Bryan on thu 12 feb 04
I found that when I slightly under fire licorice, to cone 4 or cone 5,
that it has small yellow flecks in it. The cooler the temperature of the
more flecks there are. I am wondering what causes them, and what could
be done to create them at cone 6.
Bryan
Dewitt on fri 13 feb 04
At 08:14 PM 2/12/2004, you wrote:
>I found that when I slightly under fire licorice, to cone 4 or cone 5,
>that it has small yellow flecks in it. The cooler the temperature of the
>more flecks there are. I am wondering what causes them, and what could
>be done to create them at cone 6.
I get a tea dust effect with Licorice using the cool down cycle recommended
in The Book for those of us without computer controls - i.e., after hitting
peak temperature, turn the kiln to medium for 4 hours. The effect does not
seem to particularly dependant on the max cone. I've seen it from about
cone 4.5 to 6.5. Thin glaze coatings give a better tea dust effect. With
heavier glaze applications, the flecks tend to swirl and run. The claybody
also seems to effect results. Armadillo Clay's Buffalo Wallow (a light
brown) give better results than their Cinco Blanco (a white clay).
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