Thursday, November 27, 2008

glaze tests

GLAZES:

some glaze recipies required the use of bone ash which is not availible here so fired and made bone ash myself.

The result of the firing is pure white bones, which i then curshed into a very fine powder in a blender. after adding it to the glaze, i milled the glaze for atleast 3-4hours.

Glaze Recipe

Success

Results / comments

TOMATO RED:

· Sodium feldspar

· Silica

· Whiting

· China clay

· Magnesium carbonate

· Bone ash

· + red iron oxide

yes

Does not achieve a red but it gives a good melt at cone 9 with a green

Glaze recipe

Success

Results / comments

MASHIKO:

· Sodium feldspar

· Silica

· Ball clay

· Wallastonite

· Talc

· Bone ash

· + red iron oxide

· + manganese dioxide

· + tin oxide

yes

Gives a good melt and a good brown where applied thin.

Glaze recipe

success

Results / comments

OILSPOT:

· Sodium feldspar

· Silica

· China clay

· Talc

· + red iron oxide

· +cobalt

yes

Gives a blue where applied thin on higher temperature, however, it also achieves a bottle green under same tests.

Glaze recipe

success

Results / comments

CLEAN CRACKLE:

· Sodium feldspar

· Whiting

· China clay

yes

Good melt and light crackles at 1280

Glaze recipe

success

Results / comments

RAANIA'S GLAZE 9

· Sodium feldspar

· China clay

· Wood ash – washed and sieved

no

Gave uncertain effects in all firings

Glaze recipe

success

Results / comments

CLEAR CRACKLE(308):

· Potassium feldspar

· Whiting

· China

· Flint

no


Glaze recipe

success

Results/comments

COOL CELADON(316):

· Potassium feldspar

· Whiting

· Ball clay

· Flint

· +red iron oxide

No

Higher melting point than cone 9

Glaze recipe

success

Results/comments

DAVID LEACH PORCELAIN GLAZE:

· Potassium feldspar

· China clay

· Flint

· Whiting

no

Did not melt in any glaze testing firings.

Glaze recipe

success

Results/ comments

RAANIA RED:

· Red clay

· Wood ash

no

Did not melt




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