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once in a while a piece cracks

Thank you! I guess what I'm wondering is if even what I think what I"m doing works, maybe if I did it "the right way", I would have less issues when firing or something like that.

I've started experimenting with magma graces to create a faux volcanic surface. I'm using Mayco's dark magma glaze. results have been nice, but a bit too uniform and not as wild as some of the stuff I see online. If anyone has extensive experience with this technique I'd love to hear your recommendations. Have you tried mixing magma glazes? layering glazes? reglazing over and over, firing multiple times?

to reconstitute clay I usually just leave the clay in a plastic bag and add water until it softens enough to wedge. A friend recently informed me that I'm doing it ALL WRONG. the ONLY correct way is to 1. make sure the clay is bone dry. 2. crumble it into small pieces and soak in a bucket of water for days. 3. ONLY WHEN COMPLETELY DISSOLVED INTO A SLIP IS IT READY TO DRY. IS THIS TRUE? Why do I have to dissolve it completely into a slip, if it's ready to wedge way earlier? Is there some chemical reason I'm not aware of? I found some videos on YouTube that claims this to be the correct way to do it as well...