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glaze test for tyler amber, cone 6 oxidation.

updated tue 22 may 01

 

Alisa og Claus Clausen on mon 21 may 01


Glaze test for Tyler Amber, Cone 6 oxidation.
Source: Richard Zakin, sent by Charles Moore.

Tested on light, mid-range stoneware, with iron flecks. Fired to 1215c =
(22219) oxidation, at this ramp:
100c to 600c 212f to 1112f
150c to 1100c 300f to 2012f
100c to 1220c 212f to 2228f
soak at 1220c for 30 minutes =20
cool down 100c per hour to 900c (212f/1652f)=20
soak at 900c for one hour
shut off and cool down (aprox. 40 hours)

Recipe:
80 Albany Slip
10 Gerstely Borate
10 Neph. Syenite

All measurements measured up or down to the nearest whole decimal.
Substitutions:
Oldenwalder Clay for Albany Slip
Local frit for G.B.

Resulted in shiny matt rust brown glaze. Light orange where thin, dark =
sienna brown wherre thickest. Stayed where applied.

Best regards,
Alisa in Denmark