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wood fired look - gerstley borate

updated sat 10 may 03

 

Bert Gibson on thu 8 may 03


Wood fired pottery is what got me interested in pottery, so I was =
interested in the recent article on wood fired look in an electric kiln. =
I was wondering if anyone had been successful in achieving a substitute =
for the Gerstley Borate in this application? I am new to mixing glazes =
and want to try and achieve this look but don't have any Gerstley =
Borate. Should I stay away from this material completely, given the =
problems with it, and find a substitute or is there something to be said =
for buying some of this material for limited applications such as this =
one.=20

Thanks,
Bert Gibson

Mayssan Shora Farra on fri 9 may 03


Hello Bret;
WSe tried it with Gillespie borate and it worked very well.
Mayssan