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by karma
Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:21 am
Forum: Teaware Artisans
Topic: TXPCeramics
Replies: 20
Views: 7558

Re: TXPCeramics

Great looking work! I suspect the TXP relates to your name, but you wouldn’t happen to be located in Texas would you? Either way I second the notion of plates but also want to add in — I think bowls that are the right size for teapots are hard to come by. Either too high of walls or too short. Also ...
by karma
Sun Mar 27, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Design for tea cake
Replies: 7
Views: 2071

Re: Design for tea cake

I have some photography work I’d be happy to put on a tea cake :)
by karma
Thu Feb 03, 2022 8:47 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Cleaning: Awakening & Resetting Unglazed Ceramics / Yixing
Replies: 224
Views: 140958

Re: Cleaning: Awakening & Resetting Unglazed Ceramics / Yixing

Figured I should post an update. Sodium percarbonate started to make a dent and then after maybe 5 days of bleaching it was aroma free. I steeped the spout to confirm it was also aroma free and then reattached it. However, at the tail end of a few good sessions when the steeps started to hit the lon...
by karma
Mon Jan 24, 2022 5:47 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Lotusier pumidors?
Replies: 3
Views: 2346

Re: Lotusier pumidors?

$12,000 is quite a bit of money.
by karma
Mon Jan 24, 2022 3:15 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Cleaning: Awakening & Resetting Unglazed Ceramics / Yixing
Replies: 224
Views: 140958

Re: Cleaning: Awakening & Resetting Unglazed Ceramics / Yixing

I’ve tried every method suggested in this thread to clean a musty-moldy-gross aroma out of a pot, including sodium percarbonate and clorox. I’m contemplating just putting this pot in the oven on self clean. The pot originally had what seems to be urushi lacquer spilled on the inside. Anyone got any...
by karma
Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:05 am
Forum: Repair & Cleaning
Topic: Cleaning: Awakening & Resetting Unglazed Ceramics / Yixing
Replies: 224
Views: 140958

Re: Cleaning: Awakening & Resetting Unglazed Ceramics / Yixing

I’ve tried every method suggested in this thread to clean a musty-moldy-gross aroma out of a pot, including sodium percarbonate and clorox. I’m contemplating just putting this pot in the oven on self clean. The pot originally had what seems to be urushi lacquer spilled on the inside. Anyone got any ...
by karma
Wed Jan 12, 2022 1:44 pm
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5877
Views: 1819557

Re: Yixing

I feel like I need to counterbalance all these GIANT pots everyone is posting. Here is my latest Yixing gamble based on super blurry photos. It looks to be the smaller sized xian piao from early 60’s. You can see a very faint mark under lid which is probably 線漂 seal. It also appears to have origina...
by karma
Thu Dec 23, 2021 5:42 am
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: Fake teapots
Replies: 13
Views: 4287

Re: Fake teapots

Here’s a tuition pot of my own. Sold as green label, obviously not.

If anyone has comments on what it actually might be, I’d be interested.
by karma
Sat Dec 18, 2021 2:07 am
Forum: China & Taiwan
Topic: Yixing
Replies: 5877
Views: 1819557

Re: Yixing

🍿
by karma
Mon Nov 29, 2021 3:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Tea when sick
Replies: 33
Views: 9303

Re: Tea when sick

how'd it work? hope ya feel better
by karma
Fri Oct 22, 2021 5:54 pm
Forum: Storage & Organization
Topic: Wine cabinet for storing puer
Replies: 9
Views: 5079

Re: Wine cabinet for storing puer

This would probably be better than nothing, but it isn’t to hard to set something up with the proper humidity, with Mylar bags and boveda packs.
by karma
Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:40 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: Lipton teas
Replies: 13
Views: 4079

Re: Lipton teas

monicaregister wrote:
Tue Oct 19, 2021 12:01 pm
So then lipton is the very best then? Theyre the world leader in tea like levis is to denim/corduroy pants, nike is to athletic shoes, lacoste is to polo shirts, caterpillar is to construction equipment, john deere is to farming, ect......?
This user is almost certainly trolling.
by karma
Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:58 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: Lipton teas
Replies: 13
Views: 4079

Re: Lipton teas

What might be higher quality than lipton and if its higher quality than lipton assuming its very concentrated/strong cold brew black tea, will it be the same risk or not? Will loose leaf black tea be any different than using those little bags that tea comes in lipton that are used to dunk? Almost a...
by karma
Mon Oct 18, 2021 12:56 pm
Forum: Black Tea
Topic: Loose leaf vs traditional
Replies: 3
Views: 1584

Re: Loose leaf vs traditional

This question is so vast in scope the only real way to answer it is to say “try it yourself”.
by karma
Sun Oct 03, 2021 3:10 pm
Forum: Vendor Discussion & Recommendation
Topic: Yunnan Craft
Replies: 87
Views: 40391

Re: Yunnan Craft

I’ve tried their teas. Very very good. Planning a big order in the next few months. hey karma how's Austin these days? I saw some nice hong cha on his website and there's no stupid American/stupid westerner tax :lol: :lol: :lol: I'll be making an order shortly, asked aet for some picks. Still hot, ...