Clay Times Back Issues Vol. 2 Issue 6 • Sep/Oct 1996 | Page 22

Check out this department in each issue of Clay Times for recipes covering glazes, slips,
and clay bodies for all types of firing. Recipes are given in percentages (by weight,
preferably grams) so you can mix a small batch for testing purposes. If you like what
you see, multiply each gram percentage by 40 for a batch that will fill a 5-gallon storage bucket. Base glaze recipes can be colored with oxides or stains, if desired. Test
each glaze first, since results will vary with different clay bodies and firing conditions!

Satin White Glaze
Cone 9 Oxidation
(bright white which will
accept decoration in raw state
when brushed with mason stains)
Dolomite
Whiting
Potash Feldspar
Kentucky Ball Clay
Flint
Add Zircopax

19.7
2.6
35.1
22.6
20.0
100.0
10.0

Copper Red Raku Glaze
Cone 08
(reliable copper red
with minor reduction)
Gerstley Borate
Nephelene Syenite

80.0
20.0
100.0
Add Copper Carbonate
10.0
Iron Oxide
10.0
Note: This raku glaze matures at a
cooler temperature than most. If it
appears brown, it’s been overfired.

DOLAN
Precision

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50.0
20.0
20.0
10.0
100.00



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Rick’s Raku Clay Body
Cone 08-04

All-Time Killer of the
Universe Wood Ash Glaze
Cone 10 Reduction or Salt
Mixed Hardwood Ash
Albany Slip

50.0
50.0
100.0

(Although no longer in production,
Albany Slip is still available from
Sciex Galleries in Northern Virginia,
tel. [phone].)

Blue Hare’s Fur Glaze
Cone 6 Oxidation
(apply thickly for a beautiful true blue
which breaks into variations of color)
Nephelene Syenite
Gerstley Borate
Silica
EPK
Add Red Iron Oxide
Cobalt Oxide
Rutile (milled)
Bentonite

47.3
27.0
20.3
5.4
100.0
2.0
1.0
4.0
2.0

Low Fire Base Glaze
Cone 04-2 Oxidation
(a simple majolica base)
Ferro Frit 3134
EPK

90.0
10.0
100.0