Yesterday I finished glazing my cone 6 test tiles, using Ardvark's cone 5 'Bone' and Flint Hill's cone 6 'Buff' clays. I'm trying to find a liner glaze, as well as an outside glaze that will fit the Flint Hill cone 6 clay (because this clay is my preference). My goal is to make sure my utilitarian ware:
- does not craze or leach
- is microwavable
Here's a pic of my test tiles, ready for the kiln:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV43XVdQQNaTyYDWJxXuYvzTtIoQXw-0B1QnajKd_KyKDCMsanVk-3I0ggG-NZuzvj5qdV9GKBsGULJ3A4RvW494GU3S0dbDugwR2xAUCffZgyom_1HGTbNLBQZPLOG3cS0Tv4p1UUHYY/s320/0033_testtiles_jan09.jpg)
Now, I need to get some other bisqued pots glazed so I'll have enough pieces for a firing. Which shouldn't take many, as my kiln (electric) is pretty small. These are a few things that I need to hurry up and glaze:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJr2qMQJSHjvlcW50rQz-hFzHyRatBp_L__cn6Obl-7H6AInN_7mh1_Yma1RYN6R_x8WJbde6qdsH7wgqA9f_fhcSUqyXK14e3piDD3A9W9hX_p9Znyapf-g6wLTvArY9G1mJiCdXcgX0/s320/0035-post_jan09.jpg)
So, guess I better get busy, but my immediate goal for today is to get lids thrown for two of my jars. Then I can concentrate on glazing.
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Becky