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All Discussion about glaze, clay composition, techniques, firing, kiln, potters wheels, and tips and tricks.

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  1. Clay & Glaze Last Post

    Clay and glaze discussions.

    1. Glazing & Finishing Techniques

      Discussions regarding glazing and finishing techniqes.

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    2. Clay Body Discussion

      Discussions pertaining to making and using clay bodies.

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    3. Clay & Glaze Videos

      Videos pertaining to clay and glaze, demonstrations, and technical information.

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      Jack Troy, Wood fired... Go to last post

      by aclift

      02-24-2010 08:47 PM

    4. Glaze Discussions

      Discussions pertaining to glazes.

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      1. Mid-range Glazes (4/12)
      2. High-fire Glazes (2/3)
      3. Low-fire Glazes
      4. Raku Glazes (1/3)
      5. Crystalline Glazes
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    5. Raw Materials

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      1. Health & Safety (1/2)
      2. Substitutions (2/3)
      3. Oxides and Colorants (2/4)
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    1. Firing Discussion

      Discussions about firing ceramics

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      1. High-fire Reduction
      2. Mid-Range (1/2)
      3. Wood-fire (3/6)
      4. Raku (1/1)
      5. Salt & Soda Firing
      6. Pit Firing (2/7)
      7. Low-Fire
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    2. Kiln Discussion

      Discussions about kilns including construction and design

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      1. Electric Kilns (5/18)
      2. Gas Kilns
      3. Wood Kilns
      4. Raku Kilns

    3. Refractories

      Discussions pertaining to designing, making, and using refractories.

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    4. Firing and Kiln Videos

      Firings that show different types of firings and types of kilns including construction

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      Firing the wood kiln part 4 -... Go to last post

      by aclift

      02-25-2010 07:03 AM

  3. Equipment Maintenance

    Discussion on fixing, and maintaining studio equipment, such as kilns, pugmills, and pottery wheels.

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  4. Forming Techniques

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    1. Hand-building

      Discussion pertaining to hand-building techniques, functional or sculptural questions welcomed.

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    2. Throwing

      Discussion pertaining to techniques and forms created on the potters wheel.

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    3. Tiles

      Discussion about techniques used in creating tiles.

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    4. Forming Technique Videos

      Videos pertaining to forming clay, including throwing, hand-building, and tile making.

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  5. Mold Making & Slip Casting

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    1. Plaster Molds

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    2. Clay Slip

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  6. Tips and Tricks

    Share your clay related secret tips.

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  7. Conservation and Restoration

    Discussion on preserving ceramics as well as fixing broken works.

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    Conservation of Robert... Go to last post

    by aclift

    02-24-2010 03:29 PM

  8. Advanced Ceramics

    Discussions about ceramic engineering and science, in relationship to ceramic art.

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    Video: The future of... Go to last post

    by aclift

    03-01-2010 04:17 PM

    1. Advance Ceramics Videos

      Video about advanced ceramics that might be interesting to ceramic artists

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