Yixing

[Bac]

Here we go with the second gallery,

This time i have added 2 shuipings made in F1. One is made of black clay sparkled with duanni, sparkles of duanni have a smeared effect, about 120 ml, assigned to shen pu-er.
The other is made of dark qing shui ni, looks very similar to dcq, but the golden sand particles looks finer, about 100 ml, using it for medium roast yancha.
Any ideas about the age and clay quality of the JLZ and the Si ting?

@Pedant Thanks for the link! Will try to soak the pots in vinegar and water, to remove the limescale.

[Bok]

This time i have added 2 shuipings made in F1. One is made of black clay sparkled with duanni, sparkles of duanni have a smeared effect, about 120 ml, assigned to shen pu-er.
The other is made of dark qing shui ni, looks very similar to dcq, but the golden sand particles looks finer, about 100 ml, using it for medium roast yancha.
Any ideas about the age and clay quality of the JLZ and the Si ting?

Not so sure if any of these is F1, looks more like post-factory to me. The lighting is quite off, so a bit difficult to say much about the clay quality. From the shine of them, all seem to be of modern make.

[LeoFox]

I just noticed this shiny fragment on my lid, almost like a piece of coating. Has anyone seen this on their yixing?

[Youzi]

I just noticed this shiny fragment on my lid, almost like a piece of coating. Has anyone seen this on their yixing?

The scale came off of the lid skirt probably

[Victoria]

I just noticed this shiny fragment on my lid, almost like a piece of coating. Has anyone seen this on their yixing?

The scale came off of the lid skirt probably

Or someone pached it at some point.

[Bac]

This time i have added 2 shuipings made in F1. One is made of black clay sparkled with duanni, sparkles of duanni have a smeared effect, about 120 ml, assigned to shen pu-er.
The other is made of dark qing shui ni, looks very similar to dcq, but the golden sand particles looks finer, about 100 ml, using it for medium roast yancha.
Any ideas about the age and clay quality of the JLZ and the Si ting?

Not so sure if any of these is F1, looks more like post-factory to me. The lighting is quite off, so a bit difficult to say much about the clay quality. From the shine of them, all seem to be of modern make.

Shuipings are from Emmet, zini one is green label, black one is laser label.
Trying to improve my skill as photographer :

First two pics are a bit washed out, other pictures are a closer match to reality.
Si ting might indeed be some type of mixed clay, it has greenish yellow dots on its skin and inside the wall of the pot.

[Bok]

@Bac the Julunzhu for sure is no older than 90s, none where made in Factory 1. Only antique or modern period.

[LeoFox]

I have a very basic question:

How do we measure pot wall thickness? Is it at the spout or at the rim?

Also, what are the mm ranges for:
Thin, medium and thick?

[OCTO]

I have a very basic question:

How do we measure pot wall thickness? Is it at the spout or at the rim?

Also, what are the mm ranges for:
Thin, medium and thick?

no idea.. hahaha.... never measured mine...

[DailyTX]

I have a very basic question:

How do we measure pot wall thickness? Is it at the spout or at the rim?

Also, what are the mm ranges for:
Thin, medium and thick?

@LeoFox
I am on the same boat as you, and have yet to find a metric. Something I noticed is weight of the pot in comparison to how much liquid it can hold can give you a rough comparison if you have 2 pots in front of you. This idea has a lot of flaws due to weight can be distributed on the handle, design, decoration, bottom wall, etc. This was a funny idea came to my mind while I was having dim sum with family and they were talking about the skin of dumplings

[karma]

@LeoFox I have similar clear spots on a lid skirt, and what I can tell is that sometimes raises areas are clean from tea sediment due to the area scrapping against the side of the pot more easily, if that makes sense.

[LeoFox]

LeoFox I have similar clear spots on a lid skirt, and what I can tell is that sometimes raises areas are clean from tea sediment due to the area scrapping against the side of the pot more easily, if that makes sense.

So you are suggesting the spot is an area with less tea staining? Interesting. To me, it looks like some kind of coating.

[karma]

LeoFox I have similar clear spots on a lid skirt, and what I can tell is that sometimes raises areas are clean from tea sediment due to the area scrapping against the side of the pot more easily, if that makes sense.

So you are suggesting the spot is an area with less tea staining? Interesting. To me, it looks like some kind of coating.

More like a spot that due to its raised nature is clear from tea stain

[LeoFox]

LeoFox I have similar clear spots on a lid skirt, and what I can tell is that sometimes raises areas are clean from tea sediment due to the area scrapping against the side of the pot more easily, if that makes sense.

So you are suggesting the spot is an area with less tea staining? Interesting. To me, it looks like some kind of coating.

More like a spot that due to its raised nature is clear from tea stain

You may be right! I am mainly concerned about whether this is residual from some chemical coating that was applied.

[LeoFox]

I have a very basic question:

How do we measure pot wall thickness? Is it at the spout or at the rim?

Also, what are the mm ranges for:
Thin, medium and thick?

LeoFox
I am on the same boat as you, and have yet to find a metric. Something I noticed is weight of the pot in comparison to how much liquid it can hold can give you a rough comparison if you have 2 pots in front of you. This idea has a lot of flaws due to weight can be distributed on the handle, design, decoration, bottom wall, etc. This was a funny idea came to my mind while I was having dim sum with family and they were talking about the skin of dumplings

Thats an interesting idea!