Alisa and Claus Clausen on thu 20 jul 00
Recipe from Ceramics Monthly, May 2000
Clay type tested is a light grey mid range stoneware.
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Gerstely Borate 13,0 %
Whiting 8,7
Custer Feldspar 60,9
Kaolin 8,7
Flint 8,7
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ADD
Red iron oxide 11,5%
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Substitutions Forshammer for Custer
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I rounded up all the precents to next highest number, leaving the RIO as =
11,5.
This glaze is described as a dull brown, but giev excellent results =
underneath Cream Gloss
(see separtate post).
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This glaze was not a dull brown in my opinion. It was a speckeled deep =
brown with rust and light brown specks.
Very shiny and smooth surface. It fired more of less evenly from =
thinner to thicker. No different breaking color.
It could be a substitute for premade tenmoku I have at the moment, for =
it's deep brown color, but although it glossy,
it does not have that more typical (special) glimmer of a tenmoku.
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Best regards,
Alisa in Denmark
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