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Firing defect where blisters form within claybody, raising large lumps on the surface.

Having adequate ventilation for electric kilns promotes a safe work environment. Find out what you need to do to ventilate … Read More

When you pull a piece out of the kiln and there is a glaze defect on it, you might think there … Read More

The glass phase that forms during the firing of a ceramic material can be thought of as the glue that … Read More

Many clay and glaze faults in ceramic wares are caused by incomplete burnout (oxidation) of carbon and sulfur during the … Read More

Bloating and carbon coring form from a reaction of sulfur and carbons. The percentage of contaminants and the kiln environment … Read More

in 2013, after 27 in a converted barn studio, Gail Russell and her fiancé purchased a property and along with … Read More

1 Shrinkage curve for a cone 3 clay body. Note that the shrinkage reverses as the body begins to bloat … Read More

With today’s high-tech computerized kilns, you may have wondered why pyrometric cones are necessary when firing your ceramic art. Even … Read More

With today’s high-tech computerized kilns, you may have wondered why pyrometric cones are necessary when firing your ceramic art. Even … Read More

With the holidays recently celebrated, we all may have become more familiar than we would like with a different kind … Read More