Alan Fox on tue 4 nov 03
Hi Lee. Searched the net and found a recipe for it. Recipe says it is a fat
white crackle glaze. I do not want to have big dark crackle lines on these
pieces. Have you used this glaze without a post firing reduction?
Thanks for your time.
Carole Fox
Elkton, MD
thesilverfox@dol.net
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From: "Lee Love"
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Subject: Re: subdued Raku
> I used to use something called Tak Fat White.
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Lee Love on tue 4 nov 03
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan Fox"
> Hi Lee. Searched the net and found a recipe for it. Recipe says it is a
fat
> white crackle glaze. I do not want to have big dark crackle lines on these
> pieces. Have you used this glaze without a post firing reduction?
It should work without post firing reduction. Actually, what I like from
reduction is a dark foot. I suppose if all I wanted was a dark foot, i
could just set the foot in a shallow layer of sawdust.
Even with the reduction, I don't recall big black crackle lines.
Tak also takes copper washes on the outside nicely (I say outside, for
functional purposes.)
If I had to live without highfire, I could live with this, and maybe
woodfired Jaspe'. It is the closest I've found to lowfire white shino.
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Taylor Hendrix on sat 28 jan 12
Hey every boobies,
I just finished a 4 hour hands on raku workshop for teachers here at
Rockport Center for the Arts. It was the second day of Art Educator Days.
For most of the sessions our goal was to give teachers something to take
back to the classrooms and their students. Sometimes we just want teachers
to try something new and recharge there creative batteries. This was one of
those recharge sessions.
Anyway, I threw together a few raku glazes so they could experiment and
just see what it was all about. I will NEVER make another friggin' borax
glaze. I hate that stuff. I do have a question about the glaze Lee
mentioned on list a while ago: Tak Fat White. We were firing about 1800
degrees F and I could never get that glaze to smooth out its bubbles.
Several batches had un poped bubbles. What is its best firing temperature
and what is the best glaze thickness?
I have a nice little piece that just got wasted with this glaze. I've
uploaded it to my picassa pictures for those with gmail and the picassa lab
installed.
Taylor, in Rockport TX
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John Post on sat 28 jan 12
On Jan 28, 2012, at 9:00 PM, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Anyway, I threw together a few raku glazes so they could experiment =3D
and
> just see what it was all about. I will NEVER make another friggin' =3D
borax
> glaze. I hate that stuff.
Taylor,
The borax glazes melt way sooner than any other Raku glazes I have ever =3D
used. If you made the one that is 50 Borax / 50 Gerstley, I have seen =3D
that one melt early and eat half way through the kiln shelf. The only =3D
way to work with those is to fire them separately or to pull them out of =
=3D
the kiln when they mature and then fire the rest of the load up to its =3D
maturity. Having said that, I hate those glazes too, they're not worth =3D
the trouble...
John Post
Sterling Heights, Michigan
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https://twitter.com/UCSArtTeacher =3D20
> .=3D20
Lee on sun 29 jan 12
Taylor, we never pulled by cones or temp. We pulled when the glaze
surface was melted and smooth.
--
=3DA0Lee Love in Minneapolis
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=3DA0"Ta tIr na n-=3DF3g ar chul an tI=3D97tIr dlainn trina ch=3DE9ile"=3D9=
7that is, =3D
"The
land of eternal youth is behind the house, a beautiful land fluent
within itself." -- John O'Donohue
Steve Mills on sun 29 jan 12
Hi Taylor,
Were you firing by Pyrometer or watching the glaze?
If you were firing using the Pyro, trust me, forget it and fire by sight; i=
t=3D
's much more reliable, you can watch the glaze gas and then smooth out, and=
w=3D
hen it looks like Syrup it's cooked!=3D20
I did years with the BPS Rolling Raku Roadshow, instructing Teachers & Pupi=
l=3D
s alike, and that was the regime we followed.=3D20
Steve M
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
Sent from my iPod
On 29 Jan 2012, at 02:00, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Hey every boobies,
>=3D20
> I just finished a 4 hour hands on raku workshop for teachers here at
> Rockport Center for the Arts. It was the second day of Art Educator Days.
> For most of the sessions our goal was to give teachers something to take
> back to the classrooms and their students. Sometimes we just want teacher=
s=3D
> to try something new and recharge there creative batteries. This was one =
o=3D
f
> those recharge sessions.
>=3D20
> Anyway, I threw together a few raku glazes so they could experiment and
> just see what it was all about. I will NEVER make another friggin' borax
> glaze. I hate that stuff. I do have a question about the glaze Lee
> mentioned on list a while ago: Tak Fat White. We were firing about 1800
> degrees F and I could never get that glaze to smooth out its bubbles.
> Several batches had un poped bubbles. What is its best firing temperature
> and what is the best glaze thickness?
>=3D20
> I have a nice little piece that just got wasted with this glaze. I've
> uploaded it to my picassa pictures for those with gmail and the picassa l=
a=3D
b
> installed.
>=3D20
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> wirerabbit1 on Skype (-0600 UTC)
> http://wirerabbit.blogspot.com
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> http://www.flickr.com/photos/wirerabbit/
> https://youtube.com/thewirerabbit
Taylor Hendrix on sun 29 jan 12
Hey guys,
I was indeed firing by sight but the glaze never seemed to smooth out even
though the glaze showed that nice honey surface of melted, hot glaze. I had
a pyrometer in place for reference as I seldom fire so high. I wanted to
have a frame of reference. I suppose I put that glaze on too thickly and
the bubbling was just too overwhelming for the firing time. Was wondering
if the over firing temp is close to its maturing temp. I did rocket the
temp upwards in an attempt to smooth out the melt.
This is why I saggar.
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Taylor, in Rockport TX
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Steve Mills on sun 29 jan 12
Yes, I guess you are right there; too thick then too high!
By the way my absolute favourite Raku "base" glaze is High Alkaline Frit 8=
5=3D
. Kaolin 15. (all are parts by weight) Plus 2% Bentonite to avoid Concrete =
S=3D
yndrome. This melts at around 950oC. Add 5% opacifier for a soft white.=3D2=
0
Steve M=3D20
Steve Mills
Bath
UK
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Sent from my iPod
On 29 Jan 2012, at 15:43, Taylor Hendrix wrote:
> Hey guys,
>=3D20
> I was indeed firing by sight but the glaze never seemed to smooth out eve=
n=3D
though the glaze showed that nice honey surface of melted, hot glaze. I ha=
d=3D
a pyrometer in place for reference as I seldom fire so high. I wanted to h=
a=3D
ve a frame of reference. I suppose I put that glaze on too thickly and the =
b=3D
ubbling was just too overwhelming for the firing time. Was wondering if the=
o=3D
ver firing temp is close to its maturing temp. I did rocket the temp upward=
s=3D
in an attempt to smooth out the melt.
>=3D20
> This is why I saggar.
>=3D20
> Sent from my Droid
>=3D20
> Taylor, in Rockport TX
> wirerabbit1 on Skype (-0600 UTC)
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> http://wirerabbitpots.blogspot.com
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Robert Anderson on sun 29 jan 12
This is the TAK raku formula that Kurt Wildgave me many years ago. Frit =
=3D
3134...................8 1/4 lbsFlint...........................1/2 lbEPK (=
=3D
kolin)................13 1/4 lbsSuperpax...................13 1/4 lbsBenton=
=3D
ite...................1/4 lb Should give you a little more thenhalf a bucke=
=3D
t.Mix=3D2C let set over night...add waterand mix to the same consistently a=
sy=3D
our other glazes. Pour two coats on bisqued piece fora milky white. Robert=
=3D
AndersonAntigo=3D2C WI =3D
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