Clay and Glaze Chemistry

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1. Adobe Earthen Floor Tiles

   By MattGallivan, November 4, 2019
   • 11 replies
   • 565 views
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   • neilestrick
   • November 4, 2019

2. Clay diffuser - How to

   By FBM, November 3, 2019
   • 5 replies
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   • Babs
   • November 4, 2019

3. palladium or mirror-like recipe

   By cdudley, October 24, 2019
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   • liambesaw
   • October 26, 2019

4. kiln HOLLOW INSULATORS ID OVERFIRED PROBLEM

   By Vikash bhagat, October 26, 2019   

   • clay
   • firing mistake
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     • clay
     • firing mistake
     • porcelain
     • insulators
     • r&d
     • feldspar quartz
   • 9 replies
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   • Babs
   • October 26, 2019

5. Split LOI Test

   By glazenerd, October 25, 2019
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   • Bill Kielb
   • October 26, 2019

6. Human ash & Horsehair Raku

   By JohnnyK, May 15, 2019   

   • human ash
   • horsehair raku
   • (and 2 more)

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     • human ash
     • horsehair raku
     • glaze
     • additive
   • 10 replies
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   • JohnnyK
   • October 24, 2019

7. Paper clay to Raku

   By Kat Gordon, October 22, 2019
   • 1 reply
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   • liambesaw
   • October 22, 2019

8. Trouble shooting cone 6 porcelain casting slip

   By cmayse, October 18, 2019   

   • deflocculant
   • defloccuation
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     • flocculant
     • floccuation
     • thixotropy
     • darvan 7
     • sodium silicate
     • casting slip
     • slip
     • val cushing
     • cone6
     • porcelain
     • recipe
     • claybody
     • clay body
     • troubleshooting
   • 10 replies
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   • Min
   • October 21, 2019

9. Banging On Pots To Find Out How They Were Fired.

   By futurebird, January 27, 2015   

   • firing
   • yixing
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     • yixing
     • chinese pottery
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   • Chilly
   • October 21, 2019

10. firing mid range glaze at cone 04

    By Tina E, October 20, 2019
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    • Chilly
    • October 21, 2019

11. Help! Who can figure out what glaze it used ?

    By leopold, October 21, 2019
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    • leopold
    • October 21, 2019

12. I have porcelain works that are casted and fire at cone 10 , if I want to do black brush work and brush strokes on the surface, what type of ink/underglaze/overglaze would you recommend?

    By Melimich, October 21, 2019   

    • ceramics
    • porcelain
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      • porcelain
      • surface decoration
      • underglaze
      • overglaze
      • ink
      • ceramic art
      • cone10
      • potter
    • 0 replies
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    • Melimich
    • October 21, 2019

13. Rust look breaking glaze

    By MisterP, October 18, 2019
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    • liambesaw
    • October 18, 2019

14. Underglazes

    By tinypieces, October 16, 2019
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    • Hulk
    • October 17, 2019

15. Recipe for Commercial glaze

    By Ayj, October 16, 2019
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    • 397 views
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    • neilestrick
    • October 16, 2019

16. Make your own glaze materials?

    By Liam V, October 15, 2019
    • 3 replies
    • 519 views
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    • Babs
    • October 15, 2019

17. White Slip Recipe for Laguna WC608 or Other Handbuilding Clay

    By TonyC, October 15, 2019
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    • 304 views
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    • TonyC
    • October 15, 2019

18. A chemistry question for the glazing community

    By DHettinger, October 8, 2019
    • 11 replies
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    • DHettinger
    • October 14, 2019

19. Rough glaze 1 2

    By ronfire, October 10, 2019
    • 31 replies
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    • Callie Beller Diesel
    • October 13, 2019

20. Layering commercial brushing glaze over a dipping glaze ( from a dry mix)

    By joyfulsherpa, October 12, 2019
    • 2 replies
    • 479 views
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    • neilestrick
    • October 13, 2019

21. Granite Added to Clay and Found Material Ideas and Suggestions

    By mattycripps, October 9, 2019   

    • found materials
    • natural materials
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      • natural materials
      • clay
      • glaze
      • additive
      • granite
      • wood ash
    • 5 replies
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    • C.Banks
    • October 10, 2019

22. General Clay and Glaze Kiln Questions

    By Lottie, October 8, 2019
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    • 702 views
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    • oldlady
    • October 9, 2019

23. Any examples

    By liaemars9, October 7, 2019
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    • 510 views
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    • Babs
    • October 8, 2019

24. Problems with dunting 1 2 3

    By birdypotter, August 25, 2019   

    • dunting
    • cte
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      • dunting
      • cte
      • firing programme
      • liner glaze
    • 52 replies
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    • birdypotter
    • October 7, 2019

25. Frits: Too Many Numbers And Too Little Info

    By jrgpots, July 21, 2014   

    • frit categories
    • 22 replies
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    • Marcia Selsor
    • October 6, 2019