Joan Walton on fri 14 sep 01
As others have said, there are many right answers to
this, but here is my experience.
I have been working in cone 6 oxidation for about a
year and have settled on bisque firing to about cone
07. This allows me to keep my glazes on the thin side,
the bisqueware being fairly porous. For me, this
leads to a more even glaze coat. I dip my pieces in
and out in an easygoing manner, without "counting to
three" or rushing them through. For large pieces I
would probably bisque higher, to 06 or 05. I work in
cone 6 grolleg porcelain from Standard Ceramic, or PMI
Portland Porcelain designed by Jeff Zamek and sold
through Ceramic Supply of New York and New Jersey.
Joan in Brooklyn, cringeing at the noise of the
fighter planes overhead.
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Mert & Holly Kilpatrick on sat 15 sep 01
Joan,
Why would you bisque higher for larger pieces?
Holly
From: "Joan Walton"
> I have been working in cone 6 oxidation for about a
> year and have settled on bisque firing to about cone
> 07. This allows me to keep my glazes on the thin side,
> the bisqueware being fairly porous. For me, this
> leads to a more even glaze coat. I dip my pieces in
> and out in an easygoing manner, without "counting to
> three" or rushing them through. For large pieces I
> would probably bisque higher, to 06 or 05.
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