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red recipe alteration?

updated tue 14 dec 99

 

Gary Elfring on mon 13 dec 99


>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I finally found my glaze disk (thank goodness) and I have a few minutes
>before taking off for a little vacation so here's that red I like so much
>for those of you who've e-mailed me to repost it. Thanks again to those of
>you who sent it to me!! It's a great translucent red with opalescent purple
>streaks. . .You'll love it!
>
>Sarah
>Opal Turtle Pottery
>Glaze name: Kemp 17 (I call it Opalescent Wine Red)
>Cone: 6 - 7 Oxidation or Reduction
>Color: translucent red with purple streaks
>
>Gerstley Borate 21.00 105.0 210
>Neph Syenite 16.00 80.0 160
>Kaolin 11.00 55.0 110
>Whiting 20.00 100.0 200
>Silica 32.00 160.0 320
>Totals: 100.00 % 500.0 Gm
>
>Also add:
>Tin Oxide 5.00 25.0 50
>Chrome Oxide 0.15 0.8 1.6


This sounds like a really interesting glaze. Any idea how to alter it to work
at cone 10 (reduction)?


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