Raisinbikes Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 I am wanting to try a kaki glaze in hopes of trending more towards red/spotted rather than brown, however up to this point I have been utilizing my too-big updraft gas kiln for cone 10 reduction atmospheres. I know I could do a full load of kaki in an oxidation atmosphere, but with my limited hobbyist production volumes, risking that quantity of failure makes me nervous. I read somewhere that you could fire kaki in a reduction atmosphere, yielding brown, then re-fire in oxidation along with the next bisque load to have a more red outcome. Anyone ever tried this? Thanks! Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 You will end up with a tomato red for your kaki. May want to try one piece before committing a whole load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby Charpentier Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 This is referred to as striking, you'll end up with bright reds as bciske says. Left is single fired c6 oxidation, right is re-fired to c04 oxidation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 Before committing to an entire load of refire, also try slowing down the cooling cycle. We get much better reds that way without the hassle and expense of firing again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 let me get this straight....if I refire one of the numerous reds that I mixed up that were icky brown to 04 it will turn red????? Neil, I tried a slowed cooling cycle without good results, but I might need to adjust the rate of cooling, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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