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"Actually I was looking at the sulfide content: which in Western clay comes in the fo…"

Tom Anderson replied Jul 11, 2018 to John Britt's Snowflake Crackle - The cone 6 oxidation glazes

29 Feb 19, 2019
Reply by JC

"Penny: is that a dark or red bodied stoneware I see in your pics? Are either of thes…"

Tom Anderson replied Jul 10, 2018 to John Britt's Snowflake Crackle - The cone 6 oxidation glazes

29 Feb 19, 2019
Reply by JC

"Norm: Nep Sy has been the flux of choice for porcelain and now stoneware bodies are…"

Tom Anderson replied Jul 9, 2018 to John Britt's Snowflake Crackle - The cone 6 oxidation glazes

29 Feb 19, 2019
Reply by JC

"Tom: Look at the glaze this way: a standard porcelain clay body is 50% kaolin, 25% s…"

Tom Anderson replied Mar 17, 2018 to Raw glaze recipe

5 Mar 17, 2018
Reply by Tom Anderson

"By the way, with that much ball clay, bentonite for suspension should not be require…"

Tom Anderson replied Mar 17, 2018 to Raw glaze recipe

5 Mar 17, 2018
Reply by Tom Anderson

"Tom: HP71 has 0.80% iron with 19% alumina. Old Hickory #5 has 0.88% iron! but nearly…"

Tom Anderson replied Mar 17, 2018 to Raw glaze recipe

5 Mar 17, 2018
Reply by Tom Anderson

"Hi Pat: I can see all kinds of possibilities with this website. Platters and plates…"

Tom Anderson replied Mar 8, 2017 to Creating Texture

1 Mar 8, 2017
Reply by Tom Anderson

"Axner shows three grades of Rutile. At one time they showed the iron content of each…"

Tom Anderson replied Jan 22, 2017 to Light Rutile Substitute

11 Mar 7, 2017
Reply by Judith Stoudmann

"Larry: Got shut down at work today, 1/2" of ice will do that. Gave me the chance to…"

Tom Anderson replied Jan 13, 2017 to Slip trailing

9 Jan 24, 2017
Reply by Lawrence Weathers

"One problem down.. onward. MGO has some unique chemical properties. Tom"

Tom Anderson replied Jan 12, 2017 to glaze flaking off in high magnesium glazes

6 Jan 12, 2017
Reply by Tom Anderson

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