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Thanks so much; I'll consider that. I've heard of gold in cracks but never thought of it in crazing. I'll look into it. I have some very low-fire gold "over-fire" (probably not the correct word, but that's the best I can do at this moment) that might be interesting. Might as well play with it. I'll refire it once at a slightly higher temp; and if that doesn't work at all, I'll give some of the other options, especially the gold, a try. Thanks.

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Thanks! If the second firing doesn't work, I'll try that.

I know my customer, and he's a picky gallery owner. And, I have an exclusive contract with him, so selling it retail is not an option. My decision is to give the higher-fire a try; and if it doesn't work, give it to one of my relatives, who won't care if it isn't perfect. Thanks to all of you who responded; you helped me make my decision.

Yes, I should have. I had been away from clay for over a year and just dived back in without testing anything. Bad choice. From what you say about underfired can craze, I guess it won't hurt to give it a try. Thanks so much.

I have a very long-time, very picky gallery owner, so that's why I'm anxious about sending it as is. His gallery is my "bread-and-butter," so I don't want to upset things. Yes, the crazing doesn't bother me, but . . . . Plus, it's only about 8 hours to get another one built, fired, etc. Thanks again. I agree with what you said about the crazing's coming back slowly even with a fix, (bad fit is bad fit) and I really don't think the higher fire will solve the problem. (I think I'm going to have another happy relative pretty soon.) I know from experience, too, that spending too much time on a piece that has a problem is usually a waste of time and that I could have made another one in the time I've fussed over the bad piece -- which probably wouldn't have turned out right anyway. Oh, well, it's only work -- and experience. Thanks.

Hi, Tom. Thanks so much for the info. The reason I was considering re-firing is I think my glaze, just a commercial clear, was a bit too thick, and maybe?? that had something to do with the crazing. So, since it's a fit problem, perhaps firing at a higher temperature might work? That's an uneducated guess, but I'm willing to risk it all rather than just toss it -- or give it to a relative, and they're not at all discriminating and will take anything that I've made that has a flaw in it. I've done these pieces for years and have only had one other problem with them: During Covid, for some reason I had a terrible shivering problem; and, of course, there's absolutely no solution for that. I lost around 4-5 pieces and never did find out what my problem was. I got rid of all my clay and glaze and just started over in that situation. Again, thanks for your help. Dottie

I make rather large vertical sculptures, low-fire bisque 04, underglazes, and glaze, 04, and one of them has some crazing just in bright light, but I can't sell it with a good conscience. Is there anything at all I can do to fix it? It took many hours to make it. It went through the glaze fire fine, also 04. Any advice will be appreciated.

Is there a wall-mounted extruder?