Clay and Glaze Chemistry

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1. 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
   • (and 7 more)

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

2. Rust look breaking glaze

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

3. Underglazes

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

4. Recipe for Commercial glaze

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

5. Make your own glaze materials?

   By Liam V, October 15, 2019
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   • Babs
   • October 15, 2019

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

   By TonyC, October 15, 2019
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   • TonyC
   • October 15, 2019

7. A chemistry question for the glazing community

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

8. Rough glaze 1 2

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

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

   By joyfulsherpa, October 12, 2019
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   • neilestrick
   • October 13, 2019

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

    By mattycripps, October 9, 2019   

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

11. General Clay and Glaze Kiln Questions

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

12. Any examples

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

13. 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

14. Frits: Too Many Numbers And Too Little Info

    By jrgpots, July 21, 2014   

    • frit categories
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    • Marcia Selsor
    • October 6, 2019

15. Air bubbles in clay after use deair pugmill

    By nguan, October 1, 2019
    • 5 replies
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    • Bill Kielb
    • October 5, 2019

16. Dishwasher Safe Testing Insight 1 2

    By DBPottery, October 1, 2019
    • 28 replies
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    • Bill Kielb
    • October 5, 2019

17. Help With Saggar Firing

    By AndreaB, June 2, 2016   

    • Glaze
    • saggar
    • (and 1 more)

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      • Glaze
      • saggar
      • functional ware
    • 16 replies
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    • Bill Kielb
    • October 3, 2019

18. Zircopax in slip

    By tbaa, October 1, 2019
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    • tbaa
    • October 2, 2019

19. Glaze flaking off bisque - summer field pottery

    By Summer Field Pottery, September 25, 2019
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    • Min
    • October 1, 2019

20. What is in the commercial crystalline glazes?

    By skessel1, September 25, 2019   

    • glaze
    • crystalline
    • 12 replies
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    • LeeU
    • September 29, 2019

21. Most plastic clay for basket weaving?

    By kraythe, September 28, 2019
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    • Magnolia Mud Research
    • September 28, 2019

22. 1st Porcelain Glaze Firing

    By SweetheartSister, September 22, 2019
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    • oldlady
    • September 27, 2019

23. Porcelain and white earthenware mixed up in kiln - which glaze to use?

    By LouiseB, September 22, 2019   

    • glaze
    • troubleshooting
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      • glaze
      • troubleshooting
      • porcelain
    • 10 replies
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    • neilestrick
    • September 26, 2019

24. XX saggar equivalent

    By Lbegley, September 25, 2019
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    • neilestrick
    • September 25, 2019

25. Manganese Oxide

    By Wildgeese, September 24, 2019   

    • health
    • magnesium oxide
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      • health
      • magnesium oxide
      • toxic
      • toxicity
      • poison
    • 4 replies
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    • Min
    • September 24, 2019