Carol Ross on thu 27 jun 02
I have a beginner's question (well, probably thousands, but I'll start with
one!) about glazes. I'm currently using a ^3-^6 red clay and am wondering
if I could use majolica glaze on it. More generally, if I bisque to ^3, can
I then use an ^04 glaze? I know that I should do my highest firing first,
so I'm wondering if this would then permit me to step down to low fire
glazes? Or will they not fit the clay body?
Thanks!
Carol Ross
-- I started with nothing and I still have most of it.
Mercy Langford on thu 27 jun 02
Hi Carol- I work with Porcelain andbecause of certain commercial glazes I
like I use 04-06 glazes about 50% of the time. Good news yes it works
although some do and some don't. I usually look for glossy good finish and no
crazing but it took alot of experimenting with diferrent ones. I vitrify
the porcelain to 5 and I've heard people talk about the glaze not adhering
but as luck may have it no issues there. I usually dip or spray and it's
great.So go ahea and test because it's just as doable as high fire glazing.
Luck- Mercy
Mike Gordon on thu 27 jun 02
Carol,
I don't know if your C/3 bisque was a typo or not but I use a C/10 clay
and bisque to C/04 and use C/04 glazes all the time. The clear crazes
but I don't mind since it's not on functual ware.Mike Gordon
Ababi on thu 27 jun 02
Hello Carol
Why not?
Test: Put under the test bowl an old piece of kiln shelf, to be sure it does not run to
your kiln shelf. Might surprise you!
I use sometimes low fire glazes in ^6
Ababi Sharon
Glaze addict
Kibbutz Shoval Israel
ababisha@shoval.org.il
http://members4.clubphoto.com/ababi306910/
---------- Original Message ----------
>I have a beginner's question (well, probably thousands, but I'll start with
>one!) about glazes. I'm currently using a ^3-^6 red clay and am wondering
>if I could use majolica glaze on it. More generally, if I bisque to ^3, can
>I then use an ^04 glaze? I know that I should do my highest firing first,
>so I'm wondering if this would then permit me to step down to low fire
>glazes? Or will they not fit the clay body?
>Thanks!
>Carol Ross
>-- I started with nothing and I still have most of it.
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Martin Howard on thu 27 jun 02
Carol, I bisque at cone 1-3 and then glaze at cone 1-3, depending on where
they are in the kiln.
It does not really matter if the bisque is fired higher than the glaze or
the other way round. Factories tend to fire bisque at the top of the range
and glaze at the lower end; craft potters tend to do the reverse, because
the lower fired bisque can soak up more glaze when dipped. Factories tend to
spray the glaze.
I see no real problem in firing bisque at cone 3 and glazing at 04, but you
may have to spray the glaze, or brush it, rather than dip, to get it to stay
on the pot.
Martin Howard
Webbs Cottage Pottery
Woolpits Road, Great Saling
BRAINTREE, Essex CM7 5DZ
01371 850 423
martin@webbscottage.co.uk
http://www.webbscottage.co.uk
Updated 15th May 2002
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