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December 21, 2008

Eggshell Glaze Recipe, Cone 6, oxidation

by Jennifer Harnetty Read Comments (13)

Eggshell Glaze Cone 6, oxidation
Glaze Material
Whiting 9.5%
Zinc Oxide 5.5%
Ferro Frit 3124 44.5%
Custer Feldspar 20.0%
Bentonite 7.5%
Edgar Plastic Kaolin (EPK) 5.0%
Silica (Flint) 8.0%
Total: 100.0%
Add:
Tin Oxide 9.0%
Red Iron Oxide 3.0%

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13 Comments

  1. lisa | June 13th, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    i see two colors, off white and brown. are these two different glazes or is it just the eggshell whose color is effected by the number of coats of glaze

  2. marian | July 29th, 2009 at 1:16 pm

    Is the difference in color due to the addition of Red Iron Oxide in the base glaze recipe? I’m thinking that this variation was sprayed on top of the basic eggshell glaze.

    If that is right, does the eggshell recipe include the Tin Oxide?…. and the does RIO version have tin oxide as well?

    I really like these colors and would like to use them in a project of mine.

    Thank you in advance for your response.

  3. marsha | August 22nd, 2009 at 11:42 am

    I too would like to hear the answer to the above 2 questions. It is a beautiful glaze that I would like to try also.
    Marsha

  4. Tonya | August 28th, 2009 at 11:26 am

    Is the picture the result of two glazes? I am only getting the lighter color and not the orange.

  5. Patricia | October 21st, 2009 at 12:18 pm

    I am looking for a light matt like this, Is it spayed on. I am also looking for a glaze called nutmeg,used mostly for simulating soda firing at Oxidation cone 5 and 6.

  6. dan | October 31st, 2009 at 9:27 am

    If someone out there knows the answer to the two color question, please advise. Would really like to use it…great colors

  7. ara | November 9th, 2009 at 11:34 pm

    Wondering the same - What is the variation from top to bottom?

  8. Arthur | November 18th, 2009 at 6:53 pm

    This glaze has the same colorants (lots of tin and a little iron oxide) as glazes with names like “White Breaking Orange” and “Cream Breaking Rust”, so I’m fairly sure that this glaze changes color depending on thickness.

    I haven’t tried it yet, but I’d be interested in seeing it on a pot with texture.

  9. Joe | November 22nd, 2009 at 12:23 pm

    This recipe is for Patricia.
    Nutmeg
    DOLOMITE 23.30
    SPOD 23.30
    FFRIT 3134 6.8
    OM4 23.30
    SILICA 23.30
    add:
    RIO 1.07%
    YEL OCHRE 3.24%
    TINOXIDE 4.85%
    BENTONITE 1.94

  10. Wilhelmina | January 13th, 2010 at 1:05 am

    I also would like to know how to get the colour varigation on the eggshell glaze. Looks beautiful.

  11. Steven | February 9th, 2010 at 8:55 pm

    If you want the color variation on this glaze it needs to be sprayed. Depending on the color of your clay (white, buff, etc) you’ll get a nice orange if it is sprayed thin. When I say thin, I mean really thin! Much thinner than you would spray a glaze normally. You can get some orange with dipping, but again it needs to be a thinner glaze mix than normal.

  12. Tonya | February 10th, 2010 at 7:21 am

    Thank you Steven.

  13. melody | March 10th, 2010 at 5:59 pm

    I am reading the info. on spraying this glaze. I am not sure if you spray one coat to get the eggshell color and a thin second coat to get the orange. Thank you! Melody

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