Clay and Glaze Chemistry

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1. Rookie question: can i glaze greenware and fire only once?

   By EvaB, December 21, 2020
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   • Sorcery
   • December 23, 2020

2. Looking for Help! I glaze fired stoneware mugs to cone 6. The clear glaze is has come out rough instead of shiny. Worried they won't be food safe?

   By Steph123, December 21, 2020
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   • Sorcery
   • December 23, 2020

3. Cone 5 Sculpture Clay Body

   By bois.hutton, December 21, 2020
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   • Sorcery
   • December 23, 2020

4. Mold In my Clay

   By savannahpina, December 21, 2020
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   • Chilly
   • December 23, 2020

5. 4321 Glaze Faults

   By jdedini, December 21, 2020
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   • jdedini
   • December 22, 2020

6. Beginner wanting to make ceramic tags

   By Mary2212, December 16, 2020
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   • Min
   • December 22, 2020

7. Firing At Cone 05 Instead Of 06

   By kevinmansfield, January 18, 2014
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   • Iraima
   • December 22, 2020

8. Rust Glaze Recipe

   By Not so famous, November 11, 2020
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   • Min
   • December 20, 2020

9. Mason Stain White query

   By blackthorn, February 28, 2020
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   • blackthorn
   • December 19, 2020

10. Intro/Porcelain question 1 2

    By Mark_H, December 13, 2020
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    • LeeU
    • December 18, 2020

11. Frost.....Proof?

    By Sorcery, December 12, 2020
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    • Chilly
    • December 17, 2020

12. Lead Bisilicate Frit: Why is it used in glazes at high temperature (≥2000 °F)?

    By Ukar, December 16, 2020
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    • liambesaw
    • December 16, 2020

13. I would like to use underglaze techniques in Sean O'Connell's CLAYflicks video

    By M5Pots, December 16, 2020   

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    • M5Pots
    • December 16, 2020

14. Messing with geology in glazes?

    By Andere, December 14, 2020
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    • Andere
    • December 16, 2020

15. Sodium Nitrate in Glaze

    By EEC, December 16, 2020
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    • liambesaw
    • December 16, 2020

16. I put a penny in the kiln- but what in the world happened? 1 2

    By MariaPolky, December 6, 2012
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    • PeterH
    • December 15, 2020

17. Specturn Pink Underglaze Turning White

    By grumpykidstudio, December 8, 2020
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    • Morgan
    • December 14, 2020

18. Alternating glaze layers clear/opaque

    By muddkat, December 13, 2020
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    • Bill Kielb
    • December 14, 2020

19. Seattle Pottery Supply - Midnight Black Clay 1 2 3

    By Potter3ee, April 29, 2020
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    • Callie Beller Diesel
    • December 13, 2020

20. Underglaze paints

    By Beliz Çıta, December 12, 2020   

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    • liambesaw
    • December 13, 2020

21. Using Stains mixed only with water

    By AdamFG, December 12, 2020
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    • Babs
    • December 12, 2020

22. Chromium Oxide on Foodware

    By AdamFG, December 11, 2020
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    • AdamFG
    • December 12, 2020

23. Glaze 06 accident

    By Mndenton, December 11, 2020
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    • neilestrick
    • December 11, 2020

24. Frit substitute for Ferro 3134

    By Babs, December 9, 2020   

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    • Min
    • December 10, 2020

25. Flocculation Problem / Advise needed

    By Rick Wise, December 9, 2020
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    • liambesaw
    • December 9, 2020