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Please note that Lead Bisilicate and frits containing
Lead Bisilicate are toxic, as are some of the other materilas used in
these glazes. Care should be used in hancdling these ingredients and
these glazes should not be used for functional ware. Please read the
Disclaimer and Terms
of Use before preceding to work with these reci[pes!
Maiolica Glaze
Cone 07-06
Oxidation
Ferro Frit 4364 (Lead Bisilicate - Toxic!)
Ferro
Frit 3271 (Borax Frit)
Kaolin
Tin Oxide |
31.5
68.5
10
10 |
Bleu de Sorel (Sorel blue)
Cone 04
E.P.kaolin
Frit #3134
Bentonite
Zircopax
Cobalt carbonate |
20%
78%
2%
18%
4% |
View an example of this glaze!
Thank you to Edouard
Bastarache
for supplying glaze recipe and image.
Bleu de Ginette (Ginette's blue)
Cone 04
Hardwood ash (washed)
Custer spar
Frit #3134
E.P.kaolin
Lithium
carbonate Bentonite
Ultrox
Cobalt oxide |
35%
14%
25%
14%
12% 2%
15%
5% |
View an example of this glaze!
Thank you to Edouard
Bastarache
for supplying glaze recipe and image.
Edouard's Vert jade cendré (Jade green
ash glaze)
Cone 04
Hardwood ash (washed)
Custer spar
Frit
#3134
E.P.kaolin
Lithium carbonate
Bentonite
Ultrox
Black copper oxide |
36%
14.5%
23%
14.5%
12% 2%
15.5%
3.5% |
View an example of this glaze!
Thank you to Edouard
Bastarache
for supplying glaze recipe and image.
Maiolica Glaze
Cone 04
Oxidation
Ferro Frit 4364 (Lead Bisilicate - Toxic!)
Kaolin
Whiting
Silica
Tin
Oxide |
74
10
2
4
10 |
Clear Gloss
Cone 08 - 04
Oxidation
Ferro Frit 4110
Whiting
Kaolin |
85.0
5.0
10.0 |
Clear Gloss
Cone 04
Oxidation
Ferro Frit 3124
Ball Clay |
85.0
15.0 |
Comments: Goes well to 1120 C. Apply thinly or
may go milky.
Clear Gloss
Cone 04
Oxidation
Frit 4064 (Lead Bisilicate - Toxic!)
Kaolin
Silica
Whiting |
78.0
13.5
4.5
4.0 |
Not suitable for tableware!
Matt Clear E/W
Cone 04
Oxidation
Potash Feldspar
Silica
Colemanite
Whiting
Barium
Carbonate (Toxic!)
Zinc
Oxide |
46.8
10.0
11.0
13.0
13.0
4.0 |
Not suitable for tableware!
Semi Opaque Tan/Cream E/W
Cone 04 - 03
Oxidation
Calcium Borate Frit
(Lead Bisilicate - Toxic!)
Rutile
Bentonite
Silica
Potash
Feldspar |
8.0
60.0
8.0
4.0
4.0
16.0 |
Not suitable for tableware!
Aqua Blue Dry Glaze
Cone 2 - 4
Oxidation
Nephelene Syenite
Barium Carbonate (Toxic!)
Ball Clay
Zinc Oxide
Black
Copper Oxide |
40.0
30.0
15.0
5.0
4.0 |
Comment: Fast cooling helps preserve color.
Transparent Flowing Glaze
Cone 04
Oxidation
Lead Bisilicate (Toxic!)
Kaolin
Nephelene
Syenite |
76.5
8.0
15.5 |
Comment: variations can be achieved by adding
small amounts of oxides and carbonates ( 2-5%).
Not suitable for tableware!
Bright Bronze
Cone 03
Oxidation
Ferro Frit 4508
Ferro Frit 4363
Kaolin
Potash Feldspar
Manganese Dioxide
Copper Oxide
Nickel Oxide
Titanium Oxide |
8.8
69.0
3.0
9.0
7.6
1.0
1.4
0.2 |
Not suitable for tableware!
Disclaimer:
It is the responsibility of anybody using the supplied glaze recipes to
be informed of glaze dangers and to ensure the proper safety precautions
are met when mixing and using glazes. In general glaze components marked
'toxic!' should not be used for tableware. Othert unmarked ingredients
may be harmful to health on skin contact or if ingested. Frits may contain
Lead Bisilicate. General safety precautions for ceramic materials apply.
Contact a supplier, lecturer or professional if in doubt. Neither Ceramics
Today nor its Guide Steven Goldate will bear any responsibility for incorrectly
used glazes and/or ingredients, nor for any damages due to unexpected
glaze results. All glazes should be tested before use.
