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Using middle-range temperatures (cone 6) to achieve stoneware qualities has advantages and disadvantages. In this book, the author details developments in firing at this temperature. He also discusses: glazes (including special effects), brush on glazes, coloured slips, and glaze stains, including recipes.

Acknowledgementsp. 6
Introductionp. 7
The clay body and other variables - their effect on glazesp. 9
About glazes - a question of balancep. 12
Transparent glazesp. 16
Colouring the transparent glazesp. 22
The alumina mattsp. 34
High alkaline earth matt glazesp. 45
Macro-crystalline zinc glazesp. 52
High alkaline glazesp. 55
High silica glazesp. 59
Plotting and predictingp. 62
Glaze fitp. 69
Boric oxide in cone 6 glazesp. 76
Jun glazesp. 85
Orange red iron glazesp. 89
Lustre glazesp. 91
Raw glazesp. 94
The Gallery - cone 6 in actionp. 97
Cone 6 on the Internetp. 115
App: Analyses of materialsp. 117
Glossaryp. 120
Making glazes - health and safety considerationsp. 123
List of suppliersp. 124
Bibliographyp. 125
Indexp. 127
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ISBN: 9780713651157
ISBN-10: 0713651156
Series: Ceramics Handbooks
Audience: Professional
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 128
Published: 1st October 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.5
Weight (kg): 0.312