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We are ideally suited for it.
We have the raw material.
We should be making a black glaze at Plainsman
Many other manufacturers have been making glazes, some for decades, using our raw materials and our punlished recipes.
We chose to import rather than manufacture.

1. Cone 6 Transparent Base Glazes

Clear / Glossy Transparent: A simple frit + kaolin + silica formula (often using Ferro Frit 3134 or 3195).

Very popular as a liner glaze and for use over underglazes and slips.

Variants: glossy clear, satin clear, zinc-free clear (for copper red stability).

Satin / Matte Clear: Silica + frit + alumina balance adjusted for a silky feel.

Popular for functional ware and to soften bright underglazes.

4. Oatmeal / White Mattes

Recipes often based on nepheline syenite, kaolin, silica, and frit, with titanium or rutile for opacity.

Creamy matte surfaces with warm speckling, great for tableware.

Variants: oatmeal, honey, white satin matte.

5. Celadons (Cone 6 Transparent Colored Glazes)

Transparent bases tinted with small additions of iron, cobalt, copper, or chrome.

Soft greens, blues, or ambers—popular as functional liners and for carved decoration.

6. Glossy & Satin Whites

Zirconium opacified glossy or satin bases.

Widely used as liner glazes and for use under brushwork.

7. Temmoku & Iron-Rich Browns

High iron glossy glazes that fire deep brown to black, breaking rust-red on edges.

Still very popular at cone 6 oxidation for strong, traditional looks.

8. Copper Blue-Greens (e.g., “Copper Aqua” / “Rob’s Green”)

Glossy transparent bases with 2–4% copper carbonate.

Yield turquoise, teal, or green depending on chemistry and thickness.

Often layered under or over other glazes for variegation.

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