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<p>[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 1128227, member: 50"]Well the first thing is, crazing is considered a flaw so should always be mentioned if selling something. The next thing is that certain types or brands of ceramics are almost always crazed so often not a deterrent. A chip or a crack in the body are more of an issue in my book.</p><p><br /></p><p>When is it too much? If you're eating or serving food from a crazed item the food juices can migrate into some crazing so could possibly be a bacteria issue though I don't know if I've ever heard of it actually happening. It can also cause the crazing to darken or the body can become discolored which can often be reversed by a peroxide soak and good rinsing. It won't fix the problem of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you're putting water in something such as a vase you might need to watch that it doesn't weep through some crazing.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think your vase it lovely![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="say_it_slowly, post: 1128227, member: 50"]Well the first thing is, crazing is considered a flaw so should always be mentioned if selling something. The next thing is that certain types or brands of ceramics are almost always crazed so often not a deterrent. A chip or a crack in the body are more of an issue in my book. When is it too much? If you're eating or serving food from a crazed item the food juices can migrate into some crazing so could possibly be a bacteria issue though I don't know if I've ever heard of it actually happening. It can also cause the crazing to darken or the body can become discolored which can often be reversed by a peroxide soak and good rinsing. It won't fix the problem of course. If you're putting water in something such as a vase you might need to watch that it doesn't weep through some crazing. I think your vase it lovely![/QUOTE]
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