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slip for soda fire... from hank murrow

updated sun 13 apr 08

 

Hank Murrow on sat 12 apr 08


On Apr 12, 2008, at 5:50 AM, Nan Rothwell wrote:

> Hi Hank,
>
> Thanks for the great photos of your smooth orange slip for soda
> fire. Beautiful bowls!
> I see that you list the recipe on one of the photos as:
> 40 OM4
> 40 PK
> 10 Zinc
> 5 Borax
>
> Two questions, please.
> What is PK?

Dear Nan;

Typo, I'm afraid. EPK was what I meant to say.
>
> In what form do you supply the Borax?

20 Mule Team or equivalent.

I was given the recipe by Vince at the Appalachian Center for Craft,
and I am sorry that I don't have an attribution, as it's a dandy and
something I would never have thought of. Perhaps Vince will supply
the origins.

Cheers, Hank

www.murrow.biz/hank