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cone 04 glazes (a bit long)

updated fri 31 jan 97

 

Joyce Lee, Jim Lee on sat 21 dec 96

This is in answer to Denise's request. I e-mailed a couple of others
but thought some other lowfirers might be interested in this one. I
would be if I fired ^04. This is from the Glaze Database at Ceramic Web.
If you'd like Database's URL, e-mail and I'll respond.

Cone:04 Color: varies - base glaze
Surface: Semi-Matte or Satin
Firing: Ox or Red

Submitted by Wenzel E. Pitelka to SDSU Ceramic Web Glaze Database

38 Gerstley Borate
10 Lithium Carbonate
05 Nepheline Syenite
05 EPK
42 Silica
Totals: 100

Comments: "This is a nice textural low-fire glaze- fire to ^04 for
semi-matt, 03 for semi-gloss. For opacity add 8% zircopax. Colors:
Green - add 2% chrome oxide and 2% copper carbonate.
Turquoise - 4% copper carbonate and 3% rutile
Blue - 2% cobalt carbonate
Black - 3% cobalt carbonate, 12% RIO
Yellow - 4% rutile
Yellow Brown (especially nice) - 16% RIO
NOTE: (still quoting comments) contains large amounts of gerstley
borate, which is soluble with time. If you don't use up within six
months, may have to toss and mix new. An alternative is to replace all
of the gerstley borate with 3134 frit." COMMENTS ARE ALL QUOTED.

Joyce

Vince Pitelka on thu 2 jan 97

>This is in answer to Denise's request. I e-mailed a couple of others
>but thought some other lowfirers might be interested in this one. I
>would be if I fired ^04. This is from the Glaze Database at Ceramic Web.
>If you'd like Database's URL, e-mail and I'll respond.
>
>Cone:04 Color: varies - base glaze
>Surface: Semi-Matte or Satin
>Firing: Ox or Red
>
>Submitted by Wenzel E. Pitelka to SDSU Ceramic Web Glaze Database
>
>38 Gerstley Borate
>10 Lithium Carbonate
>05 Nepheline Syenite
>05 EPK
>42 Silica
>Totals: 100
>
>Comments: "This is a nice textural low-fire glaze- fire to ^04 for
>semi-matt, 03 for semi-gloss. For opacity add 8% zircopax. Colors:
>Green - add 2% chrome oxide and 2% copper carbonate.
>Turquoise - 4% copper carbonate and 3% rutile
>Blue - 2% cobalt carbonate
>Black - 3% cobalt carbonate, 12% RIO
>Yellow - 4% rutile
>Yellow Brown (especially nice) - 16% RIO
>NOTE: (still quoting comments) contains large amounts of gerstley
>borate, which is soluble with time. If you don't use up within six
>months, may have to toss and mix new. An alternative is to replace all
>of the gerstley borate with 3134 frit." COMMENTS ARE ALL QUOTED.

Joyce -
This is a glaze that I submitted, but it is important that it is attributed
to Jaquie Rice at RISDE, and not to me. I have used this glaze extensively,
but credit where credit is due.

It is true that the correct spelling of my first name is "Wenzel",
pronounced "Vencel", but I have no idea how this got on the SDSU database,
or where the "E" initial came from. A mystery.
- Vince

Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@Dekalb.Net
Phone - home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville TN 37166

katie rose on fri 3 jan 97


>>Cone:04 Color: varies - base glaze
>>Surface: Semi-Matte or Satin
>>Firing: Ox or Red
>>
>>Submitted by Wenzel E. Pitelka to SDSU Ceramic Web Glaze Database
>>
>>38 Gerstley Borate
>>10 Lithium Carbonate
>>05 Nepheline Syenite
>>05 EPK
>>42 Silica
>>Totals: 100
>>
>>Comments: "This is a nice textural low-fire glaze- fire to ^04 for
>>semi-matt, 03 for semi-gloss. For opacity add 8% zircopax. Colors:
>>Green - add 2% chrome oxide and 2% copper carbonate.
>>Turquoise - 4% copper carbonate and 3% rutile
>>Blue - 2% cobalt carbonate
>>Black - 3% cobalt carbonate, 12% RIO
>>Yellow - 4% rutile
>>Yellow Brown (especially nice) - 16% RIO
>>NOTE: (still quoting comments) contains large amounts of gerstley
>>borate, which is soluble with time. If you don't use up within six
>>months, may have to toss and mix new. An alternative is to replace all
>>of the gerstley borate with 3134 frit." COMMENTS ARE ALL QUOTED.
>


hi,

i am wondering if the 16% RIO stated above for yellow brown is accurate...?

thanks.

katie rose

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Vince Pitelka on sat 4 jan 97

>>>Jaquie Rice Lithium Glaze
>>>Cone:04 Color: varies - base glaze
>>>Surface: Semi-Matte or Satin
>>>Firing: Ox or Red
>>>38 Gerstley Borate
>>>10 Lithium Carbonate
>>>05 Nepheline Syenite
>>>05 EPK
>>>42 Silica
>>>Totals: 100
>>>Comments: "This is a nice textural low-fire glaze- fire to ^04 for
>>>semi-matt, 03 for semi-gloss. For opacity add 8% zircopax. Colors:
>>>Green - add 2% chrome oxide and 2% copper carbonate.
>>>Turquoise - 4% copper carbonate and 3% rutile
>>>Blue - 2% cobalt carbonate
>>>Black - 3% cobalt carbonate, 12% RIO
>>>Yellow - 4% rutile
>>>Yellow Brown (especially nice) - 16% RIO
>>>NOTE: (still quoting comments) contains large amounts of gerstley
>>>borate, which is soluble with time. If you don't use up within six
>>>months, may have to toss and mix new. An alternative is to replace all
>>>of the gerstley borate with 3134 frit." COMMENTS ARE ALL QUOTED.
>>
>hi,
>i am wondering if the 16% RIO stated above for yellow brown is accurate...?
>thanks.
>katie rose

Katie -
Yes, that is correct.
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@Dekalb.Net
Phone - home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801
Appalachian Center for Crafts, Smithville TN 37166