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gun metal

updated thu 5 nov 98

 

D. Kim Lindaberry on mon 2 nov 98

Hello All,

A friend of mine asked me if I knew the formula for an oxidation, ^6
glaze called "gun metal". I searched the archives and found a ^06 gun
metal glazes, but not a ^6. Does anyone have a formula for a cone 6
version? Perhaps she was mistaken about the firing temp.

TIA

Kim
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Don Prey on wed 4 nov 98

Kim, Here is one version from Ceramics Monthly, Oct 83:
Glaze name: GUN METAL ALBANY
Cone: 5/6
Color: BLACK
Testing: Untested
Surface texture: GLOSSY
Firing: Oxidation
Glaze type:

Recipe: Percent
GERSTLEY BORATE 11.00
ALBANY SLIP CLAY 89.00
Totals: 100.00 %

Also add:
COPPER OXIDE 8.00

Comments:
CM OCT. 83, PG 63.

Don prey in Oregon