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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 520691, member: 267"]The wax resists the glaze applied to the rest of the vessel - the wax just burns off, leaving the surface clean. It does look like alabaster or soft stone.</p><p><br /></p><p>There may be some other material used, but wax is all I know. Same mechanical process as etching on metals.</p><p><br /></p><p>This can be done in layers, as well.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 520691, member: 267"]The wax resists the glaze applied to the rest of the vessel - the wax just burns off, leaving the surface clean. It does look like alabaster or soft stone. There may be some other material used, but wax is all I know. Same mechanical process as etching on metals. This can be done in layers, as well.[/QUOTE]
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