Some Raku Glaze Recipes

To fellow Rakuists If you have a favourite Raku glaze recipe that you use and would like to share with me, please email me and let me know. Thanks :)

Clear Crackle Gerstley Borate 65 Nepheline Syenite 20 EPK (Kaolin) 5 Flint (Silica) 10

This 'Black and White' piece is actually a clear glaze over white clay with the exposed clay turning black because of the smoke in the reduction can.

Copper Blue Frit 3110             700 Gerstley Borate   70 Silica (Flint)         100 Soda Ash             100 Kaolin (EPK)        50 Copper Carb        30

Copper Blue is an amazing glaze because of the varying results you can get depending on how thick you apply it and how much you reduce it.

Applied thinly and with lots of reduction I get lovely copper with touches of blue. Light reduction gives a light blue colour.

I sometimes get a heavy to light copper sheen than fades away within hours, leaving a greenish colour.  These two pics are of the same piece, taken within three hours of each other.

Copper Sand Gerstley Borate 80 Bone Ash 20 Copper Carbonate 5 Cobalt Oxide 5

A very pretty glaze. I get a matte finish with sparkly bits in the right light and copper flashes with reduction. Otherwise just a sparkly blue.

Del Favero Luster Gerstley Borate 80 Cornwall Stone 20 Copper Carbonate 2

A reliable and easy Turquoise crackle glaze.  With heavy reduction in the kiln and in the reduction can, I get a 'brown berry' colour  with an oily colourful slick.

When I get a bit more spare time I'll add more recipes and pics.  Once again, if you have any recipes you can share with me please let me know :)

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