clifton wood on fri 23 may 03
hi, everyone.
i know there have been a TON of cone 6 glaze recipes posted, with lots of swell
testing.
i'm sure they are ALL faboo...
but
would you mind sending me your fave recipes?
in a prior message, i buried a request for these... we'll be doing a ton of testing
this summer to replace our studio pallette.
these glazes will be used by undergrads who are taking clay for 1st time, as an
elective.
firings will be reduction by grad students with varying degrees of expertise.
so... glazes need to be pretty sturdy, as in...
- glaze application issues of thin / thick / dripped
- good, if different, appearances whether reduction or more like oxidation firing
if you have a favorite that you've only used in oxidation, send it on.
and, if you want, i can summarize the results at the end of the summer... tho it
won't be a technically-resplendent document... i'm a hobbyist, after all!
thanks again for your generosity.
sabra wood
Mike Gordon on sat 24 may 03
Sabra,
Check the clayart archives, have your grad students test all the many
oxy glazes in reduction and see if they can be used and buy the Ron &
John book on C/6 glazes.They'll learn a lot this way and feel ownership
rather than handing it to them an a silver platter. Don't you think?
Mike Gordon
James Bowen on sun 25 may 03
A friend (well known on this list as an expert) suggested
that I buy "Glazes Cone 6" by Michael Bailey as a better
introduction to the subject of these glazes than the
"Mastering Cone 6 Glazes" book. He suggested that I buy the
Roy-Hesselberth book if I intended on exploring these mid
range glazes further. He thinks they are both useful and
owns both, but because of the differing approaches to the
subject the Bailey book is better for a first purchase.
" A person of character takes as much trouble to discover
what is
right as the lesser man takes to discover what will pay."
--Confucius
Wanda Holmes on sun 25 may 03
I own both books and find them both valuable. My take is that Bailey
provides a framework for a wide range of experiments, while John and Ron
focus specifically on durable, safe, functional glazes.
Wanda
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of James Bowen
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:13 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: your favorite cone 6 glazes?
A friend (well known on this list as an expert) suggested
that I buy "Glazes Cone 6" by Michael Bailey as a better
introduction to the subject of these glazes than the
"Mastering Cone 6 Glazes" book. He suggested that I buy the
Roy-Hesselberth book if I intended on exploring these mid
range glazes further. He thinks they are both useful and
owns both, but because of the differing approaches to the
subject the Bailey book is better for a first purchase.
" A person of character takes as much trouble to discover
what is
right as the lesser man takes to discover what will pay."
--Confucius
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Ababi on mon 26 may 03
^6 glazing is a language
You don't like one word out of a language.
You use the different words for different occasions.
Yet I like to say mostly:
In the dialect that you will understand:
My S4b glazes
My crystal glazes
MFE crystal glaze from David Shaner translated to ^6 by Bill Schran.
The ^6 glazes from Behrens's book.
The theory of glazing ( The grammar of this language) from both new ^6 glazes books.
The historical collection of the sources of this language edited by Don Goodrich the
way I like to say a good
and rich collection.
ClayArt archives
The results of the next firing
Ababi Sharon
Glaze addict
Kibbutz Shoval Israel
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Tony Hansen on mon 26 may 03
Here is my observation about books.
Of course I am predudiced toward the knowledge on my
websites at digitalfire and ceramicmaterials.info, but
here are my two favorite books in general distribution
and written by others and why.
For Potters
Mastering Cone 6 Glazes, Improving Durability, Fit and
Aesthetics by Roy and Hesselberth. It is available at
www.axner.com and from many ceramic suppliers.
Although this book does not go into the kind of general
detail of the one below, it is likewise written by two
experienced potters with a definite technical bent. Its
premise is that leach resistant durable quality glazes have
definite chemistry earmarks and the authors ease potters
into the idea of looking beyond the visual and beginning to
see their glazes from the viewpoint of their chemistry. They
argue the value of and demonstrate the concepts of physical
testing to validate and challenge chemistry observations. It
showcases a collection of special purpose reactive glazes
rationalizing their chemistries and discussing leaching and
hardness test results. Many of the glazes are high boron and
therefore fluid melt bases with plenty of rutile and
titanium plus other colorants.
For Industry
Glazes and Glass Coatings by Eppler and Eppler. Available
from the American Ceramic Society at www.acers.org.
This book is a good companion to INSIGHT because it fluently
speaks the \'language of oxides\' and how a glazes oxide
chemistry directly relates to what it does in the kiln. It
overviews most aspects of enamel and glaze technology and
does so from the viewpoint of a typical factory engineer or
technician. The authors are clearly \'ceramic chemistry
evangelists\'. Fired glaze properties are all discussed in
relation to glaze chemistry. In fact, you cannot employ much
of the knowledge in this book without being able to convert
from the formulas discussed to batch recipes using your
materials. The last chapter of the book suggests that the
culmination of ceramic glaze science is the applica-tion of
ceramic chemistry calculations that take material mineralogy
and physical properties into account.
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I own both books and find them both valuable. My take is that Bailey
provides a framework for a wide range of experiments, while John and Ron
focus specifically on durable, safe, functional glazes.
Wanda
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of James Bowen
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 12:13 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: your favorite cone 6 glazes?
A friend (well known on this list as an expert) suggested
that I buy \"Glazes Cone 6\" by Michael Bailey as a better
introduction to the subject of these glazes than the
\"Mastering Cone 6 Glazes\" book. He suggested that I buy the
Roy-Hesselberth book if I intended on exploring these mid
range glazes further. He thinks they are both useful and
owns both, but because of the differing approaches to the
subject the Bailey book is better for a first purchase.
\" A person of character takes as much trouble to discover
what is
right as the lesser man takes to discover what will pay.\"
--Confucius
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