Potterylover Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I'm curious. What do people do with broken bisque? Is it just thrown away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Oz Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I save some of it, it's good to have for glaze tests, like glaze combinations or new recipes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 I too always have some around for glaze tests as well as it works well to sand off wax errors with-as it grinds in bisque dust and then does not resist glaze. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SShirley Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 You can use it for drainage in the bottoms of flower pots. If you have a lot of it you could put it in bags and give it away for other people to use. Maybe they could buy a flower pot (from you) and get a bag of drainage bisque pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olisny Posted June 16, 2012 Report Share Posted June 16, 2012 I'm curious. What do people do with broken bisque? Is it just thrown away? If you have enough that's when you get into mosaics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 17, 2012 Report Share Posted June 17, 2012 I use them for glaze tests too. And sometimes in potted plant containers. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I make homemade grog for my large sculpture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dognose2 Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I use larger pcs. for glaze tests, but be sure to label them, using s ceramic pencil, with bisq. temp. & kind of clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Pigeon Pottery Posted June 22, 2012 Report Share Posted June 22, 2012 I toss some of mine into the trash compactor, then into the cement mixer and tumble with sand to smooth the sharp edges; Then I use it as mulch in the garden. I like the color---it blends with the paint on my house (no surprise, since I used a piece of bisque to choose the color in the first place!) I also use broken bisque pieces as plant markers by writing on them with a Sharpie. It lasts about one season before it fades out, which is perfect for summer veggies. It fits with my "Mediterranean cottage" style garden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grayfree Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I live on the water. I am making a breakwater! building up an area for a dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBCurley Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 I haven't done it, but I've heard of people using it for the bottoms of rain barrels that are buried in the ground. All sorts of usages! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted July 1, 2012 Report Share Posted July 1, 2012 Less than 1 mile away I can take any ceramic or china item in raw to fired forms for recycling into road fill/paving. I drop off toilets to glaze ware to clay trimmings concrete whatever as its non organic. They grind it add ground rocks and use it on State Highways. Its a win win MANY PLACES IN THIS STATE HAVE THIS GOING ON California may be ahead or behind on this?? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol Eaton Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I audit a cermics class at a local college and we have huge bins of bisque pieces tossed into the garbage by the students. I always wondered what other uses it could serve. Thanks for the excellent ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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