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volcanic/gerts glaze

updated thu 21 jan 99

 

mel jacobson on tue 19 jan 99

i am very sorry.....
i made a big typo in that glaze that i gave you all.

thanks Stuart altman.

i have posted it so many times to folks that i did not re/read
it.

it is:

60 Volcanic Ash
40 Gertsley Borate
opacify to taste.
about 1% Zircopax, Tin or whatever.

this is a good cone 4,5,6 temp glaze. test

if you slide the scale.......50/50 let's say.....it will drop a few cones.
test, test...........if you raise the scale 80/20 maybe to cone 8.
volash alone......cone 10
remember, gerts is changeable and so is ash.
it is a very serendipitous glaze.
but, for schools, kids, groups.......it is wonderful.
mel/mn