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Good news cone 10 potters! Weve gathered some of our favorite cone 10 glaze recipes
together in a convenient recipe-card format, perfect for printing and taking to the glaze lab or
pottery studio. Whether you are interested in trying out some of the beautiful high-fire glazes
that have been used for generations, or if you want to try something new, youve found the
perfect resource.
Use the beautiful images here as a guide to the cone 10 surfaces youll get, but be sure to
always start out with small batches and have fun testing and tweaking! Now get out there
and mix up some new high-fire glazes for your pottery!

15 Tried & True High Fire Glaze Recipes

Reitz Green Glaze

Cone 9-10

Emilys Purple
Cone 9-10

HAA2

Cone 9-10

Oatmeal White
Cone 10

Malcolm Davis Shino Glaze

Cone 10, reduction

Hanks Shino Glaze

Cone 10, reduction

Rhodes Crackle Slip

Cone 10, redduction

Mark Nafzigers Gold Glaze

Cone 10, reduction

Jim Browns Blue Glaze

Cone 10, reduction

Peach Black Temmoku Glaze

Cone 10, reduction

Celadon Liner Glaze

Cone 10, reduction

Magnesia Matt Glaze

Cone 10, reduction

Coleman Vegas Red Glaze

Cone 810, reduction

Green to Black
Cone 10

Elaines Celadon Base Glaze

Cone 811, reduction

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Reitz Green Glaze
cone 910
Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 %
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Petalite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Ball Clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

100 %
Add: Rutile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 %

Cobalt Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 %

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Emilys Purple
cone 910
Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 %
Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Ball Clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

100 %
Add: Bentonite. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 %

Black Cobalt Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . 2 %

Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 %

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Caterina Roma Oatmeal White

Cone 910

Cone 10

Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Potash Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ball Clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China Clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Silica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20 %
7
48
10
10
5

Bone Ash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Potash feldspar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2.0 %
21.7
2.1
49.5
24.7

100.0 %

100 %

Add: Tin Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.0 %

This opaque white matte glaze verges

on being grayish blue. It breaks black on
ridges, and is great to accentuate texture
and facets.
Its sensitive to thickness and temperature:
completely matte when fired at cone 9,
and has a more satin finish at cone 10, with
a light crackle surface. Thickness gives a
whiter look and tends to go black if applied
too thin. I use a thick mixture, brush it on,
and fire it in the hot spots of my electric kiln
at cone 910.
I discovered this glaze in the book, Oriental
Glazes, by Michael Bailey. It is recommended for once-firing, but Ive always used it on
bisqued pieces.

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Caterina Roma HAA2

This glaze is a bit shinier than HAA2. It can

be fired over a broader temperature range,
but it can be a bit runny if fired over cone
10. It breaks brown on edges and gives
better results when thin. I use it for dipping
in a thin mixture but, with care, it can be
also brushed on.
The interaction with the impurities found
in the clay I collect gives a rough finish.
When I want a white satin glaze, I use a
combination of the HAA2 and Oatmeal
White glazes in different coats, which
results in a deep and interesting surface.
This glaze is also useful when refiring with
HAA2, to lower the melting temperature.

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Malcolm Davis Shino

Glaze
(Cone 10, reduction)
Soda Ash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.27 %
Kona F-4 Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.82
Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.91
Edgar Plastic Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.18
Kentucky Ball Clay (OM 4) . . . . . . . 13.82

100.00 %
For use on porcelain,
add 6% Cedar Heights Redart
From Mel Jacobson,
Ceramics Monthly,
December 2000.

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Cryolite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.6 %
Nepheline Syenite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.4
Low-Melt Spodumene . . . . . . . . . . . 18.0
McNamee Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26.0

100.0 %

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Hanks Shino Glaze

Add: Veegum T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 %

White where thick; red where thin. Best with
early reduction and a long, concluding period
of oxidation, or an oxidation soak during cooling. Yields a very soft and fat surface with
crawling. Crawls more strongly if fired soon
after glazing.
From Hank Murrow,
Ceramics Monthly, September 2001.

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Rhodes Crackle Slip

Mark Nafzigers Gold Glaze

Jim Browns Blue Glaze

(Cone 10, reduction)

(Cone 10, reduction)

(Cone 10, reduction)

Borax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 %
Zircopax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Calcined Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Edgar Plastic Kaolin (EPK). . . . . . . . . . . 15
Kentucky Ball Clay (OM 4) . . . . . . . . . . 15
Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

100 %
For use on green- or bisqueware

Bone Ash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 %
Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Kentucky Ball Clay (OM 4) . . . . . . . . . . 25

100 %

Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28.00 %
Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60.00
Edgar Plastic Kaolin (EPK). . . . . . . 12.00

100.00 %

Add: Rutile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 %

From Tony Winchester,

Ceramics Monthly, November 2001.

Add: Cobalt Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . 0.75 %

Rutile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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(Cone 10, reduction)

Whiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 %
G-200 Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Edgar Plastic Kaolin (EPK). . . . . . . . . . . 10
Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

100 %
Add: Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 %

Red Iron Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 %
Macaloid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 %

Tom Turner Porcelain Body

Celadon Liner Glaze

Magnesia Matt Glaze

(Cone 10, reduction)

(Cone 10, reduction)

Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 %
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.9
G-200 Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.2
Grolleg Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9
Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.3

100.0 %
Add: Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

North Fork Stone. . . . . . . . . . .
Macaloid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7 %
Lithium Carbonate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0
Talc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.0
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.9
G-200 Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.2
Grolleg Kaolin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18.9
Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.3

100.0 %

3.0 %
6.0 %
1.0 %

North Fork Stone is a native basalt material;

Alberta or Albany slip can be substituted.

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Peach Black Temmoku Glaze

Add: Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.5 %

Macaloid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.0 %

(Cone 10, reduction)

Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.5 %
6-Tile Clay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Kaopaque 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14.5
Kentucky Ball Clay (OM 4) . . . . . . . . . 4.5
Flint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Veegum T . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.5

100.0 %
From Craig Martell,
Ceramics Monthly, May 2002.

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(Cone 810, reduction)

Barium Carbonate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.55 %
Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.61
Gerstley Borate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.18
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.68
Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.57
EPK (Edgar Plastic Kaolin). . . . . . . . 2.55
Silica (Flint). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.86

100.00 %
Add: Copper Carbonate. . . . . . . . .

Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Titanium Dioxide. . . . . . . . . .

Yellow Iron Oxide. . . . . . . . . .

0.41 %
2.04 %
0.10 %
0.10 %

oxblood with purple undertones

From Tom & Elaine Coleman,
Ceramics Monthly, January 2003.

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Coleman Vegas Red Glaze

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(Cone 10)
Bone Ash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.5 %
Dolomite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17.3
Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.0
Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.1
EPK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.1

100.0 %
Add: Copper Carbonate. . . . . . . . . .

Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Green to Black

9.4 %
3.4 %

The glaze will be matt black when applied thick and

soda fired in oxidation or reduction. A thin application
combined with light soda glaze coverage can produce
pumpkin oranges next to olive greens.
From Ryan McKerley,
Ceramics Monthly, March 2006.

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(Cone 811, reduction)

Whiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21.2 %
Zinc Oxide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.7
Custer Feldspar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.9
Frit 3110 (Ferro). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8.8
EPK (Edgar Plastic Kaolin). . . . . . . . . 17.5
Silica (200-mesh Flint) . . . . . . . . . . . 24.9

100.0 %
White:
Tin Oxide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

0.7 %

Green:
Mason Stain 6201 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0.9 %
Iron Blue:
Mason Stain 6391 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.6 %
Yields a smooth transparent glaze that is great
over carved or incised decoration on porcelain.
From Tom & Elaine Coleman,
Ceramics Monthly, January 2003.

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Elaines Celadon Base Glaze

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