5-20s CLEAR BASE EPK 20 % Dust Hazard! Custer feldspar 20 % Wollastonite 20 % Frit 3134 20 % Flint 20 % Dust Hazard! by Tony Hansen ============================== 50/50 BROWN (^6 OX) ALBANY SLIP 50 CUSTER FELDSPAR 50 Brown semi-gloss ============================== ALBANY SLIP SUBSTITUTE (^6 OX) Dolomite 0.94% Soda Ash 0.38 Whiting 4.25 Cedar Heights Redart Clay 94.43 ============================== ALBANY SUBSTITUTE #1 (^6 OX) Alberta 58 Neph Sy 17 Gerstly Bor 8 Redart Clay 9 Black Cop Ox 8 from TOM BUCK ================================ ALBANY SUBSTITUTE #2 (^6 OX) Alberta 52.5 Neph Sy 23.0 Gerstly Bor 8.5 Barnard Clay 5.5 EPK 2.5 Black Cop Ox 8.0 (from TOM BUCK) ================================ ALBANY SUBSTITUTE #3 Redart 72 Whiting 10 Soda Feldspar 8 Talc 5 EPK kaolin 5 from David Hendley ================================ Allister salt slip #3 14 Gerstley Borate 57 EPKaolin 29 Silica Add 2% to 10% Copper Carbonate. from Ceramics Technical Magazine, #5, 1997, p.16 =============================== ANNIE'S TAN ^6 OX FLint 90 Potash spar 60 Talc 42 EPK 15 Gerstley 96 Rutile,powdered 6 RIO 15.1 Granular manganese 2.5 from Leslie St.Clair =============================== ANTIQUE WHITE ^6 - ^7 oxidation or reduction Volcanic ash 35.0 Colmanite 12.5 Kaolin 2.5 Zircopax 11.0 Whiting 12.0 Bentonite .5 ================================ AQUA BRONZE (^6 OX) Neph Sye 50 Strontium Carb 50 ADD: Gerstley Bor. 3.5 Bentonite 3 Copper Carb 4 Apply thickly for proper development, but beware: runny. ================================ ASH (^6-9 OX) Mixed hard wood ash 28 G-200 feldspar 36 Dolomite 10 OM4 ball clay 21 EPK Kaolin 5 + CMC WASHED ASH-> OPAQUE SATIN MATT; UNWASHED ASH-> STONY MATT From Marjorie R. Kline mrkline@postoffice.ptd.net ================================ BALL CRAWL (^6-7) Ball Crawl Cone 6 ( Cone 7 in sitter) Magnesium Carbonate 50 Nepheline Syenite 50 Interesting lichen-like texture ================================ BARIUM BLUE MATT (^5-10) Barium Carbonate 60 !TOXIC! Nepheline Syenite 130 Kentucky Ball Clay 14 Flint 16 Lithium Carbonate 6 Copper Carbonate 6 from Vivika and Otto Heino ================================ BARTEL'S ALBANY AUTUMN ^6 LINER 50 - Albany Slip, or a local clay that melts (screen out all sand and grit) 19.6 - Soda Feldspar 1.1 - Soda Ash 5.3 - Borax 4.2 - Whiting 6.5 - Kaolin 10 - Flint 3.3 - Zirconium silicate Marvin P Bartel ================================ BASE + COLORS (^6 OX) Base: 29 silica (325 mesh) 5 EPK 20 Kona (sister-in-law uses Custer) 14 talc 32 Gerstley borate Red/Brown +15 RIO; Blue/Purple +3.5 Cobalt Carb,.5 MnO2; Creamy Opaque White +15 Zircopax(less ok) ================================ BAY BLUE (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 5000 Ball Clay 1750 Flint 3250 Rutile 500 Cobalt Carb. 70 Cobalt Oxide 40 ================================ BEADS (^06-04) 50 Magnesium Carb. 40 Borax 50 Gerstley Borate 10 Silica 10 Zircopax smaguire@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us SUSAN MAGUIRE ================================ BERRY RUST red (^7-10 OX or RED) % grams Silica 27.27 136.4 EPK 18.18 90.9 Nepheline Syenite 18.18 90.9 Dolomite 9.09 45.5 Gerstley Borate 9.09 45.5 Talc 9.09 45.5 Bone Ash 9.09 45.5 ADD: Red Iron Oxide 9.09 45.5 use pure RIO ================================ BIRKE'S CELADON (^5 - 6 OX) Feldspar 58 Whiting 17 Flint 14 Ball Clay 6 Zinc Oxide 5 Copper Oxide 1 from Toni Martens ================================ BLACK (^6 OX) Alberta slip 85 Nepheline syenite 5 Wollastonite 10 Cobalt oxide 2% ================================ BLACK (^6 OX) Potash Feldspar 42 Silica 26 Whiting 15 Kaolin 15 Zinc Oxide 12 Red Iron Oxide 8 to 10 Cobalt Oxide 1 or 2 Semi-gloss to gloss; deep blue-black to black ================================ BLACK MIX (^6 OX) Cobalt Oxide 310 Chrome Oxide 70 Red Iron Oxide 370 Manganese Dioxide 120 Nickel Oxide (green) 130 COLORANT USED WITH TRANSPARENT ================================ BLACK SATIN (^6 OX) Base Glaze, ox or red 24.0 Custer or equal eg, G-200 f.s.) 19.0 Kona F-4 feldspar 14.0 Wollastonite 11.0 Talc 12.0 OM#4 or equal (eg, Bell Dark) 20.0 Flint (fine mesh) 2-5% RIO:browns; 1-2% Cobalt carb: blues 2-4% Copper carb: greens ================================ BLACK SATIN 2 (^6 OX) Alberta Slip 75 Neph. Sy. 20 Gertley Borate 5 _____ 100 Cobalt Carb. 2-5 ================================ BLACK SATIN MATTE (^6 OX) Soda Feldspar Kona F4 20 Neph Sy 20 Dolomite 13 Talc 13 Whiting 4 Ball Clay 8 Flint 22 + Chrome Oxide 1 Red Iron Oxide 3 Manganese Dioxide 2 Cobalt Oxide 3 ================================ BLUE HARE'S FUR same as Floating Blue (^6 OX) Neph Sy 47.3 Gerstley Borate 27.0 Silica 20.3 EPK 5.4 100.0 ADD: Red Iron Oxide 2.0 Cobalt Oxide 1.0 Rutile 4.0 Bentonite 2.0 Glossy blue-gray mottled. Same as Chappel's Floating Blue. ================================ BLUE MATT (^6 OX) Volcanic ash 55 Whiting 25 Baruim carb 10* Ball clay 10 (I used OM#4) Cobalt .5% *CAN USE 7.5 of Stronium carb in place of the Barium ================================ BLUEBERRY HILL ^6 OX Kona F-4 50 Gerstley Borate 5 Whiting 15 Zinc 5 Flint 5 Kentucky Ball Clay 10 Red Art Clay 10 +Black Nickel 2 Cobalt Oxide 1 Bentonite 2 ================================ BRISTOL (CLEAR)(^5 OX) 0.36 K2O 0.24 ZnO 0.4 CaO 0.5 Al2O3 0.316 SiO2 Cone 5 1175 C from Max Richens ================================ BRISTOL VIII (^6 OX) Zinc oxide 12 Nepheline syenite 40.5 Lithium carbonate 4.5 Kaolin 7.8 Flint 35.2 ================================ MARSHALL POTTERY BRISTOL (^6) All quantities are in pounds... FELDSPAR (any) 600 presently using minspar FLINT 200 MESH 175 BALL CLAY om4 150 #10 WHITING 112 ZINC OXIDE (denzox)112 BARIUM CARB. 36 ULTROX 30 BORAX 25 CMC GUM 3 add 97 gal. water, ball mill 4 hrs. Application- spray or dip singlefire to a HARD cone 6 cone tip should just touch kiln shelf not very hospitable to color inclusions with the exception of cobalt, which it was formulated to enhance. From: Tommy Humphries =============================== BROWN BUTTER (^6 OX) 46 Volcanic Ash 20 Spodumene 10 Dolomite 10 Talc 10 Ball Clay 4 Borax 2.7 Ilmenite 2.7 Iron Chromate 2.7 Rutile "waxy dark brown w/ black flecks. takes overdipping nicely" V. Shelford ================================ BRUTUS BASE (for orange peel) (^6 ox) *Brutus Base* Albany Slip 43 (could use Alberta) Wollastonite 38 Whiting 15 Lithium Carbonate 2 Bone Ash 2 grey blue add cobalt 1% orange add iron 3% and rutile 1% use over K15 1 ================================ BRYAN'S CLEAR #46V121 (^6 ) Imsil 38 .314 Gerstley borate 25 .207 Neph. Syenite 25 .207 Wollastonite 15 .124 EPK 10 .083 Kona Fspar 8 .066 from Bryan ================================ BT CLEAR (^6 OX) KONA F-4 FELDSPAR. 40.00 FLINT 15.00 COLEMANITE 15.00 EPK KAO 15.00 WHITING 15.00 from Barbara Tipton via Autumn Downey ================================ BURGUNDY (^6 OX) KONA FELDSPAR 53.00 SILICA 20.00 WHITING 15.00 BARIUM CARBONATE 6.00 EPK 6.00 add MASON DEEP CRIMSON STAIN 10.00 ================================ BUTTER SATIN GLOSS 36 custer feldspar 20 Frit 3124 16 Talc 20 EPK: I calcine half of this so it's 10 regular and 8.6 calcined 8 Wollastonite 3% Tin Oxide 5% rutile (if you want a lighter yellow, use 3%) I also tried it with 3%tin, 5% rutile and 2% RIO and got a dark honey but I prefer the Butter. Used as a liner in a mug with iron red on the outside, the yellow looks like the sun is inside the mug. From Carol Tripp ================================ BUTTERCUP YELLOW (^6 - ^9) Penny's Base ^6 - 10 21 Gerstley Borate 8 Wollastonite 30 Neph Sye 10 EPK 31 Silica yellow add 4% praesodymium oxide brightest @ ^6 oxidation From Lee Bedford ================================ BUTTERSCOTCH ^6 OX neph.sy.1150 whiting 975 epk 975 silica 1500 gerstley bor.550 superpax 250 rutile 300 manganese dioxide .50 glossy butterscotch colour on a white clay, takes pink stains ================================ BUTTERSCOTCH 2 ^6 OX Frit 3134 20 Dolomite 20 Spodumene 20 Ball Clay 20 Flint 20 +Titanium Dioxide 10 Rutile 6 from Marty Anderson ================================ BUTTERSCOTCH GLOSSY (^6 OX) 28 Custer Feldspar 19 Neph Sy 19 Flint 17 Gerstley Borate 5 Zinc Oxide 4 Whiting 3 Lithium Carb 3 Manganese Dioxide 2 Iron Oxide Red 4 Zircopax "ORANGEY TINTED CLEAR" from V. Shelford ================================ CARTWRIGHT BLACK (^6 OX) CUSTER 73.48 EPK 4.08 WHITING 5.10 GERSTLEY BORATE 10.2 COPPER CARB 4.08 COBALT CARB 2.04 RIO 10.20 Semi-glossy, good patina, almost gunmetal from Leah Leitson via Gena VanDyke ================================ CASTABLE CEMENT (^6-7) castable: Fireclay 2, Alumina Hydrate 1, Portland Cement 1, Grog 1, Sawdust 2. ================================ CASTABLE KILN COATING (^6-7) Fine Sand 22, Fireclay 3, Portland Cement 3 ================================ CASTABLE REFRACTORY (^6-7) 2 parts Fire Clay 2 parts Grog 2 parts sawdust of various sizes 1/2 alumina hydrate 1/2 portland cement from Marcia Selsor ================================ CASTABLE REFRACTORY 2 2.5 crushed corn cobs 2.0 clay 2.5 grog 0.5 alumina 1.0 cement(Portland) Mix to "snowball" consistency; ram it up. 4" thick walls. from Dick Leach, Albion College, MICH. ^10 FIRING RANGE ================================ FAUX CELADON ^6 OX 50.00 Soda Feldspar (Kona, Minspar 4) 20.00 Wollastonite 10.00 China Clay 10.00 Silica 10.00 Gerstley Borate add: 0.50 Copper Carbonate 0.20 Black Stain Jennifer Assinck ================================ CELADON (GLOSSY) (^6 OX) Colemanite 60 EPK 8 Whiting 2 Silica 28 Red Iron Oxide 2 Bentonite 2 SOMEWHAT RUNNY: BE CAREFUL from OMER ARTUN ================================ CELADON TO TEAL ^6 OX 21 Gerstley Borate 8 Wollastonite 30 Nepheline Syenite 10 Kaolin 31 Silica green: cobalt carb 0.125%, chrome oxide 0.125% teal blue: cobalt 0.5%, chrome 0.3% teal green: cobalt & chrome, .5% each Jennifer Assinck jassinck@interlog.com ================================ CLAYART ARCHIVES [New] http://lsv.ceramics.org/scripts/wa.exe?S1=clayart [Old]http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/clayart.html or http://www.potters.org/categories.htm or http://www.egroups.com/list/clayart or http://www.escribe.com/art/clay/ ================================ CERAMIC PENCILS Ball Clay 50; Potash Feldspar 25; Silica 25; Sodium silicate 1 Add oxide or stain to achieve the colour you want up to 15% Mix well, add water. Roll by hand to make a pencil or extrude to diameter and length required. Dry and fire to 820C - 920C Use to draw on bisqued Pots Brian Crocker crocker@picknowl.com.au ================================ CHUN CLEAR (^6 OX) F-4 SODA FELDSPAR 38 (Custer for milky) WHITING 14 ZINC OXIDE 12 BALL CLAY 6 SILICA 30 Lt celadon: .25 Copper Carb Celadon: .5 Copper Carb Deeper Cel. Green: 1 Copper Carb Yellow: 2 Mason 6464 stain Blue: 1 copper, .25 cobalt carb glossy - good liner from Leah Leitson via Gena VanDyke ================================ CHRIS RED ^6 OX KT 1-4 BALL CLAY.... 11.00 9.91% SILICA.............. 34.00 30.63% G-200 FELDSPAR G200. 11.00 9.91% GERSTLEY BORATE..... 11.00 9.91% TALC................ 11.00 9.91% DOLOMITE............ 11.00 9.91% BONE ASH............ 11.00 9.91% IRON OXIDE RED...... 11.00 9.91% ======== 111.00 from Chris Schafale: candle@nuteknet.com ================================ CLEAR (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 43.7%, Kaolin 21.3%, Flint 35% OR: Soda Feldspar 40 Gerstley Borate 30 Ball Clay 20 FLint 10 ================================ CLEAR 2617 (^6 OX) KONA F-4 FELDSPAR 46.00 CaO 0.464* GERSTLEY BORATE 30.00 MgO 0.002* EPK KAOLIN 13.00 K2O 0.106* FLINT 11.00 Na2O 0.427* ======== Fe2O3 0.003 100.00 TiO2 0.002 Si:Al 5.836 B2O3 1.000 SiB:Al 7.486 Al2O3 0.606 Expan 7.611 SiO2 3.537 ================================ CONE 6 CASTING SLIP (^6 OX) Custer Feldspar 4000 Gold Art Clay 3000 Red Art Clay 1000 Kaolin 5800 Ball Clay 3000 Flint 3200 Darvan 7 140 Water 10,000 For easy weighing of the darvan,add to the last 500 grams of water. ================================ CONRAD'S G210 (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 50.0 Flint 32.5 Kaolin 17.5 Described by Conrad as "Bright Gloss" for Cones 5 through 7. CLEAR ================================ COPPER RED (^6 OX) KONA FELDSPAR 43.88 FLINT 16.33 WHITING 14.29 FERRO FRIT 3134 13.27 EPK 5.10 ZINC OXIDE 4.08 TALC 3.06 add TIN OXIDE 2.04 BLACK COPPER OXIDE 1.02 ================================ CORNBALL WHITE ^6 OX Cornwall Stone 45.61 OM4 21.27 Talc 6.73 Whiting 7.15 Barium 11.88 from Eric Alan Hansen ================================ CORNWALL STONE SUBSTITUTE 1 Silica/flint 22 EPK 11 C. Feldspar 67 from Kollin Baker =============================== CORNWALL STONE SUBSTITUTE 2 Custer Feldspar 61.3 EPK 12.9 Silica/flint 22.6 Whiting 3.2 From: David Hewitt ================================= CRACKLE (^5-6 OX) Neph Sy ........................70 Whiting..........................20 6 Tile (Georgia Kaolin) .... 10 Total..............................100 ================================ CRACKLE RAKU BLUE (^6 OX) (Light blue or copper) Pemco Frit 25 80 Custer Feldspar 20 Copper Carb. 1 ================================ CRANBERRY (^5-6 OX) PurpleMauveStrongPink1 made by combining Kemp 9 and Kemp 17 10.5 gerstley borate 25 nepheline syenite 36.5 flint 18.5 whiting 9.5 epk add: 7.5 tin oxide 0.325 green chrome oxide John Post: ================================ CRATERS (^06-04) 20 Magnesium Carb 20 Kaolin 60 Lithium Carb. 30 Borax 12 Copper Carb. 60 Silica 10 Bentonite smaguire@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us SUSAN MAGUIRE ================================ CREAM BREAKING RED (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 35 Soda Feldspar 15 Whiting 10 Barium Carb. 5 Flint/Silica 10 Tin Oxide 13 Red Iron Oxide 2 Michelle Campbell ================================ CREAM BREAKING RED (FOODSAFE) (^6 OX) 41.0 G200 or equal 22.0 Gerstly Borate 9.0 Whiting 3.0 Strontium carb. 25.0 Flint 13.0 Tin oxide 2.0 Iron ox. red or Crocus Martis (Try with 6% RIO for rust breaking cream) revised by Tom Buck ================================ CREAM OF MUSHROOM (^6 OX) spodumene...10.66 Neph sy.....40.67 whiting.....09.62 flint.......23.34 Gerstley B..07.55 Dolomite....04.81 Zinc Ox.....03.35 add: 4% Rutile, 1% iron oxide, 1.52% Bentonite, 10.15% Zircopax from Dan Saultman Clay-Art@concentric.net ================================ CREAMY LIGHT TAN MATT (^6 OX) Soda Feldspar 30 Dolomite 15 Spodumene 20 Titanium 20 Zinc 15 100 ("Mistake Recipe" from Toni Hall) ================================ CREAMY MATT (^6 OX) Cryolite 33 Zircopax 67 (this is not a typo) EPK 4 a very dry desert floor like matte add colorants as desired ================================ CREAMY SATIN (^6 OX) Colemanite 2.75 (can use Gersley Borate) Dolomite 21.82 Spodumene 27.82 EPK 8.18 Silica 10.91 Zircopax 4.45 ================================ CREAMY WHITE CASTING PORCELAIN ^8-9 Custer Spar 40 EPK 35 Flint 20 Calcium Carbonate 5 Plus: Soda Ash 0.2 Sodium Bicarbonate 0.2 from Andrew Lubow =============================== CRUCIBLE CLAY BODY (^6) 42 Plastic Fire Clay 08 Bentonite 20 Medium to fine grog 15 Sand 15 Flint MIX DRY soak in water for one week. 50% of total should be water. ================================ CRYSTALLINE BLACK (^6 OX) Dolomite 21 Gerstley Borate 5.25 Custer spar 15.75 Neph Syenite 26.5 Ball clay 21 Flint 10.5 Cobalt 6 Copper 6 ================================ CULLET GLAZE (^2,3,4,5,6) Ingredient Amount container Glass 49.01 Redart 6.24 EPK 9.47 Dolomite 2.68 Whiting 21.19 Silica 11.42 Total 100.01 =============================== DEEP BLUE (^6 OX) Potash Feldspar 4400 Whiting 1700 Ball Clay 800 Kaolin 900 Flint 2200 Cobalt Oxide 500 Rutile 600 ================================ DEEP BURNT RED (^6 OX) EPK 5 Flint 30 Custer 25 Talc 15 Gerstley Borate 25 add: Red Iron 15 from Kevin King ================================ DEEP GOLD/PLUM (^5 OX) Hobart Cowles Deep Gold Glaze 4.3 Bone ash 21.3 Gerstley Borate 3.5 Lithium Carb. 56.7 Albany Slip Clay 14.2 Flint 7.1 Red Iron Ox. notes: at ^5 a smooth gold haze over blue plum; refired at ^04, it is rusty red. ================================ DEEP PURPLE (^6 OX) Gerstley borate 8.4 Nepheline syenite 14 Custer (potash) feldspar 27 Whiting 12 Lithium carbonate 3.7 Magnesium carb 1.7 (lite,white fluffy) Flint 33 Bentonite 2 Cobalt carbonate 0.6 Chrome oxide 0.17 Tin oxide 5 ================================ DEEP SHINY BLUE (^6 OX) Custer Feldspar 44 EPK 2 Colemanite 20 Whiting 4 Barium Carb 5 Flint 25 Copper Carb 6 Cobalt Oxide .9 Lithium Carb 4 ================================ DEEP VIOLET BLUE 38.5 Minspar 4 (soda spar) 24.2 Flint 29.7 Gerstley Borate 4.3 EPK 1.1 Talc 2.2 Dolomite 1.4 Bentonite 2.9 Cobalt Carbonate 5.0 Manganese Dioxide ================================ DEFLOCCULATED SLIP (^6 OX) Dry Clay 2 Water 1 Sodium Silicate .5 % of Dry Clay Soda Ash .5 % of Dry Clay ================================ DIETRICH VALLEY BLUE (^6 OX) 10.87 Gerstley borate 13.04 Magnesium carbonate 5.44 Wollanstonite 59.78 Nepheline syenite 10.87 Goldart 8.70 Zircopax additions--cobalt oxide 1.09 Rutile 2.17(lt.powdered) =============================== DON DAVIS'S CLEAR (^6) EPK 8.0 Custer Feldspar 25.0 Flint 25.0 Dolomite 6.0 Whiting 6.0 Gerstley Borate 10.0 Frit 3124 20.0 =============================== DRY TEXTURE GLAZE (^06) Frit 3269 25% Barium 10% Neph Sy 25% EPK 10% Zinc 5% (Valice Raffey got it from Patrick Hilferty, who got it from Jim Haggerty, who based it on a slip from Robert Sperry) =============================== EARTHMOTHER (^04-06) 30 Lithium Carb 30 Gerstley Borate 3 Copper Carb. 20 Silica 1 Cobalt Carb. 10 Ball Clay 10 Talc 3 Manganese dioxide smaguire@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us SUSAN MAGUIRE ================================ ED'S PLUM (LIGHT PINK) (^6 OX) Neph Sy 50.18 Gerstley Borate 8.76 Epk 4.57 Bentonite 0.91 Whiting 21.90 Flint 13.69 Tin Oxide 8.21 Potassium Bichromate 0.91 ================================ EGGPLANT (^6 OX) 45.7 soda feldspar (Kona F4, Minspar 4) 15.2 flint 12.7 talc 12.9 gerstley borate 9.0 dolomite 4.5 epk 1.0 bentonite 2.0 cobalt carbonate 5.0 manganese carbonate ================================ EGYPTIAN PASTE (1971 A.D.) ^04 Ball Clay 35 J Frit (P2245) 12 Soda Ash 6 Fine White Sand 10 colorants: turquoise 2% copper blue 2% cobalt Pink 1% manganese Brown 5% manganese lime green 5% chrome from Anne Stecker ================================ EGYPTIAN PASTE (5000 B.C.) ^04 Feldspar 40 Flint 20 Kaolin 15 Ball Clay 5 Sodium Bicarbonate 6 Whiting 5 Fine White Sand 8 from Anne Stecker ================================ EMERALD GREEN (^6 OX) Gerstley borate 490 EPK 190 Flint 320 Soda ash 22 Chrome oxide 20 Cobalt oxide 10 ================================ EMILY'S BLUE (^6OX) Custer Feldspar 34 Gerstely Borate 18 Kentucky Ball Clay 10 Talc 14 Flint 10 Dolomite 6 Zircopax 4 Cobalt Carbonate 3 from Pam Glover pbg@po.cwru.edu ================================ EPA MATERIALS DATABASE http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/emci/chemref/ =============================== EXTREME WHITE (^6 OX) 20 Whiting 40 Neph Sy. 10 EPK 30 Flint 10 Zirco, Super or Opax. 2 Bentonite 3 Calcium Chloride ================================ FAKE ASH (^6 OX) Cedar Heights Redart 28.0 Dolomite 24.54 Strontium Carbonate 9.43 or or Barium Carb/Sulf 12.20 Ball Clay 21.04 Lithium Carbonate 1.79 Gerstley Borate 9.94 Bone ash 5.26 Bentonite 1% Epson Salts 1% ================================ FALLS CREEK SHINO or RANDY'S OATMEAL RUST ^6 OX Gerstley Borate 18.69 F-4 Feldspar 9.35 Alberta Slip 56.07 Lithium Carb 6.54 Silica 9.35 + Zircopax 9.35 Tin Oxide 4.67 from Randy O'Brien rdobrien@dakotacom.net ================================ FIREPROOFING SOLUTION for FABRIC 6 parts borax 5 parts boric acid (drugstores usually carry this) 100-150 parts warm water soak or spray (spray is probably better) OR: 9 oz borax powder 4 oz boric acid 1 gallon water ================================ FLOATING BLUE (ClayArt) (^6 OX) Nepheline Syenite 45.48 227.4 Gerstley Borate 25.96 129.8 Silica 19.52 97.6 EPK 5.19 26.0 Milled Rutile 3.85 19.2 Totals: 100.00 500.0 Gm Also add: Red Iron Oxide 1.92 9.6 Cobalt Oxide 0.96 4.8 from Omer Artun ================================ FLOATING BLUE (Chappell) (^6 OX) NEPHELINE SYENITE 47.3 GERSTLEY BORATE 27.0 SILICA 20.3 EPK 5.4 ___________ 100.0 ADD RED IRON OXIDE 2% COBALT OXIDE 1% RUTILE 4% add CMC from CHAPPELL ================================ FLOATING BLUE (RON ROY) (^6 OX) 41 Nepheline syenite 17 Gerstley borate 13 Frit 3134 18 Flint 11 EPK 2 Red iron oxide 1.5 Cobalt carbonate 4 Rutile (milled) from RR via Greg Lamont ================================ FLOATING RED (OX BLOOD) (^6 OX ) Gerstley Borate 55 Talc 15 Flint 30 ____ 100 Red Iron Oxide 22 Sieve to remove large iron particles. Ugly brown where thin. Distribute evenly or pot will appear streaked with blood. ================================ FOREST GREEN (^6-10 OX) Dolomite 19 Whiting 3 Neph Sy 35 Ball Clay 24 Silica 19 100 Chrome Ox 2 Cobalt Carb 1 from Bryan Stecker ================================ FRED'S GLASSLIKE GLAZE (^6 OX) RUNNY! USE WHERE IT WILL BE CAUGHT. FLUXES CLAY, MAY MELT THROUGH THIN WARE. SILICA 25 GERSTLEY BORATE 25 LITHIUM CARBONATE 25 CORNWALL STONE 5 ZINC OXIDE 5 TOTAL 85 ADD COPPER, COBALT FOR COLOR from Fred Gregory ================================ GERSTLEY BORATE SUBSTITUTION Boric acid 90.25 (soluble) Whiting 48.69 from Brian Harper =============================== GIBBY'S WILD ROSE KAKI (^6 OX) Lithium Carb 10.5 Bone Ash 10.5 Neph Sy 61.5 Tile 6 Kaolin 17.5 (I use EPK) Add: Red Iron Oxide 10.5 % IRON RED/ORANGE (Kaki is Japanese for persimmon) ================================ Gibby's Wild Rose Tenmoku LITHIUM CARBONATE 9.50 BONE ASH 9.50 NEPHELINE SYENITE 55.66 EPK KAOLIN 15.84 IRON OXIDE RED 9.50 ======== 100.00 Expan 8.80 BUTTERY DEEP BROWN from V. Shelford =============================== GIBBY'S WILD ROSE TENMOKU (J. POST VARIATION) Cone 6 ox Spodumene 27 % Frit 3110 27.2% EPK 18.3% Bone ash 7.9% Lithium carbonate 3.4% Red iron oxide 7.9% Flint 8.3% (Modified from original by John Post) jp6mchp@moa.net =============================== GLOSS WHITE (^6 OX) SPODUMENE 12.4 NEPH. SYENITE 29.5 WHITING 11.2 FLINT 27.1 GERST. BORATE 8.8 DOLOMITE 5.6 ZINC OXIDE 3.9 BENTONITE 1.5 ADD ZIRCOPAX 10.0 ================================ GLOSSY BLACK ^6 PROBABLY NOT FOOD SAFE Kona F-4 79 Whiting 5 EPK 5 Gerstley borate 11 + Cobalt carbonate 2 Manganese dioxide 4 Copper carbonate 4 waxy where really thick From Lois Ruben Aronow ================================ GLOSSY OPAQUE WHITE (^6 OX) Gerstley borate 52.63 Georgia kaolin 21.05 Flint 26.32 _______ TOTAL 100.00 add zircopax 10.53 ================================ GLOSSY TURQUOISE/METALLIC JADE (^6OX) Spodumene 50% Gerstley Borate 25% Silica 25% Adds: Tin 5% Copper Carb 2%/6% CAUTION: TENDS TO SHIVER ================================ GOLDEN YELLOW S422 (^6 OX) semi matt golden yellow at 1270øC,1hour soak. by Lasse Östman Potash feldspar 64.35 whiting 18.93 epk 3.15 albany slip 5.68 (or subst) rutile 7.89 (325 mesh light) FeO spanish 6.31 pale yellow cream at ^6 oxidation =============================== GREEN BREAKING TAN (^6 OX ) 65 neph sy 7 dolomite 4 zinc 5 whiting 7 kaolin 10 flint 2 bentonite 6 rutile 2 copper Michelle Lowe ================================ GREEN WEATHERED BRONZE ^6 OX Lithium Carb 2 Strontium Carb 40 Neph Syn. 120 Flint 18 Ball 20 + Titanium 5 Copper Carb 5 ================================ HANDCREAM (FOR OFTEN-WET HANDS) 200g Baby Powder (talcum powder) 200g Vaseline ( petroleum jelly) 50ml Glycerine 50ml Eucalyptus oil. Mix all together, being careful not to breathe in 'dust' from Toni Martens ================================ HEINO-RENDER SATIN MATT (^6 0X) Potash Feldspar 30. Neph. Syenite 20. Whiting 17. Gerstley borate 4. Zinc Oxide 9. Kaolin 14. Silica 5. Bentonite 2. Add 4 % Rutile. from Ceramics: Shape and Surface by Lana Wilson ================================ HONEY AMBER (^5-6 OX) 20 dolomite 20 frit 3134 20 spodumene 20 ball clay, used OM4 20 flint 2 bentonite 3 manganese dioxide 5 red iron oxide amber with some tiny bubbles, floating dust crystals. From Janet Price ================================ HUMAN ASH (ANALYSIS) CaO 39.0% P2O5 50.2% K2O 4.8% Na2O 3.8% MgO 0.9% SiO2 1.1% Fe2O3 0.2% ZnO 0.1% LOI 94.8% ============================= HUNTER GREEN (^6 OX) SILICA 8 NEPH. SYENITE 46 SPODUMENE 10 KAOLIN 12 DOLOMITE 10 GERST. BORATE 10 ZINC 4 +COPPER CARB. 2.5 from Electric Kiln Ceramics: R. Zakin ================================ INGRID'S UNDERGLAZE Frit 3110 33.3% EPK 33.3% Mason Stain 33.3% add: Sta-Flo Laundry starch to consistency of thin yogurt. Thin further with water as necessary. Overglaze with a clear cone 04 glaze. From: Greg Lamont ================================ IRON RED (^6 OX) EPK 5.88 SILICA 29.41 CUSTER FELDSPAR 19.61 TALC 13.73 GERSTLEY BORATE 31.37 add RED IRON OXIDE 14.71 ================================ JO'S RED ^5-6 OX Gerstley Borate 45 EPK 10 Talc 15 Flint 30 + RED IRON OXIDE 22 (YES) Use THICK for good red from Marty Anderson ================================ K15 1 (use w/Brutus for org peel) (^6OX) Neph. Sy 40 Dolomite 18 Flint 18 Epk 12 Bone Ash 6 Lithium Carbonate 2 Zinc Oxide 4 Copper Carbonate 2 ================================ KATHY'S SATIN CLEAR ^6 Custer Feldspar 26.5 Flint (325m) 23.5 Whiting 15.3 EPK 10.2 Frit 3134 22.5 Bentonite 2.0 Add Tin Oxide 2.0 from Handbuilt Ceramics by K. Triplett ================================ KEEN GREEN (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 1088 Potash Feldspar 3680 Flint 1504 Kaolin 200 Whiting 648 Zircopax 480 Dolomite 480 Bentonite 80 Rutile 200 7% Copper Carb. 571.2 ================================ KEMP 9 STRONG PINK (^6 OX) 34 nepheline syenite 41 flint 17 whiting 8 kaolin add: 10 tin oxide 0.5 green chrome oxide ================================ KEMP'S PINK TO PURPLE (^6 OX or RED) 21.00 Gerstley Borate 16.00 Nepheline Syenite 11.00 Kaolin 20.00 Whiting 32.00 Silica Also add: 5.00 Tin Oxide 0.15 Chrome Oxide RED/PINK; PURPLE/MAUVE where THICK ================================ KETCHUP RED (^6 OX) EPKaolin 5 Silica 30 Cust .Felds 20 GBorate 32 Fe2O3 15 ================================ KEV'S COPPER RED raku (blue in ^6 OX) Frit 4508............90% Kaolin...............10% Tin...................5% Copper Carb...........1% from Marcie McConville marcie@ozemail.com.au ================================ KILN SHELF / POST BODY (^11) Mullite (Kyanite) 60 Calcined Kaolin 20 OM #4 10 Talc 10 ================================ KILN WASH (Combo) Alumina hydrate 40 EPK 30 Kyanite (35 mesh) 8 Silica 22 Fills irregularities, cleans easily. from Don Jung dojun@axionet.com ================================ KILN WASH (Robert Tetu) Robert Tetu's Kiln Wash: 50 gm Alumina Hydrate 25 gm EPK 25 gm Silica Smooth & long-lasting, but drips hard to remove. (from Don Jung) ================================ KILN WASH (Tom Buck) Alumina hydrate 32 EPK 35 Kyanite (35 mesh) 17 Silica Sand 16 COARSE & ROUGH (from Don Jung) ================================ KILN WASH (Mark Skudlarek) ALUMINA 100 BENTONITE 3 ================================ KLINESVILLE GOLD (^6 OX) Magnesium Carb. 359.2 Whiting 1618.4 Wollastonite 449.6 Neph Sy. 4494.4 Cedar Hts. Red Art 1078.4 Red Iron Oxide 539.2 Zircopax 988.8 ================================ KONA WHITE Kona F-4 41.03 Cornwall Stone 41.03 Wollastonite 1.10 Barium Carb 3.33 Zinc Ox 2.19 from Eric Hansen wabi_sabi@mailexcite.com =============================== LANA'S MAGIC WATER (FOR ATTACHMENTS) 1 gallon water 9.5 grams liquid sodium silicate 3 grams soda ash ================================ LARRY'S BLACK (^7-11) Custer 42 Whiting 13 Barium carb. 2 EPK 8 Silica 20 Cobalt carb. 3 Iron Oxide 4 Manganese Diox. 2 Chrome Ox. 1 add Lithium Carb. 3-5% for cone 5. (Paul Lewing pjlewing@worldnet.att.net) ================================ LAVENDER SATIN (^6-7 OX) Flint 29.59 Gerstley Borate 21.11 Neph Sy 12.32 Talc 11.83 Dolomite 11.83 Ball clay 8.28 (can use OM-4) Spodumene 5.03 Cobalt Carbonate 2% ================================ LEACH YELLOW SETO woodash 50 ochre 25 custer 25 from Eric Alan Hansen =============================== LEATHER Cone 6 Dolomite 21 Gerstley Borate 10 Spodumene 9 Wollastonite 5 Custer Feldspar 27 Neph. Syenite 12 EPK 16 from CM summer 98(Jon Ellenborgen from Penland, originator) =============================== LICHEN (^6 OX) Soda spar 30 (can use NC-4 I think, but Kona f-4 is very close too) Mag Carb 31 (magnesium!) 3134 frit 6 talc 8 zinc ox 6 epk 19 rutile 5 105 ================================ LICHEN (^6 OX) Lichen glaze ^6 Also works at ^10 reduc Magnesium Carb 50 Neph Sye 50 ADD COLORANTS AS DESIRED ================================ LICHENS (^06-04) 50 Magnesium Carbonate 10 Lithium Carbonate 50 Borax 30 Gerstley Borate 4 Copper Carbonate 0.4 cobalt carb BY BOB SHAY smaguire@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us SUSAN MAGUIRE ================================ LIGHT PURPLE (^5-6 OX) 23.7 frit 3134 7.5 nepheline syenite 15.7 whiting 32.2 flint 21 epk add: 7.5 tin oxide 0.325 green chrome oxide John Post: ================================ LIME GREEN ^6 OX Neph Sy 45 Gerstley Borate 13 Dolomite 7 Talc 15 EPK 5 Flint 20 + Nickel Oxide 2 Nice satin matt lime green from Marty Anderson ================================ LINDBERG WHITE (^6 OX) Flint 29 Calcium carbonate 13 Frit 3134 19 Kona F4 20 Kaolin - pioneer 19 Superpax 12.5 ================================ LIZARD (^06-04) 40 Magnesium Carb 15 Lithium Carb. 10 Borax 70 Gerstley Borate 5 Silica 20 Neph. Syenite 0.4 Chrome Oxide smaguire@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us SUSAN MAGUIRE ================================ MAGNESIA (^6 OX) NEPHELINE SYENITE 500 TALC 370 WHITING 40 ZINC 40 KAOLIN 50 GERSTLEY BORATE 50 BEIGE: +5%MANG. DIOX, 1% IRON GREY: +3% MANG. DIOX, .5% COBALT CARB. SAND BROWN: 5% RUTILE, 1% IRON WHITE SEMI-OPAQUE WITHOUT OXIDES ================================ MAJOLICA (^5) 25 Gerstley Borate 38.5 Feldspar Kona F4 8.5 Kaolin EPK 8.5 Whiting 19.5 Flint 15 Zircopax From: KarenY31 =============================== MANNING GREEN (^6 OX) 37 Volcanic Ash 8 Gerstley Borate 20 Neph Sy 17 Whiting 18 Kaolin 6 Flint 4 Copper Oxide from the Shelfords (Richmond Pottery Club) ================================ MAPLE SYRUP ^6 OX Potash Spar (Custer) 33.4 Gerstley Borate 22.2 Silica 22.2 Kaolin (EPK) 11.1 Dolomite 11.1 +Bentonite 2 +Red Iron Oxide 1 +Powdered Rutile 3 Use over Floating Blue. from Evan Dresel ================================ MARA BOSCH BASE GLAZE (^6 OX) GERSTLEY BORATE 30 NEPHELINE SYENITE 47.75 FLINT 20 EPK 5 to 8 __________________ 102.75 to 105.75 ================================ MASE'S BASE (^6-7 OX) 50 NS 20 whiting Red/green: 5 talc add 5 copper carb 5 EPK 20 silica (325) Matt Black: 3 cobalt carb 3 black iron oxide by Pat Mase,Raritan Valley C.C. from Cheryl Litman cheryllitman@juno.com =============================== MATT BASE (^6 OX) Dolomite 19 Whiting 3 Neph Sy 35 Ball Clay 19 Silica 19 from Anne Stecker ================================ MATT BASE (^5-6 OX) Raspberry Base Custer Feldspar 27 EPK Kaolin 9 Whiting 21 Silica 18 Ferro Frit 3134 9 Talc 8 Gerstley Borate 8 for Raspberry add 6% Mason Deep Crimson stain [Paul Lewing pjlewing@worldnet.att.net ] ================================ MATTE BASE I (^6 OX) F4 SPAR 45.00 45.00% WHITING 18.00 18.00% BELL DARK 25.00 25.00% (can use OM4) ZINC OXIDE 12.00 12.00% soft gray opaque matte, may be mottled from Terri Storer =============================== MATTE BASE II (^6 OX) F4 SPAR ... 22.00 22.00% CUSTER SPAR 22.00 22.00% G200 is ok WHITING.... 18.50 18.50% BELL DARK.. 11.50 11.50% any ball clay EPK.... 11.50 11.50% ZINC OXIDE..12.00 12.00% SILICA...... 2.50 2.50% from Ron Roy via Terri Storer =============================== MATTE BASE III (^6 OX) F4 SPAR............. 20.00 NEPH SY............. 20.00 WHITING............. 18.00 BELL DARK........... 11.00 EPK................. 11.00 ZINC OXIDE.......... 12.00 SILICA.............. 8.00 from Ron Roy via Terri Storer =============================== MAYAN BLUE (^6 OX?) GERSTLEY BORATE 48.3 EPK KAOLIN 14.5 FLINT 33.8 BENTONITE 1.4 CHROME OXIDE 1 COBALT CARBONATE 1 from Jo Ann Stevens =============================== METALLIC BLACK (^6 OX) From Sharon LaRocca-Miranda spodumene 50 Gerst. bor 25 flint 25 black iron 10 cobalt ox 2 copper carb 4 ================================ METALLIC GLOSSY BLACK (^6-8 OX) Feldspar 71.5 Whiting 4.9 Gerst B. 9.2 Kaolin 4.4 Copper C 3.0 Mang D. 3.0 Cobalt C. 1.5 =============================== MEXICO POINT GREEN (^6 OX) 34 Soda spar 14 Spodumene 6 EPK 14 Dolomite 12 Gerstley borate 20 Zircopax 2.5 copper carbonate NOT FOODSAFE greenish turquoise;green fades out where touched by food. from Zakin via Jan Mandrake =============================== MIDRANGE ENGOBE EPK 20 Ball clay OM4 20 Neph Sye 25 Flint 30 Borax 5 Bentonite 2 Fires white, can be stained. Works on greenware & bisque. by Ron Dale from Sarah Barnes ================================ MIDRANGE MAJOLICA 96 WHITE (^4-^6) Gerstley borate 4.85 242 Nepheline Sye. 30.09 1504 EPK 4.20 210 Dolomite 2.07 103 Whiting 8.49 424 Flint 41.09 2054 Zircopax 9.21 460 add: Bentonite 3.00 150 Epsom salts 0.50 25 ================================ MIRJANA'S PINK (^6 OX) Strontium Carb 2.3 (instead of barium) Gerstley Borate 7.4 Lithium Carb 2.3 Magnesium Carb 8.6 Whiting l6.4 Neph sye 27.3 Flint 35.7 Tin oxide 3.5 Rutile 3.0 ================================ MOSS MATT (^6 OX) Grolleg (china clay) 45 Custer Feldspar 10 Whiting 45 Add colorants as desired ================================ MTH PURPLE (^6 OX) Nepheline Syenite 15 Dolomite 15 Gerstley Borate 30 whiting 6 SiO2 34 cobalt carb. 7.5 ================================ MY GREEN (^6 OX) Potash Feldspar 5280 Zinc Oxide 600 Gerstley Borate 2280 Dolomite 720 Whiting 240 Kaolin 600 Flint 2280 Copper Carb. 360 Red Iron Oxide 240 Rutile 360 glossy, gold where thin ================================ NICKEL BASE & COLORS ^4-6 FLINT 29.9% ZINC 29.8% CLAY 14.0% GERSTLEY B. 12.0% BARIUM CARB. 10.4% LITHIUM CARB. 3.9% 1% ni: medium blue,+10%zircopax better blue; 3% ni: majolica blue 1%ni +4% tin: icy blue 2%ni +8% ti diox: dark forest green 2% nickel + 2% rutile: spruce blue ================================ NICKEL BUCKWHEAT (^7 OX) 2.86 Barium Carbonate 10.48 Talc 17.14 Whiting 47.62 Feldspar 7.62 Kaolin 14.28 Flint ADD.95 Nickel Oxide 7.62 Red Iron Oxide ================================ NOXEMA BLUE (^4-6 OX) Custer Feldspar 38.1 Dolomite 10.0 EPK 9.6 Silica 9.5 Gerstley 9.5 Zinc Oxide 9.4 Cobalt Carb 3.5 ================================ OATMEAL #1 (SEE PIKE'S OATMEAL) ================================ OATMEAL #2 (^6 OX) Neph Sye 41.0 Colemanite 12.0 Dolomite 7.0 Talc 15.0 Kaolin 5.0 Flint 20.0 Illemanite 2.2 For Spots add .08 Granular Illmanite AFTER SIEVING. ================================ OATMEAL #3 (^6 OX) Feldspar 39.60 Whiting 13.33 Barium Carb 9.90 Sub 7.43 Strontium Silica 9.40 Ball Clay 7.73 Zinc 4.03 Dolomite 3.06 Tin oxide 4.00 Yellow Ochre 2.69 Rutile .90 Illemanite 1.79 ================================ OATMEAL #4 (^6 OX) C-6 Spar (Soda spar) 450 Whiting 180 Ball Clay (Old Hickory Ball) 250 Zinc Oxide 120 Add: 2-5% Rutile for light tan to gray OR Add: Iron OxidE 3% for tan ================================ OATMEAL SATIN (^6 OX) 35 Custer Feldspar 5 Dolomite 4.5 Whiting 8 Kaolin 12 Flint 17 Gerstley Borate 11 Talc 3.5 Titanium Dioxide 4 Zircopax from the Shelfords ================================ OCEAN OIL (^06-04) 10 Kaolin 30 Lithium Carb. 20 Borax 40 Gerstley Borate 6 Copper Carb 40 Whiting smaguire@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us SUSAN MAGUIRE ================================ OGDEN GOLD (^6 OX) Manganese 60 HEALTH HAZARD! Copper Oxide 10 Red clay 20 China Clay 10 Warning: way too high in manganese to be foodsafe! ================================ OUTDOOR CLAY BODY (^6) Hawthorn 24 Lizella 6 AP Green Fire Clay 15 Tenn. Ball Clay 10 Fibrous Wollastonite 15 Molochite Porcelain Grog 5 Ap Green 20-36 Mesh Grog 25 Add: RIO 1.5% ================================ OX BLOOD RED (^6 OX) APPLY HEAVILY FOR BEST RESULTS GERSTLEY BORATE 54.88 TALC 14.63 FLINT 30.49 ADD RED IRON OXIDE 21.95% FROM ANDREW S. LUBOW (CLAYART 9-28-96) Shiny brown where thin. If not uniform will look like bloody streaks. ================================ PABLO'S RED (^10 REDUCTION) Custer Spar 46.8 Flint 20.0 EPK 2.5 Whiting 8.3 Gerstley 13.7 Zinc Oxide 4.0 Dolomite 6.0 Tin Oxide 3.0 Copper Carbonate 1.5 Ferric Oxide 0.5 REDUCE EARLY: FROM ^010 GOING DOWN ================================ PALE RUTILE BLUE (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 8.45 Mag Carb 1.86 Whiting 15.30 Wood Ash 14.54 Neph Sy 15.55 Kaolin 10.91 Flint 33.39 +Rutile 1.69 Tan mat if not fired high enough. Glossy pale translucent blue at temp. from Michelle Lowe ================================ PARSONS CLEAR SATIN ^06 Flint (325) 42% Gerstley Borate 38% Nepheline Syenite 5% Lithium Carbonate 10% EPK 5% from Nanci Bishof ================================ PATRICK'S LOWFIRE CLEAR (^04) Patrick's 04 clear (works at lower temps, too) Frit 3195 81 EPK 5 Ball clay 5 Neph Sye 9 Magnesium carb 2% Bentonite 2% ================================ PATTY'S CRYSTAL CLEAR (^5-7 OX) Gerstley Borate 10.5 Whiting 4.0 Neph Syenite 15.0 Kaolin 5.0 Flint 15.5 ================================ PAUL ROZMAN CASTING SLIP (^5-8) E.P.K 16.00 Tile 6 Kaolin 16.00 OM-4 Ball Clay 18.00 Flint 25.00 Kona F-4 25.00 Add to water: Soda Ash .03 Barium Carb. .03 Sodium Silicate .30 gr. ================================ PAUL'S WHITE (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 15.7 Talc 8.6 Whiting 12.0 Custer Feldspar 43.0 EPK 8.6 Flint 12.1 Add: Zircopax 8.1 from CM via Cheryl Fisher ================================ PEACHY KEEN (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 1224 Potash Feldspar 4140 Flint 1692 Kaolin 225 Whiting 729 Zircopax 540 Dolomite 540 Bentonite 90 Rutile 720 ================================ PERIWINKLE (^6 OX) Gerst. Borate - 49.0 EPK - 19.0 Silica - 37.0 Soda Ash - 0.2 Ultrox - 5.0 Cobalt carb. - 2.5 Denim Blue/purple mix, shows texture underneath, will work at c/5, too. From: JFTRT ================================ PERMANENT TAN (^6 OX) Wollastonite 30.33 Talc 8.88 Spodumene 49.77 EPK 11.02 from Eric Hansen ================================ PHOENIX II (^6 OX) soda feldspar 30 ball clay (or EPK) 20 Barnard slip clay 20 Gerstley Borate 30 FROM ZAKIN ================================ PIKE'S OATMEAL (^6 OX) CUSTER FELDSPAR 2238.00 37.34% COLEMANITE 762.00 12.71% DOLOMITE 384.00 6.41% TALC 816.00 13.61% KAOLIN 270.00 4.50% FLINT 1362.00 22.72% ZINC OXIDE 162.00 2.70% 5994.00 For purple add cobalt carb 2%; 3.5% for strong dark purple. ================================ PINK-TO-BURGUNDY (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 20.68 1034 Nepheline Sye. 16.29 814 EPK 11.34 567 Whiting 19.52 976 Flint 32.16 1608 Tin Oxide 5.00 250 + Green Chrome Oxide 0.15 Rich burgundy gloss from Greg Lamont ================================= PINNELL STRONTIUM MATT ^6 OX Lithium Carb. 1.0 Strontium Carb. 20.0 Neph Sy. 60.0 Ball 10.0 Flint 9.0 WEATHERED BRONZE:Titanium Diox. 5.0, Copper Carb. 5.0 WEATHERED BLUE:Cobalt Carb. .15, Copper Carb. 4.0 Jennifer Rhinesmith ================================= PLASTIC VITROX LINER (^4-14 OX/RED) 50 Plastic Vitrox (Feldspar) 50 Gerstley Borate 10 Zircopax from Tony Clennell ================================ PMSP 4 CLEAR BASE (^6 ) 25.4% Frit 3134 8 % Nepheline syenite 19.6% Wollastonite 22.5% EPK DUST Hazard! 24.5% Flint DUST Hazard! 100 % by John Post ================================ PMSP4 CLEAR BASE (RON ROY) (^6 ) Frit 3134 21 % Nepheline syenite 19 % Wollastonite 20 % EPK 16 % Hazard! Flint 24 % Hazard! reformulated by Ron Roy from John Post's base. ================================ PORCELAIN Grolleg --------50 Potash spar------25 silica (200)--------25 BENTONITE-----------2% From Sally Bowen Prange Sprange701@aol.com ================================ PURPLE (^6 OX) GERSTLEY BORATE 14 SPODUMENE 30 EPK 5 DOLOMITE 7 TALC 13 FLINT 20 RUTILE 6 GRANULAR MANGANESE DIOXIDE 1% ================================ PUSSYWILLOW ^6 OX Kona F-4 50 Gerstley Borate 5 Whiting 15 Zinc 5 Flint 5 Kentucky Ball Clay 10 Red Art Clay 10 +Rutile Dark 4 Black Nickel 2 -TOXIC- from ELIZABETH JACOBS theclaystudio@home.com ================================ RAKU CLAY BODY (Piepenburg) Hawthorn Bond clay 50# Goldart clay 50# Ball clay 50# Virginia Kyanite 48 mesh 30# via John Post ================================ RANDY RED (^6 OX) 20 soda feldspar (Kona F-4) 32 Gerstley borate 5 EPK 14 talc 30 flint 15 red iron oxide from Mimi Obstler book ================================ RANDY'S GREEN (^4-9 OX) kona f-4 spar 350 potash spar 417.5 om 4 ball clay 200 flint 320 strontium 250 whiting 175 dolomite 121.5 tin oxide 73.36 copper carb 110.04 David Nelson via Jessica Sletten ================================ RASPBERRY ^6 OX Gerstley Borate 21 Nepheline Syenite 16 EPK 11 Whiting 20 Silica 32 + Tin Oxide 5 Chrome Oxide .15 -TOXIC- from Marty Anderson ================================ REBECCA'S TENMOKU ^6 REDUCTION Kona F4 44.0 Flint 28.0 EPK 10.0 Whiting 18.0 Red Iron Oxide 10-20% From Patrice Murtha ================================ RED/PINK/PURPLE/MAUVE (^6 OX) 21 gersley borate 16 neph sy 11 kaolin 20 whiting 32 silica 5 tin o.15 chrome -TOXIC- Richard Burkett? ================================ REYNOLDS GREEN METAL PATINA (^6 OX) Copper Carbonate 2.44 Lithium Carbonate 39.02 Ferro Frit 3124 29.27 Superpax 19.51 Flint 9.76 ================================ RICE'S SATIN (^04 OX) 38 Gerstley Borate 10 Lithium Carbonate 5 Neph. Syn. 5 EPK 42 Flint Chrome Oxide - 2%, for green Cobalt Carbonate - 2%, for blue ================================ ROCK GREEN (^9-10 REDUCTION) Pspar 40 Whiting 30 Epk 15 Flint 30 Zinc 5 Iron 3 Dan Wilson dwilson@nas.com ================================ RON ROY BLACK #2 ^6 OX Kona F-4 Feldspar 21 Whiting 6 Talc 3 Frit 3134 26 EPK 17 Flint 27 +Bentonite 2 Red Iron Oxide 9 Cobalt Carbonate 1 ================================ RON ROY BLACK #3 ^6 OX Custer Feldspar 22 Whiting 4 Talc 5 Frit 3134 26 EPK 17 Flint 26 +Bentonite 2 Red Iron Oxide 9 Cobalt Carbonate 1 ================================ RR Black #3 (Vicki Dow variation) 22 custer feldspar 4 whiting 7 talc 25 frit 3134 10 EPK 23 silica 9 red art clay 9 red iron oxide 2 cobalt carbonate 2 bentonite ================================ RON-ALI'S GREEN ^6 OX DOLOMITE............ 9.50 9.31% G-200 FELDSPAR G200. 38.50 37.75% SILICA.............. 17.00 16.67% F12 (Fusion frit) 14.00 13.73% ZINC OXIDE.......... 2.00 1.96% BELL DARK BALL CLAY. 7.00 6.86% TALC................ 7.00 6.86% Tin Oxide........... 2.00 1.96% Manganese Dioxide... 2.00 1.96% *Copper carbonate.... 2.00 1.96% BENTONITE........... 1.00 0.98% Looks "pretty close to a reduction celadon." From: Alison Hamilton ================================ RUST RED/green (^6 OX) Flint 30.46 Gersley Borate 30.18 F4 20.20 Talc 14.18 EPK 4.98 total 100.00 add Red Iron Oxide 18.10 Bentonite 3.00 From: Omer Artun ================================ SANA'S GREEN (^4-7 OX) Ingredient Amt (g) Amt (%) ---------- ------- ------- Potash Feldspar 1200 29.12 Whiting 400 9.70 Colemanite 480 11.65 Barium Carb. 320 7.76(StrCarb5) Magnesium Carb. 120 2.91 EPK 200 4.85 Silica 1280 31.06 Tin Oxide 120 2.91 ADD COLORANTS: Ingredient Amt (g) Amt (%) Copper Carb. 200 4.85 Rutile 200 4.85 Bentonite 82 2.00 ================================ SATIN MATT CLEAR R-1002 (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 9 Strontium Carb 14 Wollastonite 14 Nepheline Syenite 35 EPK 9 Flint 19 from CM 3/97 article by Wayne Bates ================================ SEAFOAM BLUE (^6 OX) custer feldspar 1775 whiting 900 zinc oxide 300 epk 1000 silica 1100 tin oxide 150 cobalt carb 37.5 chrome oxide 37.5 rutile 150 semi-matt,satin grey/green with blue specks ================================ SEAGREEN C6Ox gloss (source ?) via Tom Buck 35 G-200 fs 22 wollastonite 12 OM#4 19 Flint 12 Zinc Oxide add: 2% copper carb, 2% Nickel carb, 2% bentonite the density of copcarb is 4 g/mL (nickcarb is 3) so it settles promptly keep stirring for good colour. this mix gives a foam-type appearnce with a glossy surface. it has a gloss finish if the coat isn't too thick (otherwise it crawls due to the high ZnO). ================================ SHINY BLACK (^6) Neph Sy 40 Flint (Silica) 15 Ball Clay 10 Cryolite 10 Dolomite 10 Ger. Borate 10 Copper Carb. 5 +Barnard Clay 20 Brownish where too thin From Judy Musicant ================================ SILVER BLACK (^?) Gerstley Borate 11 Whiting 5 Custer Feldspar 79 Grolleg China Clay 5 add: Cobalt Oxide 2 Copper Carbonate 4 Manganese Dioxide 4 By Robert Speirs from Jim Cullen ================================ SPECKLED BEIGE (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 14 Spodumene 30 Kaolin 3 Dolomite 7 Talc 13 Flint 28 Rutile 5 Mang. Dioxide 1 (omit for no specks) ================================ SPECKLED TIN TAN (^6 OX) 6.5 lbs Volcanic Ash 3.5 lbs Gerstley Borate 2.0 lbs EPK Add: 1 lb Tin Oxide 1/4 cup rutile 1/8 cup GRANULAR rutile 1/8 cup RIO tan to off-white with tiny brown and tan specks FROM Lori Leary ================================ SPOOZE (FASTENER & FIXER) 1/3 part DRY clay body you are using 1/3 part corn syrup. brown or clear..no matter 1/3 part vinegar a drop of peroxide to keep the whole mess from going stinky and fermenting. PEGGY HEER ================================ STALEY'S BLUE (^6 OX) colemanite 2 whiting 15 custer spar 50 epk 13 flint 20 add bentonite 2% cobalt carb. 8% red iron ox. 1% ================================ STEVE'S GREEN (^6 OX) NEPH SY 36 ZINC 9 GERSTLEY BORATE 9 WHITING 4.5 WOLLASTONITE 4.5 EPK 12 FLINT 24 COPPER CARB 5 Glossy dark forest green from Leah Leitson via Gena VanDyke ================================ STONEWARE CLAY BODY Water 28 lb Fireclay, Hawthorne: 41 lb OM4 Ball Clay: 24 lb Red Art 10 lb Silica Powder 10 lb G-200 Feldspar 10 lb Extra fine grog 15 lb(for throwing) *for slab work 10 lb fine grog and 5 lb extra fine grog. from Marshall Talbott ================================ SUBSTITUTION ^6 FOR ^10 Simply substitute the potash feldspar for Neph Sy feldspar. Most cone 10 glazes can be lowered to cone 6 with this simple adjustment. MAYBE add 10% Gerstley Borate in addition to the substitution. ================================ SUPERSTITION (^06-04) 30 Lithium Carb. 40 Gerstley Borate 3 Copper Carb. 0.5 Cobalt oxide 30 Talc 10 Neph. Syenite ================================ SYNTHETIC ALBANY SLIP 1 Pearl Ash 4.0 Soda Ash 1.0 Unwashed Softwood Ash 10.5 Kentucky Ball Clay (OM-4) 50.0 Flint 20.0 Red Iron Oxide 6.0 ================================ SYNTHETIC ALBANY SLIP 2 Dolomite 9% Soda Ash 1 Cedar Heights Redart Clay 90 ================================ SYNTHETIC ALBANY SLIP 3 Dolomite 9% Soda Ash 1 Cedar Heights Redart Terra Sigillata 90 BEST AT ^6 AND WIDEST RANGE OF FIT ================================= TAN WITH IRON SPECKS (^6 OX) 33 calcined granite 33 ball clay 33 hardwood ash mottled tan, starts at cone 6 From: David James in Durban ================================= TEA DUST (CHAPPELL) (^6 OX) potash feldspar 23.0 neph sye 23.0 epk 14.0 flint 5.0 whiting 10.0 talc 5.0 red iron ox. 5.0 manganese diox. 5.0 (TRY USING LESS) cobalt carb. 5.0 (TRY USING LESS) rutile 5.0 (TRY USING LESS) ================================ TEMMOKU GOLD (^6 OX) Cornwall stone 61 Whiting 8 Gerstley Borate 3 RIO 10 Lithium Carb 5.5 Dolomite 7 Flint 5.5 from Leslie St.Clair ================================ TENMOKU (^6 OX) Silica Flint 25 EPK 16.7 Neph Syenite 16.7 Gerstley Borate 8.3 Dolomite 8.3 Talc 8.3 Bone Ash 6.7 Red Iron Oxide 10 from C.Harris ================================ TENMOKU RED (^6 OX) 73.5 Cornwall Stone 9.6 Whiting 3.3 Gerstley Borate 4.5 Lithium Carb. 9.1 Iron Oxide Red from V. Shelford ================================ TESSHA (^6 OX) Kona F/4 45.5 Whiting 8.3 Dolomite 6.0 Silica 20.0 Zinc Oxide 4.0 Kaolin 2.5 Gerstley Borate 13.7 Red Iron Oxide 10 From Frank Martin ================================ TOUCHSTONE RED (^6 OX) gerstley borate 32 flint 30 soda spar 20 talc 14 GA kaolin 5 red iron oxide 15 Red/Brown; Khaki where thick. Nice liner from Touchstone Center (PA) via Jessica Sletten ================================ TRANSPARENT (^6 OX) Potash Feldspar 3960 Zinc Oxide 450 Gerstley Borate 1710 Dolomite 540 Whiting 180 Kaolin 450 Flint 1710 *Black Mix 630 (SEE Black Mix) ================================ TRANSPARENT GREEN (^4-6 OX) Custer Feldspar 38.1 Dolomite 10.0 EPK 9.6 Silica 9.5 Gerstley Borate 9.5 Zinc Oxide 9.4 Copper Carb. 4.9 from Chris Campbell ================================ STRONTIUM 4B TURQUOISE Cone 6 1222 deg.C. - SILICA 25.20 ENGLISH KAOLIN CC31 30.50 any kaolin STRONTIUM CARBONATE 15.70 Wollastonite 18.10 Cryolite 10.50 Tin Oxide 5.00 copper oxide 3.00 from Ababi Sharon see: http://www.potters.org/subject59383.htm ================================ TURQUOISE MATT (^4-6 OX) MC 532A from CARLTON BALL 600 Barium Carbonate OR 450 grams of Strontium Carb (SrCO3) 1350 Nepheline syenite 140 Ball clay 160 Flint 70 Copper carbonate 70 Lithium carbonate ================================ ULTROX (^6 OX) CORNWALL STONE 21 DOLOMITE 21 KAOLIN 14 FLINT 20 FRIT3134 24 ADD 7% ULTROX ================================ Basic White Slip ~04 to ~12 Ball Clay 75 grms Kaolin 10 Flint 10 Feldspar 5 Total....100 from Peggy Heer ================================ V'S TENMOKU GOLD (^6 OX) 61 Cornwall Stone 8 Whiting 3 Gerstley Borate 10 Red Iron Oxide 5.5 Lithium Carb. 7 Dolomite 5.5 Flint GLOSSY RED-BROWN SPLASHED WITH GOLD FLECKS. SILVER SPECKLES IF 2% COBALT IS SUBST. FOR IRON ================================ VAL'S TURQUOISE (^5-9) Custer Feldspar 27.6 Gerstley Borate 16.87 Flint 21.32 Whiting 8.82 Dolomite 2.9 Copper Carbonate 2.34 Bentonite .8 pale blue turquoise with a frost From: Michelle Lowe ================================ VC MATTE (^6 OX) NEPHELENE SYENITE 40 EPK 10 FLINT 14 GERSTLEY BORATE 10 LITHIUM CARB 8 WHITING 8 TITANIUM 10 blue: .25 cobalt green: 1.5 copper yellow: 4 Mason 6464 orange: 8 rutile TENDS TO RUN, SO APPLY THIN Don't use with Chun Clear: doesn't fit! from Val Cushing via Leah Leitson via Gena VanDyke ================================ VINCE'S BONFIRE CLAYBODY Goldart 25 Ball clay 25 Fire clay 25 Fine grog 25 coarse-grain refractory claybody w/high thermal shock resistance. Excellent also as a raku or high-fire sculpture body. from Vince Pitelka ================================== VINCE'S LOWFIRE WHITEWARE BODY (^05 - 3) OM4 Ball Clay 36 Kaolin 32 (I prefer to use tile-6, but EPK works fine. Custer or G200 Feldspar 10 Flint 12 Nepheline Syenite 10 from Vince Pitelka ================================ VOLCANIC ASH BLUE MATT (^6 OX) Volcanic ash 55 Whiting 25 Barium carb 10* Ball clay 10 (OM#4 works) Cobalt .5% *CAN USE 7.5% STRONTIUM CARB ================================ VOLCANIC ASH GLAZE (^6 OX) VOLCANIC ASH 40 GERSTLEY BORATE 12? STRONTIUM 6 WOLLASTONITE 10 FLINT 18 BALL CLAY 12 ZINC OXIDE 2 CLEAR, SLIGHTLY AMBER ON WHITE ================================ WADDING CLAY ALUMINA 75 EPK 25 HAWTHORNE BOND 25 FROM MARK SKUDLAREK ================================ WASH (^6 OX, RED, SALT, SODA) GERSTLEY BORATE 80 RUTILE 15 TITANIUM 5 Apply thick over glaze; helps develop crystal pattern. Used alone is an orange finish from Leah Leitson via Gena VanDyke ================================ WAXY WHITE (^4-6) Wollastonite 37.2% Silica 23.5 EPK 14.9 Neph. Sy. 14.5 Gerstley Borate 9.9 add 2% Copper Carb for Waxy Green from Deirdre Slaven ================================ WAXY WHITE (^6 OX) Custer feldspar 41 (or Kingman) Silica 20 Talc 15 Gerstley Borate 15 Dolomite 7 EPK 5 Cobalt (1%) turns purple due to magnesium ================================ WAYNE'S BLUE (^6 OX) Kona Feldspar 44 Gerstley Borate 26 Ball Clay 15 Silica 10 Dolomite 5 +Cobalt Carb 6 very deep cobalt blue from Marty Anderson ================================ WEATHERED BRONZE GREEN (^6 OX) lithium carb 1 strontium carb 20 neph sye 60 ball clay 10 flint 9 plus titanium dioxide 5 copper carb 5 ================================ WEISER'S HONEY (^6) POTASH FELDSPAR 20.00 GERSTLEY BORATE 20.00 NEPHELINE SYENIT 20.00 FLINT 15.00 WOLLASTONITE 10.00 DOLOMITE 2.00 EPK KAOLIN 5.00 RED IRON OXIDE 7.00 TITANIUM DIOXIDE 1.00 ================================ WHITE (^4-6 OX) GERSTLEY BORATE 30.8% FLINT 30.2 ZIRCOPAX 8 KAOLIN 10 WHITING 9 FELDSPAR 8 TITANIUM DIOXIDE 4 ( for a cream white use all or part rutile) from ================================ WHITE (^6 OX) custer 41.7 whiting 14.5 zinc ox 12.0 kaolin 5.9 silica 25.9 titan ox 5.5 bent 2.0 ================================ WHITE SATIN (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 31 Custer 20 Flint 29 Talc 14 EPK 6 --- 100 for red; Red Iron Oxide 15% ================================ WHITE SATIN 2 (^6 OX) silica 29 neph sy 32 whiting 24 EPK 12 zinc 8 (beware of greens) superpaz 5 Bentonite 4 ================================ WHITE SATIN MATT (^4-7 OX) Potash Feldspar 52 Whiting 19 China clay/ EPK 14 Zinc oxide 9 Flint 6 total 100 ================================= WHITE SATIN MATT 2 (^5-6 OX) Nepheline syenite 35 Dolomite 14 Whiting 8 Zinc Oxide 7 China Clay 20 Flint 16 Add Ilmenite 1 For gold to brown specks From: Diane Woloshyn ================================ WHITE SLIP BASE (^04 - 6) BALL CLAY 40 EPK 20 NEPH SY 20 TALC 15 FLINT 10 ================================ WOODASH (^6 OX) Gerstley Borate 13.60 Lithium Carbonate 4.50 Wood Ash 18.20 Whiting 18.20 Albany Slip 36.40 Kaolin 9.10 100.00 ================================ woodash analyses Na2O Oak 9.4% Pine 9.1% K2O Oak 14.4% Pine 28.0% MgO Oak 12.4% Pine 6.7% CaO Oak 31.0% Pine 26.4% CuO Oak 0.1% Pine 0% MnO Oak 0.1% Pine 5.3% Al2O3 Oak 0.1% Pine 0.5% SiO2 Oak 15.8% Pine 10.6% P2O5 Oak 14.2% Pine 9.3% Fe2O3 Oak 2.5% Pine 4.2% ================================ woodash analysis The World of Japanese Ceramics by Herbert Sanders, pp. 232-33 lists this formula for common ash: SiO2 30.99, phosphoric acid 1.91 Al2 O3 8.91 iron oxide 3.04 CaO 22.42 MgO 3.3 K2o 3.91 Na2O2.33 MnO1.26 and lost on ignition, 21.44 (from Dave Eitel) ================================ WOODASH 2 (^6,^8 OX) Gerstley Borate - 8.45 Magnesium Carbonate - 1.86 Whiting - 15.30 Wood Ash - 14.54 Custer Feldspar - 15.55 Georgia Kaolin - 10.91 Flint - 33.39 FOR ^6 SUBSTITUTE NEPH SYE FOR CUSTER ================================ WOODASH OCHRE (^6 OX) 50 WOODASH 25 OCHRE 25 CUSTER FELDSPAR ================================ WORTHINGTON'S CLEAR (^07-03) Gerstley Borate 55 EPK 30 Flint l5 ================================ WRIGHT'S WATER BLUE (^1-6 OX) Lithium Carbonate 3% Strontium Carbonate 9% Frit 3110 59% EPK 12% Flint 17% + Bentonite 2% Copper Carbonate 5% from Ceramics Monthly,April 1998 Warning: sometimes forms bubbles at ^6. ================================ Z NEW TYLER AMBER (^6 OX) Redart Clay 60 Gerstley Borate 20 Ferro 3110 20 :color deep brown with light spots :surface shiney, translucent :durable from Zakin, Elec. 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