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pete's red?

updated wed 30 apr 97

 

Bob Hanlin on sat 26 apr 97

Hi:
I was looking at a potter's work the other day at a fair and noticed a
rather nice iron red. I asked if it was Tomato Red (a Ferguson glaze) and
was told that no, it was Pete's Red (Pinnel I think). Anybody willing to
share the recipe for Pete's Red?

Thanks:


Bob Hanlin
bhanlin@ionet.net
Oklahoma City, OK

Steve Williams on sun 27 apr 97

Hi Bob and everybody,

This isn't Pete's red but it might work for your purposes. I think this
glaze was originally attributed to Bob Kavanaugh.

Berry Rust ^7-10

Flint 27.27
EPK 18.18
Neph. Sy. 18.18
Dolomite 9.09
Gerstley B. 9.09
Talc 9.09
Bone Ash 9.09 (I use natural)
----
100

Additions of Fe2O3 in various %'s from 10 to 25% yield temoku to red. The
thicker the redder.

Steve Williams
sawilliams@skybest.com



> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi:
> I was looking at a potter's work the other day at a fair and noticed a
> rather nice iron red. I asked if it was Tomato Red (a Ferguson glaze) and
> was told that no, it was Pete's Red (Pinnel I think). Anybody willing to
> share the recipe for Pete's Red?
>
> Thanks:
>
> Bob Hanlin
> bhanlin@ionet.net
> Oklahoma City, OK

Grimmer on sun 27 apr 97

Hi,
The only Pete's Red I know is a copper red, not an iron red. (That's not to
say a Pinnell Fe red doesn't exist, tho.) Anyroad, here's three versions of
Pinnell Copper Red: All ^10R

73.8 Custer
10.2 Gerstley Borate
11.1 Whiting
4.9 Flint
1.0 Tin
0.3 CuCO3

Pete's Revised Cu Red
73.8 Custer
10.2 Gerstley Borate
11.6 Whiting
5.0 Flint
1.0 Tin
0.3 CuCO3

A Third Pinnell Red
11.2 Gerstley Borate
69.8 Custer
12.1 Strontium
6.9 Flint
0.3 CuCO3
1.0 Tin

All three of these should be suspended with Muriatic acid, not
bentonite. Begin reduction at ^012 or ^014. Runny!
I'm sure there many other versions of Pete's great glazes out there, too.

steve grimmer
carterville, illinois

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hi:
> I was looking at a potter's work the other day at a fair and noticed a
> rather nice iron red. I asked if it was Tomato Red (a Ferguson glaze) and
> was told that no, it was Pete's Red (Pinnel I think). Anybody willing to
> share the recipe for Pete's Red?
>
> Thanks:
>
> Bob Hanlin
> bhanlin@ionet.net
> Oklahoma City, OK

Liz Willoughby on mon 28 apr 97

Oxidation or Reduction?

Bob's Kavanaugh's glaze is for oxidation firing. (I used to use it). I
believe Bob Hanlin was interested in a iron rich glaze for reduction. I
don't know if Bob's glaze would work in reduction. Liz


----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi Bob and everybody,
>
>This isn't Pete's red but it might work for your purposes. I think this
>glaze was originally attributed to Bob Kavanaugh.
>
>Berry Rust ^7-10
>
>Flint 27.27
>EPK 18.18
>Neph. Sy. 18.18
>Dolomite 9.09
>Gerstley B. 9.09
>Talc 9.09
>Bone Ash 9.09 (I use natural)
> ----
> 100
>
>Additions of Fe2O3 in various %'s from 10 to 25% yield temoku to red. The
>thicker the redder.
>
>Steve Williams
>sawilliams@skybest.com
>
>
>
>> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>> Hi:
>> I was looking at a potter's work the other day at a fair and noticed a
>> rather nice iron red. I asked if it was Tomato Red (a Ferguson glaze) and
>> was told that no, it was Pete's Red (Pinnel I think). Anybody willing to
>> share the recipe for Pete's Red?
>>
>> Thanks:
>>
>> Bob Hanlin
>> bhanlin@ionet.net
>> Oklahoma City, OK

Liz Willoughby
R.R. 1
Grafton, Ontario
K0K 2G0
e-mail lizwill@cyberion.ca

Bob Kavanagh on tue 29 apr 97

Good morning Liz

Berry rust works very well in reducing atmospheres (although I developed in
for cone 7-8 oxidation) and is quite happy to cone 9+ with the recepe
described in the previous post. I have used it to cone 11 reduction with
8% less nepheline syenite. With 8-10% RIO it is a very rich (dark) iron
red. It enjoys touches of rutile, illmanite, titiania and can become a
fairly vibrant golden amber where these oxides are placed. I normally
sprinkle them on (in a very small granular form) when the glaze is still
wet on the pot, and often I sprinkle on bits of coarse wood ash as well.
If questions please get in touch.

bob kavanagh


>Bob's Kavanaugh's glaze is for oxidation firing. (I used to use it). I
>believe Bob Hanlin was interested in a iron rich glaze for reduction. I
>don't know if Bob's glaze would work in reduction. Liz