Cascade Raku Glazes (Cone 06)
More Georgies Glazes: Interactive Pigments • Sculptural/Textural • Stoneware
Our unique raku glazes are ready to use. Brush, dip, pour or overlap for dramatic
effects -- and remember you can use the black color of the smoked clay body
as a design element in your work. The photos shown here are based on our test
firings. Color variations will occur with your glaze application, firing,
and type and density of combustible materials used in reduction. Just for
fun, try using Duncan's French Dimensions raised glazes to draw designs on
our raku glazes before firing -- or on the bare clay!
Please note: raku glazes must be fired in a propane or natural gas fueled kiln, creating at least a partial reduction atmosphere during firing, and followed immediately after firing by a separate reduction process. Firing these glazes in an electric kiln WILL NOT create the iridescent and metallic lusters and flashes for which raku is known.
Raku is an inherently dangerous process as you work in close proximity to extreme heat and open flame. DO NOT ATTEMPT RAKU FIRING without proper personal safety equipment and thorough training in the technique from an artist or crafter experienced in the process.
Application Tips
You
will generally find more variation in consistency among raku glazes than other
ceramic glazes. They're just not all the same in the jar! This is due to differences
in their formulas: they don't all use the same raw materials. The desired
consistency for raku glazes is roughly the same as milk, or slightly thicker
(like chocolate milk). If your glaze is too thick, thin it with water and
stir thoroughly. If the glaze is too thin and watery, you may need to brush
or dip more coats to reach the best application thickness. Application thickness
is important because raku glazes are sensitive to thickness: too much or too
little glaze will change your color and texture results.
Optimum
application thickness roughly equals half the thickness of a dime. Matte glazes
will often reach that thickness with only one or two brushed flowing coats.
They 'prefer' to be applied thinner than gloss raku glazes. Gloss glazes usually
require three brushed flowing coats to reach half the thickness of a dime.
These numbers will vary depending on the consistency of your glaze and your
application style.
Raku glazes are never foodsafe due to their high concentrations of metallic oxides,
and are NOT watertight when fired.
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PG899
Raku Glazes Intro Set
....$56.00 purchased separately
....4oz each of 14 colors
....for cone 06 raku firing |
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PG801
Apple Crackle
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PG802
Copper Flash
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PG803
Copper Penny
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PG805
White Crackle
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PG806
Midnight Luster
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PG807
Opal Shimmer
(matte surface) |
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PG808
Beetle Juice
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PG809
Alligator
(matte surface) |
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PG810
Piepenburg Red-Bronze
(gloss surface) |
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PG811
Blue Dolphin
(matte surface) |
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PG812
Copper Ridge
(matte surface) |
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PG813
Michigan Patina
(gloss surface) |
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PG823
Purple Passion
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PG824
Firedance
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