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The Newsletter for Raku Artists and Raku Art Lovers In This Issue ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ * Raku Bisquing * Is it possible, and reasonable, to do bisque firings in a Raku kiln. Brad F. It definitely is possible. You just want to try an follow a normal
bisque firing schedule - low and slow for several hours and then a slow
climb to the final bisque temperature and then a slow cooling period. ~~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~- * Raku Beading Glaze * Two weeks ago, I attended a pottery sale at the Community Center here. One of the artists had on display some of her Raku work. Several of her pieces had a Raku glaze on it that seemed to bead all over the work. Have you ever seen or heard of such a glaze, my wife wanted to try it out, but was a little shy to ask the potter if she would share the recipe. Ron There are two "Beads" recipes in my Raku Glazes ebook http://www.rakuglazes.com, which are copied below. I have not tried either of these recipes yet, but they seem to indicate what you are after. Let me know what results you get. Beads Magnesium Carbonate 31.25 Glass Bead Raku ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~ JUST RAKU (C) Copyright 2002-2005 Gary R. Ferguson |
