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Oxidation Cone 6 Mid Range
Glaze Recipes

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Lakeside Pottery is a ceramic studio focusing on clay art. Below we have listed our Oxidation Cone 6 glaze recipes achieving a variety of finishes and effects. We also provided a selection of tested underglazes suitable for high fire (cone 6) while retaining their color integrity during firing and recommended a clear glaze and its applications that does not impact the underglaze's brilliant colors.

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Oxidation Cone 6 Glaze Recipes:

1) Speckled Gold

Cone 5-6

Kona F-4 Feldspar                  

(Substitute: Soda Feldspar NC-4)

Cornwall Stone            

Whiting                        

OM-4 Ball Clay                      

EPK Kaolin                             

Zinc Oxide      

3600

 

1562

2657

933

781

467

Speckled Gold

Total


Also add:

Red Iron Oxide

Bentonite

10000



762

95

Comments:  For more details

Needs lots of water for the right mix thickness. Glaze clots when dipped. Spray works better.  Shows all marks if glaze is touched up.  Does not move much. Matt, looks rusty – antique like.


 

2) Readers Digest Red

Cone 6- 7

Gerstley Borate

Flint

NC-4 Feldspar

Talc

EPK Kaolin

3101

3001

2000

1400

500

Readers Digest Red - RDR cone 6

Total

 

Also add: Red Iron Oxide

10002

 

1500

Comments: For more details

Pretty Good for Texture. Red/Orange when thick, breaks black.  Satin/Shiny.  Moves – keep clearance from bottom


 

3) Weathered Bronze Green

Cone 5-6

Lithium Carbonate

Strontium Carbonate

Neph Sye

Ball Clay

Flint

50

1000

3000

500

450

Weathered Bronze Green

Total

 

Also add:

Copper Carbonate

Titanium Oxide

5000

 

 

250

250

Comments: For more details

Need to mix really well before dipping. Weathered green when thick, breaks bronze.


 

4) Zam Celadon

Cone 4-6

Neph Sy

Frit 3124

Wollastonite

EPK Kaolin

Flint

Bentonite

Copper Carb

Macaloid

4560

2080

640

560

1760

200

240

60

dark green Celadon

Total

10000

Comments: For more details

Great for Texture. Darker green, translucent, does not drip crackle sometimes, does not move through firing.


 

5) Turquoise

Cone 6

Neph Sy

Strontium

Flint

Ball Clay

Lithium

5600

1900

700

600

300

Turquoise - mat

Total

 

Also add:

Copper Carb

Bentonite

Epson Salt

9100

 

 

318.5

364

91

Comments: For more details

Very bright. Very turquoise, Matt, breaks black.  Moves a lot if applied too thick. Create rough antique look a like texture.


 

6) Matte Black (similar to Rudy's Black)

Cone 6

Custer Feldspar

Edgar Plastic Kaolin

Whiting

Zinc Oxide

Red Iron Oxide

Silica

Cobalt Oxide

45.6

18.4

16.6

7.4

6.2

4.6

1.2

Matte Black (similar to Rudy's Black)

Total

 

100

Comments: For more details

Matt. Blue / grey effect if used over white (e.g., eggshell 611)


 

7) Speckled Green

Cone 6

Soda Feldspar (Kona F-4 or NC-4)

Cornwall Stone

Whiting

OM-4 Ball Clay

EPK Kaolin

Zinc Oxide

3600

1562

2657

933

781

467

Speckled Green - cone 6

Total

 

Also add:

Copper Carbonate

Bentonite

10000

 

 

200

95

Comments: For more details

Matt.  Works better when sprayed


 

8) Hanna’s Fake Ash  **

Cone 6-10

Strontium Carb

Whiting

Redart

Red Iron Oxide

Yellow Iron Oxide

Bentonite

400

1200

2400

140

120

40

Hanna's fake ash

Total

 

4300

 

 

Comments: For more details

Matt, mottled dripping effect. Spray only


 

9) Hanna’s Blue Ash **

Cone 6-10

Strontium Carb

Whiting

Redart

Bentonite

400

1200

2400

40

Total

 

Also add:

Cobalt Oxide

4020

 

 

52

Comments: For more details

Matt, mottled dripping effect. Spray only


 

10) Pier Black **

Cone 6-10

Custer Feldspar

6 Tile Kaolin

Dolomite

Whiting

Borax

Iron Chromate

Cobalt Carb

Bentonite

2400

1200

1200

240

275

335

335

100

Total

5845

 

Comments: For more details

Spray only


 

11) Strontium Crystal Magic (SCM) **

Cone 6-10

Custer Feldspar

Whiting

Strontium Carb

6 Tile Kaolin

3124 frit

Lithium Carb.

Titanium Dioxide

Bentonite

2400

900

660

780

240

240

720

120

Strontium Crystal Magic (SCM)

Total

6030

Comments: For more details

Ugly by itself but is great with Water Color Green, Spotted Black, 2-D Blue or Ashe glazes over it. Spray only. Blisters if too thick


 

12) Water Color Green **

Cone 6-10

Custer Feldspar

Flint

Lithium Carb.

3124 Frit

Whiting

Strontium Carb.

Copper Carb.

Bentonite

1440

510

120

150

480

225

240

90

Total

3225

Comments: For more details

VERY fluid and runs A LOT.  Use very thinly over SCM and creates crystals (reduction only). Spray only. Picture on right is Water color green over SCM


 

Multi colors matt glaze using SMC and Water Color Green

13) Spotted Black **

Cone 6-10

Custer Feldspar

Whiting

Flint

Yellow Iron Oxide

Bentonite

661

51

119

170

30

Total

1031

Comments: For more details

Too much iron to use by itself.  Looks great over SCM or Eggshell.  Apply very thin layer.  Spray only


 

14) 2-D Blue **

Cone 6-10

Dolomite

Whiting

Custer Feldspar

OM4 Ball Clay

Cobalt Carb.

Rutile

Bentonite

684

120

1455

750

15

120

60

Total

3204

Comments: For more details

Matte light blue, Translucent blue, does not drip. Over SCM makes crystals


 

15) Cornell Iron Saturate **

Cone 6

Custer Feldspar

Flint

Whiting

Yellow Iron Oxide

Bentonite

2150

1450

700

700

100

Total

5100

Comments:

Use only as a second glaze for effect over a light glaze (egg shell, white SCM)

 

16) Peggy's Blue

Cone 6

Zinc Oxide

Grestly Borate

Srontium Carbonate

Talc

Custer Feldspar

Flint

Ball Clay (OM-4)

770

1630

480

600

3581

2090

850

Peggy's light blue - speakled

Total

Also add (%):

Bentonite

Cobalt Carbonate

10,001

 

2

2

 

Comments: For more details

Stable light blue with tiny white spots


17) Clear Blue

Cone 6

Ferro Frit 3134

Silica

EPK Kaolin

Wollastonite

Talc

CMC Gum

Cobalt Carbonate

Rutile

2751

1883

3249

1298

576

49

163

33

Clear blue cone 6 glaze

Total

10000

 

Comments: For more details

Great for Texture. Translucent blue, does not drip


 

18) Antique White

Cone 6

Gerstley Borate

Nepheline Syenite

Edgar Plastic Kaolin

Silica

380

380

120

120

Antique White cone 6 glaze with brown breaks

Total

Also add (%):

Tin Oxide

Red Spanish Iron Oxide

1000


50

10

Comments: For more details

Great for Texture.


 

19) Olive Green Celadon

Cone 6

Custer Feldspar

Gerstley Borate

Nepheline Syenite

Flint

Wollastonite

Dolomite

EPK Kaolin

Red Iron Oxide

Titanium Dioxide

Cobalt Carbonate

Copper Carbonate

2000

2000

2000

1500

1000

200

500

200

100

50

300

green celadon - cone 6 great glaze

Total

9850

 

Comments: For more details

Great for Texture Can be applied thick or thing for different see through. Glaze stable, does not move. If applied thicker, it become bluish. See picture on right.


 

Olive green celadon

** Glazes designed by Steven Hill for cone 10 reduction but work well with cone 6 Oxidation.


Using underglazes with highfire (Cone 6)

The benefit of firing underglaze pottery (mainly children's and Sgraffito work) is that the result is much more durable than low-fired projects. We wanted the projects to last for generations remembering how our parents and grandparents cherished our school ceramic work. We, therefore, fire all of our work and our student's work to cone 6 including underglazes.

We learned that the majority of underglazes do not yield good and expected results and not all clear glazes interact favorably with underglazes. Most underglazes and most clear glazes will cause blistering, fade, or change colors. After numerous tests, we are satisfied with the results and have been using those select few colors listed in the table below successfully.

Clear Glaze: The only clear glaze that gave us consistent and satisfying results is Amaco's Sahara HF-9.

The clays we use are Standard's Baldwin 192 Cone 6-10 buff clay and Laguna B-mix 5.

Children's underglazed cone 6 projects

Orange, green and black underglazed projects fired to cone 6 Children projects underglazed and fired to cone 6
Sgraffito black and white underglazed and fired to cone 6
Kids pottery projects underglazed and fired to cone 6
School pottery projects underglazed and fired to cone 6 Children project ideas - underglazed and fired to cone 6


List of Underglazes that work with well up to Cone 6 (2230 Degree F)

Duncan Amaco Amaco Coyote
CC – 101 White

CC – 109 Sunset Pink

CC – 117 Walnut Brown

CC – 121 Temple Grey

CC – 129 Forest Green

CC – 137 Regency Purple

CC – 146 Purple

CC – 150 Medium Green

CC – 159 Bright Blue

CC – 164 Ice Grey

CC – 171 Butterscotch

CC – 174 Kentucky Blue Grass

CC – 182 Watermelon

CC – 185 Apricot

V – 370 Black **

V – 308 Yellow

V – 320 Lavender

V – 326 Medium Blue

V – 327 Turquoise

V – 343 Chartreuse

V – 345 Light Green

V – 380 Violet

V – 381 Amethyst

V – 382 Red

V – 384 Real Orange

** Preferred

LUG – 1 Black

LUG – 20 Light Blue

LUG – 22 Dark Blue

LUG – 42 Blue Green

LUG – 43 Dark Green

UG-11 Pink Underglaze


Lakeside Pottery's
Successfuly Used
Purchased Glazes

 

 

Glaze Name

Glaze No.

Comments For more details

25

Black

127

Does not move, need heavy application.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)

26

Grape

362

Does not move, need heavy application.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


27

Midnight Blue


cone 6 blue great glaze
368


Make small qty. Does not age well when wet.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)

28

Celadon


celadon
503


Great for Texture. Darker with second dip. Does not run. Watch for drips that may show (double thickness of glaze)

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)

29

Burgundy

240

Does not move, need heavy application.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


30

Spruce Green

447

Does not move, need heavy application.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


31

Ultra White

114

Does not move, need heavy application.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


32

Sea Spray

607

 To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


33

Calico

604

Pretty Good for Texture.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


34

Antique Iron


white eggshell 611 glaze
600


Great base glaze. Pretty Good for Texture.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


35

Eggshell


white eggshell 611 glaze
611


Great base glaze. Pretty Good for Texture.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)

36

Galaxy

617

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)

37

Orange / Pink

623

Make small qty. Does not age well when wet.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)


38

Archie base


Archie base over Reader's digest red


To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)

39

Lapis


cone 6 lapis blue glaze


To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)

40 Mottled Blue
mottled blue cone 6 glaze

Pretty Good for Texture.

To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)

41 Shino
Coyote shino glaze


To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)

42 Blue Shino
blue shino glaze cone 6

Pretty Good for Texture.

To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)

43 Golden Rod
cone 6 great yellow glaze
508

Great for Texture.

To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)

 

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