Absolutely jet-black cone 6 engobe on M340


Wednesday 11th April 2018

This is the L3954B insight-live.com/glossary/35">engobe. 15% Mason 6600 black body stain has been added (instead of the normal 10% Zircopax for white). Of course, a cover glaze is needed for a functional surface, thickly applied engobes must have the same fired maturity as the body for good fit. Lots of information is available on using L3954B (including mixing and adjustment instructions). Engobes are tricky to use, follow the links below to learn more. L3954B is designed to work on regular Plainsman M340 (this piece), M390 and Coffee Clay (it is not a porcelain but has adjustable maturity to be fitted to them if needed). These bodies dry better than porcelains and are much less expensive, so coating them with an engobe to get a surface like this makes a lot of sense.

Pages that reference this post in the Digitalfire Reference Library:

Mason 6600 Black Stain, L3954B - Cone 6 Engobe (for M340), Good engobes fire very opaque so they can be applied very thinly, How to test if an engobe fits a clay body, Here is why porcelain engobe does not fit stoneware, The L3954B engobe page at PlainsmanClays.com explains how to mix and use it on Plainsman clays bodies at cone 6., Engobe, Thixotropy


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