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looking for beige/brown matte recipes, any temp (cone request)

updated thu 10 aug 00

 

Milton Markey on wed 9 aug 00


Hi Sharon!

Could you tell us what the firing cone for these recipes is/are? The other
recipes you provided had firing cones listed, but these did not. Thanks!

Milton NakedClay@AOL.COM
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In a message dated 8/8/00, sharon writes:

> Hello Mishy Lowe!
> The first one is the one I posted last week:
> BLUE WITH WHITE DOTS
> ====================
> FELDSPAR soda....... 60.00 57.69%
> WHITING............. 20.00 19.23%
> ENGLISH KAOLIN...... 20.00 19.23%
> RUTILE.............. 3.00 2.88%
> COBALT OXIDE........ 1.00 0.96%
> ========
> 104.00
>
> Remove The cobalt and add some, 2-4 Red iron oxide.
>
> The "sons" of this glaze: Where thick, light , where thin darker:
>
> "MATTE BASE WITH"
> =================
> WHITING............. ............. 8.00 8.00%
> ENGLISH KAOLIN(Puraf 22.96 22.96%
> LITHIUM CARBONATE... 1.03 1.03%
> PINE ASH.......................... 27.00 27.00%
> BARIUM CARBONATE.... 1.00 1.00%
> RED CLAY........................ 25.00 25.00%
> QUARTZ............................ 15.00 15.00%
> ========
> 99.99
>
> Si:Al 5.66
> SiB:Al 5.66
> Expan 9.52
>
> Notes:
> Line bland of Yellow ash glaze from Carolina clay, and Blue with white
> dotes.Different oxides are added. To apply thin and thick, you get light
and
> dark(where thicker, lighter.)
> Yellow matte: 8 Titanium 4 rutile
> Brown: I love it!!! 5 Red irone oxide (one day I will start to write RIO)
> Possible with other oxides too.
>
>