Farnham White Raku recipe

Does anyone have a good Farnham White recipe that does not take too long to come to maturity. I have a recipe of H.A. Frit (77), Whiting(14) and Ball Clay (9). This seems to take about double the normal length of time in the raku kiln and although it gives an interesting 'spume' type effect, I would like something that is closely akin to white crackle but with a hint of pink in it. If anyone has a recipe that produces a similar effect (whether or not it is officially farnham white) then this would be very gratefully received.

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grumpy380
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Not a glaze name I have ever heard of, BUT- try this

High Alkaline Frit 85 parts by weight China Clay (Kaolin) 15

plus no more than 5 percent tin oxide.

matures quite quickly, and the low amount of tin allows the warmth of the body colour through (assuming you don't use white clay!!) giving it a pink-ish tinge.

It's my favourite white Raku glaze.

Steve Bath UK

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Stephen Mills

Thank you so much. I tried the recipe today and although it was no where near as 'pink' as the previous ready made batch of farnham that I had used up - it was a great glaze! I made one batch up using 7parts tin oxide which produced a great white crackle - and one using 4parts tin oxide which gave a similar glaze with a very pale pink hue. I will experiment a bit more with this recipe but am very grateful for your help.

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grumpy380

It occurs to me that if you are post firing reducing, you could add a tiny amount (like a quarter of 1 percent or less) of copper carbonate, this could give you an overall pink-ish hue. It'll be a bit of a wild card, and might give you greenish bits as well, depending on how well you reduce. use carbonate rather than oxide; it's weaker and less inclined to give you specking!

Steve Bath UK

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