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Gary R. Ferguson

Raku Glaze Recipes 2

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Glass Red  Apply thickly, Runny, Lusterly Copper Red with Heavy Reduction Borax 50 Gerstley Borate 50 Iron Oxide 10 Copper Oxide 10   Gold Luster   Gerstley Borate 80 Cornwall Stone 20 Silver Chloride 5   Gold Raku   Gerstley Borate 80 Cornwall Stone 20 Tin Oxide 1 Silver Nitrate (do not expose to light) to light) 2   Green/Red   Frit 25 80 Borax 10 EPK 5 Gerstley Borate 5 Black Copper 3 Gun Metal Rich Oranges Greens & Purples Gerstley Borate 3 parts Nepheline Syenite 1 part Copper Carbonate 3 parts Red Iron Oxide 3 parts

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Hasselle Copper Matt (aka Hasselman Matt)	Matt Black are my results so far. GRF Heavy reduction required?
Black Copper Oxide	80
Ball Clay	20
Bentonite	2

Hawaiian Blue (aka Hawaiian Copper Blue) (aka Carl's Copper Sand) (aka Copper Sand)	Matt, Nice Blue to Copper Flashing, Glossy at higher temperatures. GRF
Gerstley Borate	80
Bone Ash	20
Copper Carbonate	10 (5 - Hawaiian Copper Blue) (5 - Copper Sand)
Cobalt Oxide	5 (2.5 - Hawaiian Copper Blue)
Tin Oxide	2.6 (2.4 - Carl's Copper Sand) (1.3 - Hawaiian Copper Blue) (1.25 - Seths Luster) (0 - Copper Sand)

Higby Water Blue	Gloss
Frit 3110	70
Gerstley Borate	5
Silica	5
Soda Ash	10
EPK (Kaolin)	5
Copper Carbonate	3

 

Large Craze Glaze
Frit 3304	80
EPK	5
Borax	10
Gerstley Borate	5

Lubbock Red Black & Blue
Gerstley Borate	70
Ball Clay	30
Tin Oxide	1.5
Black Copper Carbonate	5

Meisel White Raku Glaze
Frit 3110	100
Kaolin	5
Gerstley Borate	10
CMC Gum	1
ZircoPax	10

Molly Blanding Glaze ^06	Copper Matt, Flashes Burgundy Blue and Red
Bone Ash	2 cups
Gerstley Borate	5 cups
Frit 3124 (Ferro)	1/4 cups
Nepheline Syenite	1 cup
Cobalt Carbonate increase for deeper blue	1/8 cup
Copper Carbonate	1 cup
Manganese to encourage purples

Piepenberg Patina	Matt. Light to Dark blue with Green to Copper Flashing. So far seems better applied thicker.
Gerstley Borate	4 Parts
Bone Ash	3 Parts
Nepheline Syenite	2 Parts
Copper Carbonate	1 Part

Piepenburg 50-50	Apply over stains
Frit 3134 (Ferro)	50
Gerstley Borate	50

 

Post Pac-Man	^05 can produce copper matt, halo effects, and nice oxidation hues as well
Gerstley Borate	50
Nephline Syenite	30
Bone Ash	30
Copper Carbonate	30
Red Iron Oxide	2.5
Bentonite	.5

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