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To: AugustWest who wrote (269)	3/24/2002 8:05:11 AM
From: Peach	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 338

Good Morning Auggie, Well, you are certainly hard at it. I salute you! Sorry about the colds in your house. I have joined you in that department. My head cold may be allergies but the result is the same. Good luck today, Norma

To: AugustWest who wrote (269)	3/24/2002 11:40:42 AM
From: Crocodile	Respond to of 338

That's interesting about the perlite mixed with the clay. I have always wanted to make one of those outdoors ovens for baking bread, but I've read about people who have tried it, and the ovens cracked apart pretty quickly. That might well be a way around such a problem. Yet another thing to investigate. Quite a few of the people who wrote about working with the paper clay mentioned that they had used it for doing raku... one person.. I take it that she was an older person, said that she liked working with it because it weighed a lot less when she was trying to pick it up with tongs. Other people who do large sculptures mentioned that held its shape well and made a sculpture that was not too heavy. Only big problem with it is that everyone mentioned that it will start to go moldy very quickly (unused mixture) so to just make what you can use. Mold isn't a good thing for a lot of people... I'm allergic to some molds, so that would be something I need to remember if I give this a try. Once the clay is dried and especially after firing, this wouldn't be a problem. Still doing lots of reading up on things.. kilns, clay, etc.. and looking forward to the snow going away (again) so that I can start planning and building a kiln out in the garden somewhere. wheeee!!!