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tessha request

updated sun 31 aug 97

 

Frank Martin on sun 3 aug 97

try the Boubaric tessha it works good the others are good testing starts.
KCAI BOUBARIC TESSHA SATURATE IRON CONE-10 *****
Kona F/4 20
Whitng 16
Ball clay 26
Quarts silica 26
Red Iron Oxide 12
Bentonite 2%
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Ian Currie T.S.1 CONE-10 ?
Potash Feldspar 39.5
Talc 6.15
Whiting 11.8
Kaolin 9.2
Silica 33.4
Red Iron Oxide 12.0
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YELLOW AME CONE 10 ****















Custer 33
Dolomite 11
Whiting 17
Zinc Oxide 6
EPKaolin 11
Silica 22
Rutile 5%
Red Iron Oxide 2%
^ This glaze runs^
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Ian Currie Fe7 Pyroxene crystals CONE-10 ?

A B C

Potash spar 51.6 51.5 53.9
Mag.carb. 9.4 ------ ------
Dolomite ------ 20.5 ------
Talc ------- ------ 14.7
Whiting 16.7 5.6 17.5
Silica 22.3 22.3 14.0
Red Iron Oxide 8---20%
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TESSHA CONE 8Reduction ?
Cornwall Stone 24.4
Silica 44.3
Whiting 12.2
Kaolin 6.1
Red Iron Oxide 13.0
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TESSHA LIKE AT CONE 4-6 OXADATION *****
Kona F/4 45.5
Whiting 8.3
Dolomite 6.0
Silica 20.0
Zinc Oxide 4.0
Kaolin 2.5
Gerstley Borate 13.7
Red Iron Oxide 10
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sorry people about the last message it looked a little messed up, try this
it might look better.

Frank Martin
Art Deparment/Ceranics
92nd street YM-YWHA
1395 Lexington Ave
NY, NY. 10128