Understanding Cone 6 Glazes

[@BasilWallace]

My mind was blown by this!! I've just gone ahead and adjusted a glaze I've created to get away from the crazing of another glaze from John's book. Based on your research I predict I would not have solved my problem with my new glaze from how it was previously and I would have been only more confused.

[@FunnyWisdomShorts]

Fantastic. Every ceramic artist (beginner) should see this excellent tutorial. Thank you so much for sharing!

[@suemcleodceramics]

Thank you so much for the feedback :) Feel free to share the video with anyone you think might find it useful.

[@gojec29]

It's the same for me in Belgium , 7 years of working whith the clay at school but nothing on the enamels ... The first time I've seen a Seger formulation I say in my mind: how can I heat that ??? Fortunately whist the time I can now understand what is it . Sorry fgor my bad English but it isn't my mother langage ...

[@mickymadeit]

So interesting! Thank you for sharing 😊

[@suemcleodceramics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@zehrabayazit7369]

💖thx for detailed knowledge about glaze

[@lindabloomfield9773]

Very interesting and well presented research! Thank you.

[@suemcleodceramics]

Thanks Linda!

[@mosephina]

Once you settle on a glaze that fits the body well, and gives the desired surface of matte, semi-matte, or glossy would adding colorants, within leaching limits, affect the glaze characteristics of matte, semi-matte, or gloss; materially? Would you have to adjust the base glaze formula to account for the colorants, and/or rutile?

[@suemcleodceramics]

Hi, I just noticed your comment. Colourants can act as a flux, which can shift the flux ratio, especially in higher percentages. But colourants shouldn't affect the matte/glossy-ness of the surface.

[@JohnSmith-fw2et]

! have cone 6 commercially made glazes tat craze, its very frustrating. Is there a way i could fix them so they don't craze?

[@suemcleodceramics]

There isn't really a way to adjust commercial glazes because we don't know what we're starting with. You could try a different clay body. Crazing depends on the relationship between a specific glaze and a specific clay body. If you're glaze is crazing on porcelain, it might not craze on stoneware.

[@tommurphy2850]

"...science, very very cool..." Thank You

[@suemcleodceramics]

Thanks for watching! You quoted my favourite part 😀 Hope you found it useful.

[@nikkithiduong6134]

Great you talk allot like writing a novel