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Shimbo Crystal Holding Pattern 2

Electric firing: Crystal Glazes 2 by Fara Shimbo (page 138)

Rate (C)	Temp (C)	Hold (Min)	Step	Note
100	250		1
250	500		2
500	1260		3
999	1075	90	4
999	1100	15	5
999	1075		6
999	1050	15	10
999	1075		10

These manganese-colored Bory 1 crystals were grown on White Stallion porcelain.

By choosing carefully the point at which you hold (or don't hold)
your temperature, you can change the shape of the crystals you grow. At the high end, crystals tend to be acicular (needle-like). As the temperature is lowered through the growing range (something often referred to as a 'slant soak' the crystals 'fan out' and produce more variety of shape (as in Illustration 7.4). You can, if you like, hold your temperature at one point and get a crystal whose internal structure is very uniform, or allow the temperature to change and produce a more flower-like effect. Note also that the crystal color lightens as the temperature is lowered.

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Shimbo Crystal Holding Pattern 2

Electric firing: Crystal Glazes 2 by Fara Shimbo (page 138)

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