[missholly]

base:

silica 2
3124 89.5
epk 8.5
bentonite 2
vgum 1tsp

10% #6008 peach mason stain

fired to cone 06.

its supposed to be a medium-dark peach, but came out baby pink.

any suggestions?

[Nelly]

missholly, on 15 April 2012 - 11:34 AM, said:

base:

silica 2
3124 89.5
epk 8.5
bentonite 2
vgum 1tsp

10% #6008 peach mason stain

fired to cone 06.

its supposed to be a medium-dark peach, but came out baby pink.

any suggestions?

Dear All,

I have used peach colored mason stain but I always mix it with slip. I use Robin Hoppers slip recipe. I was told that the color of slip is always enhanced if you first put a white colored plain slip down and then the colored one. It has worked for me on Plainsmen's darkest red cone 6 clay.

Nellie

[missholly]

my clay is white.

[bciskepottery]

Consider adding more stain to the glaze; 10% might not be enough.

[neilestrick]

According to the Mason Reference chart: 9. Glaze must contain 6.7 to 8.4% CaO (12-15% CaCO₃). Your glaze is at 12.8%, so a bit high. I would try a different base, or try fiddling with that recipe. It's a tough one to alter without messing it up, though.

[missholly]

ive used other stains with this base and they worked out fine.
ill up the percentage and see what happens.

thanks guys!

[Marcia Selsor]

Here is the Clear ^6 I use with stains. It works really well with crimson Mason Stains. Please forgive the formatting. This is a nice smooth satin to shiny clear.
It is high in Calcium Carb, but it is the same code for crimson and it works well there.
Sue Hintz Clear 6^ reworked by Ron Roy back in late 90s.


Cornwall Stone 33.5
G200 22
Whiting 18
Gerstley Borate 10
EPKaolin 5.5
Silica 11
Bentonite 2

Marcia