Clay and Glaze Chemistry

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1. Can I use porcelain and stoneware on the same piece?

   By Austin, November 2, 2018
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   • Benzine
   • November 15, 2018

2. Trouble mixing dry glaze, much too thick!

   By Meowry, November 13, 2018   

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   • Benzine
   • November 15, 2018

3. Triple beam or digital scale?

   By Kakes, November 11, 2018
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   • Fred Sweet
   • November 14, 2018

4. Iron Oxide Slip

   By mansie131, May 8, 2017   

   • iron oxide
   • slip
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   • Charles
   • November 14, 2018

5. glass-effect glaze?

   By kellijaebaeli, November 13, 2018
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   • kellijaebaeli
   • November 13, 2018

6. firing glazed bottoms

   By kellijaebaeli, November 13, 2018
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   • Benzine
   • November 13, 2018

7. Color Of Talc.

   By clay lover, January 6, 2017
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   • Mark C.
   • November 12, 2018

8. Help with firing programme

   By Simoncooley.sculptor, November 11, 2018   

   • scarva
   • earthstone
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   • Simoncooley.sculptor
   • November 12, 2018

9. How to duplicate this? 1 2

   By Dust Devil, November 3, 2018
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   • Rae Reich
   • November 11, 2018

10. Low-fire , matt or satin, transparent glaze recipe

    By Momo, October 12, 2018   

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    • Momo
    • November 10, 2018

11. clay NEED ALL-AROUND CONE 5 CLAY: high school teacher

    By JASON GANLEY, October 7, 2018   

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      • wheel
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      • shelves
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      • leather hard
      • bag
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    • Wayne H.
    • November 10, 2018

12. Gum Arabic ratio to water

    By Carl_and16, October 5, 2018   

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    • neilestrick
    • November 9, 2018

13. Glazing inside of long tube bead

    By TwinTide, November 6, 2018
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    • NancyAmores
    • November 9, 2018

14. Metallic lustres 1 2

    By vivk, October 25, 2018   

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    • Chilly
    • November 8, 2018

15. Clay Additives

    By BlackandWhitedogpottery, June 26, 2016
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    • Charles
    • November 8, 2018

16. Cheesy glaze recipe

    By hoko, November 6, 2018
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    • Min
    • November 7, 2018

17. What kind of clay am I digging up

    By tesseract, November 6, 2018
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    • Chilly
    • November 6, 2018

18. Flameware Clay- Glazes and Firing Techniques

    By MAS, November 5, 2018   

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    • glazenerd
    • November 6, 2018

19. Difference between stains and onglaze powders

    By vivk, November 5, 2018   

    • onglaze pigment
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    • Min
    • November 6, 2018

20. Earthenware bakers

    By KareninOttawa, October 4, 2018
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    • Bitter Sea
    • November 5, 2018

21. Firing potters choice glazes

    By Emwhid, November 5, 2018
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    • LeeU
    • November 5, 2018

22. Joining two glazes to-gather

    By Faces777, November 3, 2018
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    • Faces777
    • November 4, 2018

23. Cone 5 - Last 300 degrees to the TOP - Colors vs Even-out myths

    By JASON GANLEY, November 3, 2018
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    • glazenerd
    • November 4, 2018

24. Health Concerns with Making Glazes ?

    By jfennell, November 3, 2018
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    • Mark C.
    • November 3, 2018

25. CMC versus V Gum T

    By docweathers, November 1, 2018   

    • cmc
    • v gum t
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    • docweathers
    • November 3, 2018