rcraig on fri 7 mar 97
I recently test fired three of the glazes from clayart and had pretty
good results.
>Woo Blue ^9-10
>Custer Spar 42
>Flint 27
>Whiting 18
>Ball Clay 13
>Total Base 100
>Red Iron Ox 4
>Rutile 4
>Bentonite 1
This was fired on a porcelain vase with a stepped neck. It ran some on
the neck to the shoulder. It was a marvelous blue with white streaks and
some dark red. On the body of the vase it was thinner and was a glossy
brown with some blue, all in all a keeper.
>Green Matt ^10
>Kona Spar 40
>EPK 20
>Talc 20
>Dolomite 20
>Total Base 100
>Cobalt Carb 1
>Chrome Ox. 1
>Granular Rutile 2
This was fired on a white stoneware cup and was a nice light green matt,
worth experimenting with oxide designs. Both of these were fired in a
gas kiln by others so I can't tell the firing schedule.
>Gun Metal raku
>Gert Borate 3 parts
>Neph Sy 2 parts
>Copper Carb 3 parts
>Red Iron Ox. 3 parts
Another successful firing, needs to be poured on, most raku matts are
better thin, not this one. Thanks to those who contributed these and
other glazes!
Brad S. Reitz on sat 8 mar 97
I also tried the Woo Blue on a white clay. While the blue wasn't intense,
there was nice variation in color. This glaze looks almost identical to the
Laguna "Brown-Blue" cone 10 glaze they sell in bulk. (Just in case anyone is
interested in this thread and doesn't mix their own glazes) Also, I tried the
grass green and while it might be good for St. Patricks day, I was hoping for
more teal and depth. Anyone else have success with teal?
Brad Reitz
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