Lili Krakowski on mon 15 nov 04
There have been a bunch of fine suggestions published on the making of =
tongs. Some have been made of coat hangers and of strapping wire, bent =
in clever ways. Others have been adaptations of existing tongs such as =
those used to grab canning jars out of the boiling water. I imagine a =
number of power pliers shapes can be adapted and modified for use.
Wax: Yes one can use canning wax,. but one should not. I keep ranting =
about the dangers of hot wax, which are many, and its smell which is =
obnoxious. NB Newbies: in British books there may be references to =
using wax and PARAFFIN. That is the British word for Kerosene. Liquid =
waxes of different kinds exist, they are very good, but do not take to =
freezing.
ASH: I have puttered around a good bit with using ash in c. 6 glazes. =
There are published recipes, but if you want to add ash to clay--you can =
start with a screened local red clay (eliminate sand and grit) and add =
ash. You can use an existing recipe sans ash and replace some of the =
flux with ash. =20
I urge you only to use washed ash, and not to begin puttering around =
till you have a good portion of washed ash. Reason: that ash varies =
from lot to lot, and you want a sufficient supply to last you a while.
AS TO WASHING ASH; THE BOOKS AND I EXPECT OUR ARCHIVES GIV E GOOD =
DIRECTIONS. FOLLOW THEM1
Lili Krakowski
Be of good courage
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