Which tenmoku base is better: Alberta Slip or a clear glaze?

Tuesday 23rd July 2013

Right: insight-live.com/material/32">Alberta slip is almost a Tenmoku glaze by itself at cone 10 reduction. To go all the way only 1-2% more iron is needed (plus a little extra flux for melt fluidity, perhaps 5% calcium carbonate). Compare that to crow-baring a clear glaze into a tenmoku (left): This is G1947U plus 11% red iron oxide. That produces a slurry that is miserable to work with (it stains everything it comes into contact with) and turns into a jelly on standing.

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GA10-B - Alberta Slip Tenmoku Cone 10R, G1947U - Cone 10 Glossy transparent glaze, Tenmoku

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