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glaze test for chun clear, celadon, green, cone 6. ox.

updated fri 14 jun 02

 

Alisa Liskin Clausen on thu 13 jun 02


Glaze test for chun Clear, Celadon, Green, cone 6, ox.

Source: Clayart
Credited to:

Glaze tested on white midrange stoneware fired in electric oxidation to =
1220c.

Firing ramp:
100c p/h to 600c (212f - 1112f)
150c p/h to 1100c (330f - 2012f)=20
100c p/h to 1220c (212f - 2228f)
cool down max. per hour to 900c (1652f)
hold for one hour at 900c
shut off kiln

Recipe:=20
38 Soda Ash
14 Whiting
12 Zinc Oxide
6 Ball Caly
30 Flint
2 Bentonite


ADD=20
Fake Celadon
2% Copper carb.

Chun Green
4-6 Copper carb.

Note: All raw materials are measured up or down to the nearest whole =
decimal. =20
Colorants or additives to a 100 gram test batch are measured in precent =
to the 100 gram test batch.

Remark: The recipe I copied did not say Copper oxide or carb. I used =
Carb.

Substitutions:
Results:
Fake Celadon
Dry turquoise matte glaze

Chun Green
Smooth semi gloss medium green to turquoise glaze.

Regards from Alisa in Denmark