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glaze test for d. hewitt eggshell, cone 6, ox.

updated wed 10 may 06

 

Alisa Liskin Clausen on tue 9 may 06


Glaze test for D. Hewitt Eggshell, cone 6, ox.



Source: Clayart

Credited to: David Hewitt



Fired on mid fire white stoneware with iron specs.



Firing ramp with an electric controller is:
100c p/h to 600c (212f - 1112f)
150c p/h to 1140c (302f - 2084f)
80c p/h to 1220c (176f - 2228f)
15 min. soak
cool down max. to 900c (1652f)
Hold 1 hour
Shut off kiln



Recipe:

48 Potash subbed Feldshammer Feldspar

16 Kaolin

15 Dolomite

10 Whiting

5.5 Frit P2960 subbed local high Boron Frit

0.25 Zinc





Note: All raw materials are measured up or down to the nearest half
decimal. Colorants or additives to a 100 gram batch are measured in percent
to the 100 gram batch.



Results:

Mat Dolomite glaze, soft white color, showing iron specs. in clay body.
Smooth and evenly melted.



Regards from Alisa in Denmark