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and maybe another: https://www.onepetro.org/conference-paper/SPE-178296-MS I think all the articles so far say there is a correlation between grain size and porosity, but they say smaller size is greater porosity (i think). now thinking about is , smaller size can mean greater porosity. Even if the ...

Trusar the pot I posted has much finer particles than F1 hongni, but it is more muting. Thanks Baisao for posting another picture. The thing you just wrote in your last post is exactly what we've been telling you is incorrect. Finer particle does not mean less muting. There are plenty of examples. ...

It’s difficult from photos, no? And this pot feels like fine silk. The particle size is finer than 60s F1 hongni and zini. And yet it will weep a bit if water is left in it overnight. I can’t say whether it is muting or not. Each specimen is different. I have another one of his pots from the same c...

when i pour hot water over the inside and outside of the pot, the exterior of the pot sucks the water on it within a couple of seconds. does that mean it is porous?

This is an example of high fired CZ clay from ROC period. Orange on the inside and red on outside. Nice pot! Now for the million dollar question: Muting/porous or not? Attached my previously mentioned modern CZ pot. Thanks. Zero porousity......well for now atleast since it needs spout drilled out m...

Nope. Unless it's porcelain or a clearly recognizable clay type fired in a clearly recognizable way (i.e. 1960 factory 1 hongni fired in a gas kiln). Trusar does this pot look muting? JozanIII.jpg can you send a bigger picture? ok ive taken a large picture of mine and it also looks slightly matted ...

Nope. Unless it's porcelain or a clearly recognizable clay type fired in a clearly recognizable way (i.e. 1960 factory 1 hongni fired in a gas kiln). Trusar does this pot look muting? JozanIII.jpg can you send a bigger picture? ok its hard to tell without feeling it. it doesnt look as smooth and sa...

There is no way to say if a pot is muting by looking at a photo of its shiny exterior. Is there? Nope. Unless it's porcelain or a clearly recognizable clay type fired in a clearly recognizable way (i.e. 1960 factory 1 hongni fired in a gas kiln). Trusar does this pot look muting? JozanIII.jpg That ...

There is no way to say if a pot is muting by looking at a photo of its shiny exterior. Is there? Nope. Unless it's porcelain or a clearly recognizable clay type fired in a clearly recognizable way (i.e. 1960 factory 1 hongni fired in a gas kiln). Trusar does this pot look muting? JozanIII.jpg can y...

There is no way to say if a pot is muting by looking at a photo of its shiny exterior. Is there? Nope. Unless it's porcelain or a clearly recognizable clay type fired in a clearly recognizable way (i.e. 1960 factory 1 hongni fired in a gas kiln). Trusar does this pot look muting? JozanIII.jpg That ...

There is no way to say if a pot is muting by looking at a photo of its shiny exterior. Is there? Nope. Unless it's porcelain or a clearly recognizable clay type fired in a clearly recognizable way (i.e. 1960 factory 1 hongni fired in a gas kiln). Trusar does this pot look muting? JozanIII.jpg would...

what about CZ clay in general, forget about the vintage stuff. the vintage stuff is gone, you cant base your statements about the CZ hongni which is not available now like the person who asked the question , for people like me, who purchase CZ hongni now and tel them about the past. Is the clay use...

Relying on one's person and on one teapot per kind of clay to make a general statement seems very general too me... :mrgreen: Rest assured, a lot of people who are discussing here, do usually own a fair lot of tea pots of all kinds of clay :mrgreen: If you stick around longer you will know who they...

im not being that general, im just agree with some who know a lot more than me, my local tea vendor, Don. Relying on one's person and on one teapot per kind of clay to make a general statement seems very general too me... :mrgreen: as i said people just copy each other, up till now even people who ...

Christ! I am going to stop posting altogether. This is the second time on this thread my posts hasn't posted. Gist: * Too subtle and nuanced for photos (and I broke down the various reasons why). * You need a larger sample size, of higher quality, and to actually hold 'em. * Thank you for the sugge...