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raku glaze recipies

updated wed 15 sep 99

 

John Palmquist on sun 12 sep 99

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Hi,
I am looking for a few new colors for raku firing. I am looking for
yellows,greens and medium to light blue. Please include temperatures used =
and
type of reduction used.Thanks so much to all responses=21
Diane

Julia M. Townsend on mon 13 sep 99

Diane....
I can/could get the light greens and yellows, sometimes pinks and light blues
with the Pipenburg patina. I was all dependent on the reduction I got. I think
sometimes it was the combustible used. I would get some shredded computer paper
from work that contained documents in "triplicate". This paper was coated with
chemicals in order to make the two extra copies from one printing (on dot matrix
printers). Be real careful of the fumes from this stuff... I am sure its toxic

Julie in Michigan where we are getting some much needed rain

John Palmquist wrote:

> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> -------------------
> Hi,
> I am looking for a few new colors for raku firing. I am looking for
> yellows,greens and medium to light blue. Please include temperatures used and
> type of reduction used.Thanks so much to all responses!
> Diane

ababy sharon on tue 14 sep 99

Hi!
A few months ago I tested the 80/20 Raku base with the colorant in the same
amount that I use them on my "local" Raku base - I wanted to see if it would
be different.Of course THEY WERE!
some of them were nice so here they are:
Base
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gerstley Borate80
Nepheline Syenyte 20

Grass green:copper carbonate1
Chrome................1
Turquoise: try 3 copper oxide or carbonate
Dark blue green:Cobalt oxide1.5
2 chrome
Light Blue:cobalt oxide0.25
red iron oxide 0.25
Zircopax........10
You can add a few %of copper for nice spots in reduction
Good luck Ababi

----- Original Message -----
From: John Palmquist
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Sent: Sunday, September 12, 1999 05:37
Subject: Raku glaze recipes


----------------------------Original message----------------------------
-------------------
Hi,
I am looking for a few new colors for raku firing. I am looking for
yellows,greens and medium to light blue. Please include temperatures used
and
type of reduction used.Thanks so much to all responses!
Diane