Crazing, a mark of age? - Collecting Tiki

S SugarCaddyDaddy Member Huntington Beach, California Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 1500	S SugarCaddyDaddy Posted posted on Wed, Sep 25, 2002 10:37 AM On 2002-09-25 10:01, Tiki King wrote: Crazing is basically cracks in the glaze...Ceramic clay is like stone, and glaze is more like glass. So then should we assume that if there is crazing, then there are possible "leaks" from the impurities of the the ceramic that can get into your drink? This kind of goes back to the thread of "mug safety/lead tests" (http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1078&forum=5), which included the following info (courtesy of TikiKing): So the once properly glazed piece is now a poorly glazed piece and should be treated as a decorative piece only? Is it possible that by using crazed mugs we are weakening the structure of the ceramic? Kind of like using a paper bathroom cup day in and day out and eventually having it collapse. Am I way off on this? Am I rambling? Is my fez on too tight? Tell me! TELL ME!!!...Hey, where did everybody go? SugarCaddyDaddy In this fast-paced, hectic, crazy world that I participate in, Tiki is my center-of-calm that brings me back to where I can slow down, relax, have a drink, chat with friends and just be me. [ Edited by: sugarcaddydaddy on 2002-09-25 10:38 ]

On 2002-09-25 10:01, Tiki King wrote:
Crazing is basically cracks in the glaze...Ceramic clay is like stone, and glaze is more like glass.

So then should we assume that if there is crazing, then there are possible "leaks" from the impurities of the the ceramic that can get into your drink? This kind of goes back to the thread of "mug safety/lead tests" (http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=1078&forum=5), which included the following info (courtesy of TikiKing): So the once properly glazed piece is now a poorly glazed piece and should be treated as a decorative piece only? Is it possible that by using crazed mugs we are weakening the structure of the ceramic? Kind of like using a paper bathroom cup day in and day out and eventually having it collapse. Am I way off on this? Am I rambling? Is my fez on too tight? Tell me! TELL ME!!!...Hey, where did everybody go?

SugarCaddyDaddy

In this fast-paced, hectic, crazy world that I participate in, Tiki is my center-of-calm that brings me back to where I can slow down, relax, have a drink, chat with friends and just be me.

[ Edited by: sugarcaddydaddy on 2002-09-25 10:38 ]

Post #9183 by SugarCaddyDaddy on Wed, Sep 25, 2002 10:37 AM