Libby Krause on wed 5 nov 03
To all the "Glaze Wizards" out there,
I have been looking (unsuccessfully) for a low fire gunmetal glaze
recipe. I've found it for ^5 but I have no idea how to make a ^5 glaze
into a ^06-04 glaze, and from what I've heard it would be an entirely
new glaze. I found out I can buy it from Laguna in 50# lots but I
don't want that much. Anybody want to share their recipe?
Thanks,
Libby
Jim V Brooks on wed 5 nov 03
Libby, you can buy gunmetal glaze at the local greenware stores for cone
06-05 firing. Im sure it comes in pints and the smaller jars.. I have used it
and had good results. I don't think it would be food-safe though..
Jim
in Denton
Ababi on thu 6 nov 03
Hello Libbi,
Take your favorite low fire glaze: into 3 jars, 100 grams each.
Jar one with 8% copper oxide
Jar two with 11 %
The third with 14& copper oxide. Than choose.
You will have the gunmetal not foodsafe of course but without
manganese.
Ababi Sharon
Glaze addict
Kibbutz Shoval Israel
ababisha@shoval.org.il
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http://www.matrix2000.co.nz/Matrix%20Demo/Ababi.htm
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From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Libby
Krause
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 1:08 AM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Low fire gunmetal
To all the "Glaze Wizards" out there,
I have been looking (unsuccessfully) for a low fire gunmetal glaze
recipe. I've found it for ^5 but I have no idea how to make a ^5 glaze
into a ^06-04 glaze, and from what I've heard it would be an entirely
new glaze. I found out I can buy it from Laguna in 50# lots but I
don't want that much. Anybody want to share their recipe?
Thanks,
Libby
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Derrick Pottery - owner - Wesley Derrick on fri 7 nov 03
The only gunmetal I've used.
Gun Metal - A raku glaze.
Rich Oranges
Greens & Purples Cone 06-05 (1850-1875F in my test)
Gerstley Borate
3 parts
Nepheline Syenite
1 part
Copper Carbonate
3 parts
Red Iron Oxide
3 parts
This was a nice fat smooth semi gloss glaze that turned out well in the
second attempt of mine....it's a nice rusty colored subtle copper twinkle
with lots of darks to keep it tame. very similar to the look of old
gunmetal.
This Glaze HAS TO be pulled very quickly from the kiln to reduction chamber
in order for the colors to work. But work well when done right.
I did not ever get greens however I did not let any oxidation occur. It was
not an attractive glaze in oxidation on the first attempt.
Wesley Derrick
Derrick Pottery
Raymond, Mississippi
Website coming soon!
(Finally I get to build a site for ME !)
Libby Krause on fri 7 nov 03
Wesley,
Thanks. I do plan to do some raku soon and I'll keep this in my files.
I'm really wanting an oxidation gunmetal. I've been given some things
to try so maybe I've already got what I want.
Thanks again,
Libby Krause
On Friday, November 7, 2003, at 08:44 AM, Derrick Pottery - owner -
Wesley Derrick wrote:
> The only gunmetal I've used.
>
> Gun Metal - A raku glaze.
> Rich Oranges
> Greens & Purples Cone 06-05 (1850-1875F in my test)
>
> Gerstley Borate
> 3 parts
>
> Nepheline Syenite
> 1 part
>
> Copper Carbonate
> 3 parts
>
> Red Iron Oxide
> 3 parts
>
> This was a nice fat smooth semi gloss glaze that turned out well in the
> second attempt of mine....it's a nice rusty colored subtle copper
> twinkle
> with lots of darks to keep it tame. very similar to the look of old
> gunmetal.
> This Glaze HAS TO be pulled very quickly from the kiln to reduction
> chamber
> in order for the colors to work. But work well when done right.
> I did not ever get greens however I did not let any oxidation occur.
> It was
> not an attractive glaze in oxidation on the first attempt.
>
> Wesley Derrick
> Derrick Pottery
> Raymond, Mississippi
> Website coming soon!
> (Finally I get to build a site for ME !)
>
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