Marcia Selsor on mon 4 feb 02
Cate Loveland wrote:
> SNIP
. I figured I could fire the piece
> in the electric kiln to glaze maturity, which I presume would ruin the raku
> effect but retrieve the clear glaze...but then, can I refire the piece in
> raku again to get the copper flash back? What would that do to the clear
> glaze, if anything?
You can refire to maturity but every firing puts more chance of cracking
to the test.
> And, can anyone recommend a a source for a commercially available
> clear raku glaze?
Don't know.BUT you can add a teaspoon of frit to commercial little
glaze jars and lower it to raku temperature. Unscientific but works.
Sounds like the Kiln Gods are smiling on you. Happy Firing.
Marcia in Montana
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Richard Jeffery on mon 4 feb 02
now that's useful, too!
thanks
Richard
Richard Jeffery
Web Design and Photography
www.theeleventhweb.co.uk
Bournemouth UK
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Sent: 04 February 2002 15:23
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Subject: Re: raku problem/some answers
Cate Loveland wrote:
> SNIP
. I figured I could fire the piece
> in the electric kiln to glaze maturity, which I presume would ruin the
raku
> effect but retrieve the clear glaze...but then, can I refire the piece in
> raku again to get the copper flash back? What would that do to the clear
> glaze, if anything?
You can refire to maturity but every firing puts more chance of cracking
to the test.
> And, can anyone recommend a a source for a commercially available
> clear raku glaze?
Don't know.BUT you can add a teaspoon of frit to commercial little
glaze jars and lower it to raku temperature. Unscientific but works.
Sounds like the Kiln Gods are smiling on you. Happy Firing.
Marcia in Montana
>
>
>
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