Glazing Saddles or Do It Yourself Crystal Glaze

Here is another attempt at reinventing the wheel...probably! You all tell me. Anyway, I found the experimewnt to be interesting. Have questions? Please ask. If you enjoyed this video please hit the "Like" button and subscribe to my channel. I don't monitize, but I do enjoy you viewere and your comments! Thanks for watching, Capt Mike

[@sallybrown9194]

You are so funny! Thank you for all your videos. I have been a subscriber for over a year and ALWAYS learn something new from you!

[@CaptMike]

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching my videos!

[@rudinaufalfadhilah1116]

Thanks capt Mike for your sharing!

[@CaptMike]

Thank you for watching

[@maggiebannenberkowitz9254]

You are amazing!! I have been asking about this and I have loved your tutorials!! Glad I found this 1 too!!

[@CaptMike]

Thanks for watching!

[@alisondavies6433]

Awesome vid! Dude 👏👏👏

[@CaptMike]

Thanks for the nice comment and for watching!

[@davidmaisel8062]

Nothing is wrong! Great video!

[@CaptMike]

Thanks for watching!

[@mellisa9459]

I loved Duncan glaze

[@CaptMike]

Me too!

[@jamieharrison5946]

Love the pieces you did for this video. I'm just getting started myself. Thank you for sharing your art

[@CaptMike]

Thank you for watching and stay tuned for my next video where I will tie up a few ends on this experiment and talk about other stuff!

[@amyhenke2417]

I love your videos cap't Mike! You always explore new ideas and that is awesome. Thanks for sharing your results with us. -A high school art teacher

[@CaptMike]

Thank YOU for watching!

[@alyxlessthan3]

Thanks so much for this video Captain. I have been working with a microwave kiln and river clay since Christmas. I've gotten better with not over firing and burning out my clay and so now think I'm ready to invest in a couple low fire glazes. I was thinking clear for sure but wasn't sure where else to go color wise. But now I think I might just go with a simple white also. 1 to hide the orange clay (not that it isn't pretty but white provides a blank canvas.) and 2, I also have a variety of colored glass that was a hand me down from a friend. I think I should be able to create some wonderful effects using just frit on white and a clear coat over. I know a number of glaze recipes have frit in them but its usually a clear. Now I'm curious if I took white or clear and added fine powdered frit to them what the end results would be. I can't what to go play with the idea... Oh I just remembered I wanted to try adding clear frit to a 50/50 clay / wood ash glaze. I think it would help with coverage and gloss.

[@CaptMike]

Sounds interesting. Keep me informed on how things work out.

[@catheyfoss2890]

I have mixed the frit in with my glaze and brush on.

[@CaptMike]

That's what I did with the first one I did. The smaller frit works well that way.

[@catheyfoss2890]

@@CaptMike yes, and another trick, glaze your piece a color, them mis shaving cream with another color, i like white, then put the frit on the cream and fire :)

[@CaptMike]

@@catheyfoss2890 That sounds interesting. Do you think Aloe gell would do the same thing?

[@catheyfoss2890]

@@CaptMike never tried Aloe, the shaving cream helps the frit or glaze chips move {run} down

[@CaptMike]

@@catheyfoss2890 I'm running tests now using powder frit. Results look good. I'll give the aloe and shaving cream a try.

[@maggiebannenberkowitz9254]

Can we make Enamels at home too!??!

[@CaptMike]

By "enamals" do you mean glazes on metal? There is a whole line of "enamals" that can be applied with a brush and then heated in the oven to about 350 degrees F and they become very stable and hardy.