Clay and Glaze Chemistry

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1. Trouble with pinholes

   By WarEagle2334, April 22, 2020   

   • glaze
   • pinholes
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   • Min
   • April 22, 2020

2. Dark patches on clay body, cone 6

   By Meghann, April 17, 2020   

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   • Sorcery
   • April 21, 2020

3. Stoneware Fired to Earthenware Temperature

   By Maureen ROSE, April 20, 2020
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   • Sorcery
   • April 21, 2020

4. Help me understand what happened on floating blue test tiles.

   By milksnake12, April 20, 2020
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   • milksnake12
   • April 21, 2020

5. Pigment powders mica etc.

   By Dennis Calderbank, April 20, 2020   

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   • Bill Kielb
   • April 21, 2020

6. Wax as a Surface Treatment

   By SSB, April 20, 2020
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   • LeeU
   • April 21, 2020

7. Transparent glaze recipe

   By Sabbir, April 17, 2020
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   • Hulk
   • April 21, 2020

8. Crazed glaze...can I sure-fire?

   By Bandymolar, April 20, 2020
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   • Min
   • April 20, 2020

9. What happened to Great Lakes Clay ?

   By michael macone, April 16, 2020
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   • michael macone
   • April 19, 2020

10. Reclaimed clay

    By ronfire, April 16, 2020
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    • liambesaw
    • April 16, 2020

11. Can you reclaim slip trimmings back to liquid

    By jagerter, April 15, 2020
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    • Mark C.
    • April 15, 2020

12. Converting FFF Feldspar

    By WarEagle2334, April 14, 2020   

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    • WarEagle2334
    • April 15, 2020

13. China clay to ball clay plasticity

    By tomhumf, April 13, 2020
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    • tomhumf
    • April 14, 2020

14. Slip must begin dry?

    By Rick Wise, April 13, 2020   

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    • oldlady
    • April 14, 2020

15. learning bisque firing and cones?

    By Perfectly Flawed Artisans, April 11, 2020
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    • oldlady
    • April 11, 2020

16. advice on paper clay

    By karenkstudio, March 29, 2020   

    • paper clay
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    • blackthorn
    • April 10, 2020

17. How to glaze like this?

    By leolol, April 8, 2020
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    • blackthorn
    • April 9, 2020

18. Texturing clay

    By Clemo1971, April 5, 2020
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    • blackthorn
    • April 9, 2020

19. Bubbles in porcelain/glaze

    By natanata, March 31, 2020
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    • Mark C.
    • April 9, 2020

20. Over fired bisque. Will glaze stick now?

    By LightSepia, March 12, 2018
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    • Mark C.
    • April 8, 2020

21. matte creamy glaze

    By camila, April 7, 2020   

    • matte glaze
    • formula
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    • Bill Kielb
    • April 8, 2020

22. Substituting Lithium Carbonate for Spodumene in VC Matte stoneware oxidation glaze

    By clorenzetti, April 7, 2020
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    • clorenzetti
    • April 8, 2020

23. Ways to stain or colour clay slip firing to only Cone-04?

    By briano, April 5, 2020
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    • briano
    • April 7, 2020

24. Cream Clay

    By martinnz, April 4, 2020
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    • neilestrick
    • April 6, 2020

25. Can a piece of pottery be fired multiple times with no negative effects?

    By BrianStubblefieldJr, April 4, 2020
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    • Bill Kielb
    • April 5, 2020