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glaze of the week july 18 2000

updated thu 20 jul 00

 

hal mc whinnie on wed 19 jul 00


HAL'S LUNAR ONE
CONE 9-10
PALE GREEN GLOSS
REDUCTION

silica 25.4
red iron oxide 15
kaolin 21
mag carb 21.5
neph syn 2.9
custer spar 15
whiting 13.6
rutile 2.0

melting power high
melter amounts normal

the quinessential balanced glaze type, it encorages reliable durable non
flowing glazes with appealinbg surfaces and colors.

HAL'S APPOLLO 15 LUNAR TWO
CONE 10
REDUCTION
ORANGE GLOSS
silica 21
red iron oxide 18
kaolin 14
mag carb 16
neph syn 5
opax 10
whiting 14
rutile5

MELTING POWER HIGH
MELTER AMIOUNT VERY HIGH
due to its high flux content this category encourages highly textured
surfaces which are not appropriate for utilitarian pieces. due to theior low
silica content glazes in this category may be unstable.
note
this glaze is high in fluzxes and will lack durability. consider lowering
the flux amount or add up to 6% titanium to improve durability