6-03 · Five-way gloss base
Cobalt
Dark ink blue. Brush or dip. Clean edges with a damp sponge, cobalt travels on hands.
- Firing
- Cone 6, 1222 °C
- Atmosphere
- Oxidation, Electric kiln A
- Finish
- Glossy
- Colour
- Blue
- Food use
- Food-safe, used inside our own pots
- Movement
- Moves up to 2 mm
- Tile body
- Buff stoneware
- Application
- Specific gravity 1.45, dip 3 s
Recipe
Dry weight. Base adds to 100, colourants on top.
| Material | % | Grams | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silica (325 mesh) | 20 | 200.0 | |
| EPK kaolin | 20 | 200.0 | |
| Wollastonite | 20 | 200.0 | |
| Custer feldspar | 20 | 200.0 | |
| Frit 3134 | 20 | 200.0 | |
| Cobalt carbonate | 1 | 10.0 | |
| Total | 101 | 1010.0 |
On the tile
- Thin
- Mid blue on ridges.
- Thick
- Dark ink blue.
- Movement
- Moves up to 2 mm.
- Note
- Brush or dip. Clean edges with a damp sponge, cobalt travels on hands.
Same base
Five-way gloss base, Cone 6. Different colourants.