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glaze test for red brown, cone 6, oxidation.

updated tue 28 nov 00

 

Alisa and Claus Clausen on mon 27 nov 00


Source: C. Litman, USA
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Tested on white, mid range stoneware, fired to 1220c, oxidation.
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Receipe
29 Silica
5 EPK
20 Custerspar
14 Talc
32 Gerstley Borate
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ADD
15 RIO
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Substitutions
Local spar for Custer
Local frit for Gerstely Borate
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Resulted in tessha like brown, with black flecking and stripes in finger =
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Smooth, stable glaze with a slight pooling of lighter brown in center of =
test bowl.
Dry where very thick over double dipped lip.
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Personal: I was happily surprised by this glaze with all the =
substitutions in my rececipe. It has a tessha like look of brown and =
black and where thickest,
it has a slight movement of blue/green hues.
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Best regards,
Alisa in Denmark