Re: Gerstley Borate - has anyone come up with a GOOD replacement

On Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:06:26 -0500, "D Kat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>I could not figure out why our glazes were looking so flat and dead until I
>read about gerstley substitutes not being at all the same as what Gerstley
>is.  Has anyone come up with glazes that don't use Gerstley but that still
>give depth and life to the cone 6 oxidation glaze firing?  We were using
>glazes called Toby's Red (high in GB and Iron),  Honey (high in GB with
>rutile, floating blue and Erins white.  All are now giving us lack of depth,
>running, and crawling.  Any suggestions or recipes are appreciated.  DKat
>

Which GB substitutes are you using?  I've been using Gillespie Borate
but can't compare with the original GB because I'm too new to all this
stuff... the old GB went out before I came in!


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