The Complete Potter: Glazes (Complete Potters)

Name: The Complete Potter: Glazes (Complete Potters)
Brand: Batsford
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By Emmanuel Cooper

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The Complete Potter is a series of pottery books designed to teach and inspire. In each volume, a leading potter examines a specific pottery skill with reference to techniques, equipment and material. Emmanuel Cooper, editor of the Complete Potter series and of the journal Ceramic Review, explains what glaze is and how it can be formulated and applied to full effect. He describes how potters can evolve their own glazes or prepare them from recipes and illustrates the different ways of applying them to pots. Colouring glaze is fully documented and many suggestions are given to help the potter achieve successful results. Contents: Introduction; 1. Keeping Glaze Simple - types of pottery and firing; Glaze materials in common use; Finding out for yourself; fired results; 2. Preparing and Mixing Glaze - Mixing glaze; wood ash and local clays; adjusting and developing glaze; 3. Colouring the Glaze - metal colouring oxides; glaze stains; 4. Applying the Glaze - glaze application; 5. Decorating with glaze - decorative slips; glaze on glaze; pigment decoration; glass and lustre decoration; 6. Kilns and Firing: Heat control; Temperature indicators; firing procedures; Preparing for the kiln; biscuit firing; glaze firing; reduction; raku. 7. Discovering glaze - glaze recipes; Raku, Earthenware glazes; Medium Temperature; Stoneware glazes; Appendix - common ceramic materials; glaze calculations; UK/USA equivalent materials; Protecting Your Health; Further Reading; Addresses of suppliers; Index

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Languages:: Published: English , Original: English
Number of Pages:: 96
Publisher:: Batsford
Publication Date:: 1992-09-01
Weight:: 499 g

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