Same glaze/body. One fired flawless, the other dimpled, pinholes. Why?

Tuesday 22nd January 2019

The difference is a slow-cool firing. Both mugs are Plainsman M340 and have the L3954B black insight-live.com/glossary/35">engobe inside and partway down on the outside. Both were dip-glazed with the GA6-B amber transparent and fired to cone 6. The one on the right was fired using the PLC6DS drop-and-hold schedule. That eliminated any blisters, but some pinholes remained. The one on the left was fired using the C6DHSC slow-cool schedule. That differs in one way: It cools at 150F/hr from 2100F to 1400F (as opposed to a free-fall). It is amazing how much this improves the brilliance and surface quality (not fully indicated by this photo, the mug on the left is much better).

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GA6-B - Alberta Slip Cone 6 transparent honey glaze, Pinholing, Glaze Pinholes, Pitting, Cone 6 Drop-and-Soak Firing Schedule, Plainsman Cone 6 Slow Cool

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