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Glaze Recipes

The following glaze recipes have been contributed by some of the potters represented on the Central Clay web site. Although they work for the potters that submitted them, it is highly recommended that you test them thoroughly with your clay body and your firing conditions before committing them to a good pot! The potters that submitted these glaze recipes can not be held accountable for any problems you may have with their recipes! As always, test, test, test!

If you're looking for premixed glazes, The Ceramic Source has a variety of premixed Duncan Glazes.

 
 

Charlie Riggs of Carthage submitted the following raku glazes. As always, test before committing to a good pot! They fire in the cone 06 to 04 range.

CR's Clear Crackle
Gertsley Borate-4 parts
Ferro Frit-1 part
Nepheline Syenite-1 part

Opaque Gloss Crackle
Gertsley Borate-41.9%
Potash Feldspar-32.4%
Pemco Frit #625 or Ferro # 3289-14.9%
Flint-10.8%
For Blue, add cobalt carbonate-1/2% to 1%
For Green, add copper carbonate-3% to 6%

Hawaiian Blue
Gertsley Borate-80%
Synthetic Bone Ash-20%
Copper Carbonate-5%
Cobalt Carbonate-2.5%
Tin Oxide-1.3%

 

Ben Owen of Seagrove contributed the following glazes. Although he fires predominantly with wood, several of these will work in gas or electric kilns.

Clear Base-cone 10 (ox. & red.)
Potash feldspar-27
Whiting-20
EPK-20
Flint-33

Wide Base-cone 4 to 10
Potash feldspar-40
Gertsley borate-40
Ball clay-15
Flint-10

Oribe-cone 10 (red.)
Custer feldspar-29.3
Flint-24
Whiting-21.2
Talc-7.4
EPK-11.9
Bone ash-1.0
Copper carbonate-5.2

Ben's cone 5 to 6 (ox.)
F4 feldspar-40
Gertsley borate-30
Ball clay-15
Flint-10
Whiting-5

Shino cone 9 to 12 (ox. & red.)
F4 feldspar-15
Spodumene-13
Soda ash-3
Nepheline syenite-50
Ball clay-16
EPK-3

Copper Red cone 9 to 10 (red.)
Nepheline syenite-25
Flint-14
Whiting-12
EPK-7
Bentonite-1.5
Copper carbonate-.5
Copper oxide-2.5

 

Tom Gray of Seagrove contributed this group of glazes. They are all formulated to fire in the cone 9 to 10 range.

Temmoku
Whiting-17%
G-200 feldspar-46%
EPK-11%
Flint-26%
RIO-10%

Copper Red
G200-73.8%
Gertsley borate-10.2%
Whiting-11.1%
Flint-4.9%
Copper carb.-.35%
Tin oxide-1%

Shino
Soda ash-3%
Spodumene-12%
Kona F4-15%
nepheline syenite-50-%
OM#4 ball clay-17%
EPK-3%
Bentonite-2%

Mamo
G200-50%
EPK-25%
Dolomite-20%
Whiting-5%
Superpax-4%
Tin oxide-4%

Fake Ash
Alberta slip-52%
Whiting-32%
OM#4-16%
Cobalt oxide-1%
RIO-2%

Satin Blue
G200-36%
EPK-22%
Dolomite-18%
Flint-16%
Gertsley borate-4%
Whiting-4%
Cobalt oxide-.5%
Chrome oxide-.15%
Manganese dioxide-.25%

Eustis White
G200-35%
EPK-25%
Dolomite-20%
Whiting-5%
Flint-15%

Copper Red
Gertsley borate-8%
Whiting-15%
Nepheline syenite-13%
EPK-9%
Flint-30%
G200-25%
Tin oxide-2%
Copper carbonate-1.5%

Leach White
G200-40%
Flint-30%
Whiting-20%
EPK-10%
Superpax-8%
Tin Oxide-2%

Plum Red
Dolomite-4.4%
Whiting-11.3%
Zinc oxide-1.0%
Cornwall stone-42.0%
EPK-13.5%
Flint-27.8%
RIO-9%

Amber Celadon
Alberta slip-36%
Wollastonite-14%
EPK-3%
Gertsley borate-3%
Whiting-8%
Flint-14%
G200-22%
Yellow ochre-7%

Shaner's Red
G200-52.7%
Talc-4%
EPK-25%
Bone ash-4%
Whiting-23.3%
RIO-5%

Mallard Green
G200-35%
EPK-25%
Dolomite-20%
Whiting-5%
Flint-15%
Superpax-4%
Chrome oxide-2%
Cobalt oxide-.5%

Seacrest Purple
G200-53.7%
Whiting-12.9%
Gerstley Borate-2.5%
EPK-6%
Flint-22.4%
Zinc oxide-2.5%
Black iron oxide-3%
Rutile-3%

Rusty White Matte
Volcanic ash-40%
EPK-30%
Dolomite-30%

Rusty White Matte
G200-60%
EPK-50%
Dolomite-47%
Whiting-7%
Superpax-8%

Tomato Red
F4 soda feldspar-54%
Flint-29%
Bone ash-13%
EPK-8%
Magnesium carb.-8%
RIO-8%
Bentonite-2%

 
 

These glazes are formulated to fire in the cone 5 to 6 range (oxidation), submitted by Tom Gray.

Oatmeal Matt
Whiting-20%
G200-28%
Alberta slip-28%
EPK-18%
Flint-6%
Add
Zinc oxide-9%
Ultrox-5%
Add
Cobalt carb.-.75% for light blue

Alberta Slip
Alberta slip-80%
Nepheline syenite-10%
Gertsley borate-10%
Add
RIO-4% for brown
Add
RIO-4%
Cobalt carb.-3% for black

Randy's Red
Flint-30%
EPK-5%
G200-20%
Talc-15%
Gertsley borate-30%
RIO-15%

Jade Green
G200-38.1%
Barium carbonate-19%
EPK-9.6%
Flint-9.5%
Gertsley borate-9.5%
Zinc oxide-9.4%
Copper carb.-4.9%

Clear Base-cone 4-10!
Gertsley borate-20%
Wollastonite-10%
Nepheline syenite-30%
EPK-10%
Flint-30%

Floating Blue
Nepheline Syenite-47.3%
Gertsley borate-27%
Flint-20.3%
EPK-5.4%
Add
RIO-2%
Cobalt carb.-1.5%
Rutile-3%

 

Ron Philbeck of Shelby uses these glazes in his 50 cubic foot salt kiln. They are designed to fire in the cone 9 to 11 range.

Gustin Shino
Nepheline syenite-45%
F-4 Soda feldspar-10.8%
Spodumene-15.2%
OM # 4 ball clay-15.0%
EPK-10.0
Soda ash-4.0%

Amber
Alberta slip-33%
Wollastonite-13%
Custer feldspar-20%
Gertsley borate-3%
Whiting-7%
EPK-3%
Silica-14%
Yellow ochre-7%

Michael's Black
Alberta slip-950
Nepheline syenite-30
Cobalt carbonate-100
Bentonite-22

 

The following glazes are used by Rusty Sieck of Chicken Bridge Pottery in his 24 cu. ft. Olsen updraft.

Yellow Ash
Alberta slip-97
Lithium carbonate-3
add
Rutile-2
Titanium dioxide-2
Mixed wood ash-40

Alberta Liner
Alberta slip-86
Lithium carbonate-4
Nepheline syenite-10
add
Rutile-6

Mid-Range Celadon
Potash feldspar-62.2
Whiting-7.6
EPK-5.0
Flint-25.2
add
RIO-1.5

 

BE SURE AND TEST THESE RECIPES BEFORE YOU USE THEM ON YOUR FAVORITE POT!!

 

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