was so loose... it fell off
> when I touched it. Amazing how much easier it is to center without the
> bat wiggling about! Those beginners! Also, I got some clay recycled and
> WOW! Is soft clay easier to center?!! It is much less discouraging to
> practice now. So thanks.
> I have been thinking about glazes. So, is prepared glaze in a jar like
> buying a prepared cake; and dry glaze, just add water, like a cake mix;
> and individual ingredients and glaze recipes like a cake from scratch?
> I just ordered "cake mixes"... I moving up one level.
> Marilynn, the midnight potter
>
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Lili Krakowski
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