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glaze of week for aug 25 2000

updated mon 28 aug 00

 

hal mc whinnie on fri 25 aug 00


JO'S WHITE
semi gloss to gloss
cone 5-6
reduction or oxidation
neph sy 146
whiting 40
mag carb 25
barium carb 9
epk 9
silica 9
zircopax 10%

glaze developed in 1970's at Glenn echo park in washington and is e=xcellent
for functional ware and alos as a good liner glaze for salt. no known glaze
problems.

iandol on sat 26 aug 00


Right Hal,

Would you please explain for those of us who are numerically challenged =
why you list your ingredients in parts and your additive as a per cent. =
Hardly seems logical or consistent with conventions developing out of =
the teachings of Rhodes, Chappell, Leach, Cooper and the other great =
exponents of studio glaze development.

Ivor Lewis. Who likes to keep things simple and uncomplicated, having =
managed to fail maths and is now understanding why.

Steve Burtt on sat 26 aug 00


In the glaze formula for Jo's White: is 146 correct for the neph syn? Why
don't these numbers add up to 100 percent as with most other glazes? Thanks.

Steve Burtt
Ocean Springs, Mississippi

hal mc whinnie on sat 26 aug 00


for some reason this was not based on 100%,.

the numbers are correct.
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Burtt
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Saturday, August 26, 2000 7:57 PM
Subject: Re: glaze of week for aug 25 2000


> In the glaze formula for Jo's White: is 146 correct for the neph syn?
Why
>don't these numbers add up to 100 percent as with most other glazes?
Thanks.
>
>Steve Burtt
>Ocean Springs, Mississippi
>
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