10-04 · Tenmoku base
Hare’s Fur
Black, streaks fade into it. Streaks only form on vertical walls. Bowls show it best inside.
- Firing
- Cone 10, 1285 °C
- Atmosphere
- Reduction, Gas kiln C
- Finish
- Glossy
- Colour
- Brown and black
- Food use
- Food-safe, used inside our own pots
- Movement
- Runs 4–6 mm
- Tile body
- Toasted stoneware
- Application
- Specific gravity 1.52, dip 4 s
Recipe
Dry weight. Base adds to 100, colourants on top.
| Material | % | Grams | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer feldspar | 44 | 440.0 | |
| Silica (325 mesh) | 26 | 260.0 | |
| Whiting | 17 | 170.0 | |
| EPK kaolin | 9 | 90.0 | |
| Talc | 4 | 40.0 | |
| Red iron oxide | 8 | 80.0 | |
| Rutile | 2 | 20.0 | |
| Total | 110 | 1100.0 |
On the tile
- Thin
- Fine tan streaks running down from the rim.
- Thick
- Black, streaks fade into it.
- Movement
- Runs 4–6 mm.
- Note
- Streaks only form on vertical walls. Bowls show it best inside.
Same base
Tenmoku base, Cone 10. Different colourants.