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glaze test for straw yellow, cone 6 ox.

updated fri 14 jun 02

 

Alisa Liskin Clausen on thu 13 jun 02


Glaze test for Straw Yellow, cone 6, ox.

Glaze tested on white midrange stoneware fired in electric oxidation to =
1220c.

Source:Clayart
Credited to:

Firing ramp:
100c p/h to 600c (212f - 1112f)
150c p/h to 1100c (330f - 2012f)=20
100c p/h to 1220c (212f - 2228f)
cool down max. per hour to 900c (1652f)
hold for one hour at 900c
shut off kiln

Recipe:
46.7 Potash
4.0 China Clay
2.0 Bentonite
15 Bone ash
4.0 Lithium Carb.
16.9 Talc
11.9 Silica

ADD
2-3% RIO

tested with 3 RIO.

Note: All raw materials are measured up or down to the nearest whole =
decimal. =20
Colorants or additives to a 100 gram test batch are measured in precent =
to the 100 gram test batch.

Substitutions: Local Feldspar for Potash.

Results:
Smooth, semi gloss glaze that is well melted. Overall color is a yellow =
brown. Where thickest, glaze becomes lighter with
a green pooling. Nice feel.

Regards from Alisa in Denmark