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birch bark look alike glaze

updated sun 14 apr 02

 

Ginger Dunlap-Dietz on fri 12 apr 02


Hi,

I'm looking for a c/5-6 oxidation glaze that has the look and feel of white
birch bark, satin matt, commercial glaze fine or I'll make it. for use on
edge rounds for bathroom counter top.

thanks.

Ginger D-D

Ababi on sat 13 apr 02


Hello Ginger.
Here in Israel You find Birch only in stories, mostly in American books.
Make this one, far from the elements, some people say it might damage
them, I can tell you it might be burned by them.
>From Behrens:
STONY FISSURED GLAZE ^6
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Cone 6 1222 deg.C. -
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Cryolite 33.00
ULTROX 67.00
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Seger Weight%
KNO 1.000 16.60%
Al2O3 0.333 9.09%
SiO2 1.514 24.36%
ZrO2 1.514 49.94%
Na2O 1.000 16.60%
Al:Si 4.54
Expan. 9.52
ST 330.92
,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Clay Body As dark as possible

Foodsafe?
If you have strong teeth!
In my site there is a bad example of this glaze, with an add of copper
oxide. Yet you might like some other Birch? like glaze.
If the recipe is not there e mail me and I shall sand it to you
Ababi Sharon
Kibbutz Shoval- Israel
Glaze addict
ababisha@shoval.org.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/







---------- Original Message ----------

>Hi,

>I'm looking for a c/5-6 oxidation glaze that has the look and feel of
>white
>birch bark, satin matt, commercial glaze fine or I'll make it. for use
>on
>edge rounds for bathroom counter top.

>thanks.

>Ginger D-D

>________________________________________________________________________
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Ababi on sat 13 apr 02


I uploaded a better pictute to the second glaze tests page
Ababi
---------- Original Message ----------

>Hello Ginger.
>Here in Israel You find Birch only in stories, mostly in American books.
>Make this one, far from the elements, some people say it might damage
>them, I can tell you it might be burned by them.
>From Behrens:
>STONY FISSURED GLAZE ^6
>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>Cone 6 1222 deg.C. -
>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>Cryolite 33.00
>ULTROX 67.00
>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

> Seger Weight%
>KNO 1.000 16.60%
>Al2O3 0.333 9.09%
>SiO2 1.514 24.36%
>ZrO2 1.514 49.94%
>Na2O 1.000 16.60%
>Al:Si 4.54
>Expan. 9.52
>ST 330.92
>,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

>Clay Body As dark as possible

>Foodsafe?
>If you have strong teeth!
>In my site there is a bad example of this glaze, with an add of copper
>oxide. Yet you might like some other Birch? like glaze.
>If the recipe is not there e mail me and I shall sand it to you
>Ababi Sharon
>Kibbutz Shoval- Israel
> Glaze addict
>ababisha@shoval.org.il
>http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/







>---------- Original Message ----------

>>Hi,

>>I'm looking for a c/5-6 oxidation glaze that has the look and feel of
>>white
>>birch bark, satin matt, commercial glaze fine or I'll make it. for use
>>on
>>edge rounds for bathroom counter top.

>>thanks.

>>Ginger D-D

>>_______________________________________________________________________
>_
>>______
>>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org

>>You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
>>settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/

>>Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
>>melpots@pclink.com.

>________________________________________________________________________
>______
>Send postings to clayart@lsv.ceramics.org

>You may look at the archives for the list or change your subscription
>settings from http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/

>Moderator of the list is Mel Jacobson who may be reached at
>melpots@pclink.com.