10-03 · Tenmoku base
Tenmoku
Black with a brown cast. Over-thick application runs to the foot. Wipe 6 mm.
- 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
- Moves up to 2 mm
- Tile body
- Toasted stoneware
- Application
- Specific gravity 1.50, dip 3 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 | 10 | 100.0 | |
| Total | 110 | 1100.0 |
On the tile
- Thin
- Rust brown on rims and ridges.
- Thick
- Black with a brown cast.
- Movement
- Moves up to 2 mm.
- Note
- Over-thick application runs to the foot. Wipe 6 mm.
- In the shop
- Mug
Same base
Tenmoku base, Cone 10. Different colourants.