Bob Johnson on fri 23 feb 07

Is this for oxidation or reduction?

Bob


At 2/23/2007 05:14 AM, you wrote:
>Holly, That's it.
>
>Thanks so much,
>
>Regards,
>John Rodgers
>Chelsea, AL
>
>Mert & Holly Kilpatrick wrote:
>>Cornwall Stone 61
>>Whiting 8
>>Gerstley borate 3
>>Lithium carbonate 5.5
>>Dolomite 7
>>Flint 5.5
>>Red iron oxide 10
>>
>>My notes say "Veronica Shelford's variation of the Richmond, BC, Potters
>>Club Red Tenmoku. Red-brown to brown with gold flecks. At cone 5 rich
>>glossy brown with more dense patches of a more matt gold haze. At cone 7,
>>glossy dark brown with breaks of medium tan on high spots. This glaze
>>may have problems if it sits, because it may crystallize, and then the
>>glaze won't be the same. Someone added 5% flint to improve it - try
>>that if it crazes."
>>
>>Holly
>>East Bangor, PA

Linda Ziesmer on fri 23 feb 07

Roger, this is a cut and paste from the archives of your original message=
! Sorry it's so long guys:

John H. Rodgers on mon 9 mar 98-- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.=
02 ] --=20

Bacia,=20

This may be the glaze you want. I got it from Veronica Shelford on Thetis=
=20
Island, BC.=20

"V's" Tenmoku Gold Cone 6 (Electric Kiln)=20
Cornwall Stone 60=20
Whiting 8=20
Gerstley Borate 3=20
Iron Oxide - Red 10=20
Lithium Carb. 5.5=20
Dolomite 7=20
Flint 5.5=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
100=20

I really like this glaze. I have used it on two different clay bodies. On=
a=20
red colored high iron clay it was dark chocolate with golden flecks=20
throughout. The stayed put and did not run. Beautiful. On Cone-5 B-mix fr=
om=20
Laguna Clay, fired to cone 6, it ran just a bit. Georgeous effect....flec=
ks=20
of gold in a translucent caramel color. Some crazing.=20

Suggest you test on vertical surfaces tall enough to significantly test t=
he=20
running quality. Could really make a mess on a shelf.=20

Also, a caution about the mixture. I found that once the ingredients are=20
mixed it needs to be used right away. If allowed to sit unused for even t=
wo=20
or three days, 6-sided crystals begin to grow. These could be a problem,=20
altering the glaze and the way it performs.=20

Enjoy.=20

John Rodgers in Alabama=20
-------- REPLY, Original message follows --------=20

Date: Sunday, 08-Mar-98 02:09 PM=20

From: Bacia Edelman \ Internet: (medelman@facstaff.wisc.edu)=20
To: Clayart \ Internet: (clayart@lsv.uky.edu)=20

Subject: recipe search/tenmoku gold c/6=20

----------------------------Original message----------------------------=20
I am looking for a recipe, gleaned from Clayart within the last yr., call=
ed=20
"Tenmoku Gold" or "Gold Tenmoku" at cone 6 ox. I happen to have a small=20
(1000 gr.) bucket made up and it tested beautifully sometime in the summe=
r=20
perhaps. I have looked everywhere for the notes from which I must have=20
weighed it out and no luck. Also, I really did try the GLAZE DATABASE fro=
m=20
the Ceramics Web, and nothing came up.=20

Is there anyone else on the list who may have copied it or filed or or ev=
en=20
offered it? I would be very grateful. I am not much of a glazer having=20
done more lately with vitreous engobes and lichen or crawl glazes.=20
I was thinking of using it on one of the very few mugs I make to take to=20
NCECA.=20
Thank you all. Bacia Edelman medelman@facstaff.wisc.edu Madison,=20
Wisconsin=20


-------- REPLY, End of original message --------=20

Ed Kraft on mon 9 mar 98Hope this is what you are looking for...=20

Back in August, Veronica Shelford posted the following formula for "V's=20
Tenmoku Gold" (cone 6 ox) to Clayart:=20
61 Cornwall Stone=20
8 Whiting=20
3 Gerstley Borate=20
10 Red Iron Oxide=20
5.5 Lithium Carb=20
7 Dolomite=20
5.5 Flint=20
She described it as her own variation on the Richmond (BC) Potters' Club=20
"Red=20
Tenmoku" and having gold flecks on a red-brown base. I tried it on a warm=
=20
brown clay body and really like the results. For me, at ^6, it is a very=20
deep, glossy chocolate brown with gold flecks. Because of unintentional=20
uneven temps in subsequent firings, I have found that at ^5 the glaze is=20
rich, glossy brown with more dense patches of a more matt gold "haze," an=
d=20
at=20
^7 the gold disappears and the result was glossy dark brown with breaks o=
f=20
medium tan on high spots. The ^5 and ^7 results were obtained after addin=
g=20
5% flint to the original formula to try to correct some flowing and crazi=
ng.=20
Just thought this might be of some interest to those experimenting with=20
Tenmoku glazes in oxidation.=20
Cathie Feild in Maryland=20

Ed Kraft=20
eartharr@msn.com=20


-----Original Message-----=20
From: Bacia Edelman=20
To: Multiple recipients of list CLAYART=20
Date: Sunday, March 08, 1998 11:14 AM=20
Subject: recipe search/tenmoku gold c/6=20


----------------------------Original message----------------------------=20
I am looking for a recipe, gleaned from Clayart within the last yr., call=
ed=20
"Tenmoku Gold" or "Gold Tenmoku" at cone 6 ox. I happen to have a small=20
(1000 gr.) bucket made up and it tested beautifully sometime in the summe=
r=20
perhaps. I have looked everywhere for the notes from which I must have=20
weighed it out and no luck. Also, I really did try the GLAZE DATABASE fro=
m=20
the Ceramics Web, and nothing came up.=20

Is there anyone else on the list who may have copied it or filed or or ev=
en=20
offered it? I would be very grateful. I am not much of a glazer having=20
done more lately with vitreous engobes and lichen or crawl glazes.=20
I was thinking of using it on one of the very few mugs I make to take to=20
NCECA.=20
Thank you all. Bacia Edelman medelman@facstaff.wisc.edu Madison,=20
Wisconsin=20

Anne W. Bracker on mon 9 mar 98I hope this is the glaze you were looking =
for. Good luck.=20
Anne=20
*************************************************************************=
**=20
************************************=20
ORIGINAL POST=20

Back in August, Veronica Shelford posted the following formula for "V's=20
Tenmoku Gold" (cone 6 ox) to Clayart:=20

61 Cornwall Stone=20
8 Whiting=20
3 Gerstley Borate=20
10 Red Iron Oxide=20
5.5 Lithium Carb=20
7 Dolomite=20
5.5 Flint=20

She described it as her own variation on the Richmond (BC) Potters' Club=20
"Red=20
Tenmoku" and having gold flecks on a red-brown base. I tried it on a warm=
=20
brown clay body and really like the results. For me, at ^6, it is a very=20
deep, glossy chocolate brown with gold flecks. Because of unintentional=20
uneven temps in subsequent firings, I have found that at ^5 the glaze is=20
rich, glossy brown with more dense patches of a more matt gold "haze,"=20
and at=20
^7 the gold disappears and the result was glossy dark brown with breaks o=
f=20
medium tan on high spots. The ^5 and ^7 results were obtained after=20
adding=20
5% flint to the original formula to try to correct some flowing and=20
crazing.=20

Just thought this might be of some interest to those experimenting with=20
Tenmoku glazes in oxidation.=20

Cathie Feild in Maryland=20
cfeild@aol.com=20


Bracker Ceramics=20
1835 E 1450 Road=20
Lawrence, KS 66044=20

1 785 841-4750 OFFICE=20
1 785 841-8142 FAX=20
1 888 822-1982 ORDER LINE=20
bracker@midusa.net E-MAIL=20

"Clay Ain't Dirt"=20

=20




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Ron Roy on sun 25 feb 07

Just a warning - glazes with over 2% lithium carb can have unusual fit
problems on some bodies - like crazing and shivering on the same pot.

Crazing is not such a problem but dunting and shivering are good ways to
lose customers fast.

RR


><>Georgeous high gloss brown/black with gold flecks floating on the surface.
>Would there be anyone that might have the recipe and would be willing to
>share it with me?>>
>
>
>Here's what I have:
>
>"V's Tenmoku Gold" (cone 6 ox)
>
>
>610 Cornwall Stone
>80 Whiting
>30 Gerstley Borate
>100 Red Iron Oxide
>55 Lithium Carb
>70 Dolomite
>55 Silica

Ron Roy
RR#4
15084 Little Lake Road
Brighton, Ontario
Canada
K0K 1H0