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updated mon 19 jun 00

 

Alisa and Claus Clausen on sun 18 jun 00


Thanks Tony,
This is maybe going to be the "underglaze" I need to get some bleeding =
with Tenmoku and=20
other iron glazes. I will let you know how it works. I am hopeful our =
ingredients are similar.
At least I have them all on hand.

Best regards,
Alisa in Denmark
Frosty White Crystal ^5 (but it will go to ^8)
Neph Sye 42
Whiting 10
Zinc Oxide 18
Silica 30
Bentonite 3%
Toni M

On 16 Jun 2000, at 14:58, Diane G. Echlin wrote:

> Oh, I can relate to this post so keenly!
>
> But I had an epiphany (actually, 2) about Floating Blue after my last =
couple of
> firings.
>
> 1. It does not like flat, absolutely smooth horizontal surfaces. I =
have started
> adding throwing rings to the bottom of my wide platters, and the glaze =
is much less
> likely to crawl.
> 2. When I made a batch using powdered Rutile, it was nowhere near as =
nice as when I
> use Dark Milled Rutile. I have no idea what the difference is, and it =
may be
> circumstantial, or there may be no real dif, or maybe the goddess I =
set on the kiln
> during that firing appeased the kiln gods, but I will swear by the =
Dark Milled
> Rutile from now on.
>
> And now a request...would you mind sharing the Frosty White Crystal =
you mentioned?
> yours in frustration over %#@*&%!!! FB
> Di
>

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