Black Glazes

All of the following black glaze recipes and more can now be found on my new open-source ceramics recipes website, Glazy: https://glazy.org/search?base_type=460&type=880&cone=high

Here are a few black glazes, mostly from John Britt’s book High Fire Glazes.

Val’s Satin Black

From Val Cushing.

• Custer Feldspar: 20
• Soda Feldspar: 20
• Whiting: 2
• Silica: 20
• Ball Clay: 10
• Talc: 13
• Dolomite: 15
• Add: Red Iron Oxide: 3
• Add: Manganese Dioxide: 2
• Add: Cobalt Oxide: 3
• Add: Chrome Oxide: 1

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Val’s Satin Black Variation

From Ceramic Arts Daily:

• Custer Feldspar: 20
• Soda Feldspar: 20
• Whiting: 2
• Silica: 20
• Ball Clay: 10
• Talc: 13
• Dolomite: 15
• Add: Red Iron Oxide: 9
• Add: Cobalt Carbonate: 3

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Fat Black

From The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes:

• Custer Feldspar: 32.7
• Whiting: 15.4
• Silica: 32.7
• Kaolin: 9.6
• Ball Clay: 9.6
• Add: Red Iron Oxide: 8
• Add: Cobalt Carbonate: 3.8
• Add: Bentonite: 2

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