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Shine Jar
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:20 am
by Hornblower
G'day
Someone just gave me this:
Aint she a beauty!? What should I do with it?
Seems to me I should make booze and fill it up.
Seriously, the hole in the front is about 5/16 in dia. How can I fit a tap in there? & what kind would work?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:37 am
by Dutchmancreek
I would never use old crockery without knowing absolutely what had been in it or if it had been made with a glaze containing lead. Keep it as a curio or a flower vase.
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:22 am
by alice
If the glaze is on the outside only, would any lead content still be an issue?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:34 am
by Hornblower
Itis glazed on the inside and I hear it used to contain port wine. How old would it need to be to have lead based glaze
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:48 am
by new_moonshiner
why take th chance ?
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 8:25 am
by bronzdragon
Yeah, a lot of old crockery was glazed with lead glaze. I wouldn't take a chance. A better use, is to fix it up nice and use it as a decoration.
cheers
~r~
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 10:32 am
by punkin
Seems a damn shame to spend all that time to make something so pretty, then put it in a bottle you can't see through
Posted: Sat Dec 15, 2007 7:51 pm
by blanikdog
punkin wrote:Seems a damn shame to spend all that time to make something so pretty, then put it in a bottle you can't see through
Too true, punkin/
blanik
Posted: Sun Dec 16, 2007 3:59 pm
by mtnwalker2
punkin wrote:Seems a damn shame to spend all that time to make something so pretty, then put it in a bottle you can't see through
And see how much is left, so you can go get another before it runs out.
Posted: Mon Dec 17, 2007 5:18 pm
by Hornblower
aaaaallllriiiight
I bow to the collected wisdom. It will become some sort of vase or something. Maybe i'll start throwing foreshots in it and serve them up to unwanted guests
