Oxidation Cone 6 Mid Range
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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
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
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
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
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.

** 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

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

Duncan

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

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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	368	Make small qty. Does not age well when wet. To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)
28	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	600	Great base glaze. Pretty Good for Texture. To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)
35	Eggshell	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		To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)
39	Lapis		To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)
40	Mottled Blue		Pretty Good for Texture. To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)
41	Shino		To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)
42	Blue Shino		Pretty Good for Texture. To purchase this glaze (Coyote's Glazes)
43	Golden Rod	508	Great for Texture. To purchase this glaze (Opulence Glazes)

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Oxidation Cone 6 Mid Range Glaze Recipes

Tips Solving Glaze Problems:

Additives in Glass or Glaze For Colors and Health Risks

Oxidation Cone 6 Glaze Recipes:

Oxidation Cone 6 Mid Range
Glaze Recipes