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- Bisque Fire Pottery - How to Bisque Fire PotteryUpdated: 2008-10-03 @ 14:20:26 GMT
Tells how you bisque fire pottery, including discussion on the best type of kiln to use, what temperature to choose, and the usual firing schedule or ramp… - Soak as a Pottery Term - Soaking in PotteryCreated: 2008-10-03 @ 13:01:38 GMT
The term "soak" in pottery refers to a period of time at which a kiln is kept steady at a certain temperature… - Story of Ming Porcelain Dragon Flask - Ming Porcelain Dragon Flask S…Updated: 2008-10-01 @ 15:52:32 GMT
Fictional account of the making of a prized porcelain dragon flask during the Ming Dynasty in China… - Basic Parts of Thrown Pottery Forms - Thrown Pottery Form AreasUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 21:05:53 GMT
Thrown pottery can have a number of specific areas or parts. Formal knowledge of these can enhance a potter's aesthetic as they work on the wheel… - Clobber as a Pottery Term - Clobber in PotteryUpdated: 2008-09-30 @ 16:55:57 GMT
Clobber is a verb used to describe a specific use of overglazes… - Electric Potter's Wheels - Six Things About Electric Pottery WheelsUpdated: 2008-09-29 @ 16:20:48 GMT
In the thousands of years pottery has been practiced, one of the farthest reaching innovations was the introduction of electric-powered potter's wheels (pottery wheels). Electric potter's wheels al… - Begin Creating Pottery - How to Begin Creating PotteryUpdated: 2008-09-26 @ 18:14:09 GMT
Creating pottery can be a mild interest or a consuming joy. In either case, beginning to work with clay is an adventure. Here are answers to some questions that you may have as how to begin creatin… - Potshards - Pot ShardsUpdated: 2008-09-22 @ 17:37:57 GMT
Potshards are broken bits of pottery… - Buying a Used Electric Kiln - How to Buy a Used Electric KilnUpdated: 2008-09-19 @ 13:20:53 GMT
There are a number of things that need to be considered when buying a used electric kiln. This article will tell you the questions you need answered in order to make a good buying decision when loo… - Review of the Giffin Grip Pottery Tool for Trimming - The Giffin Gri…Updated: 2008-09-12 @ 12:21:16 GMT
Review of the Giffin Grip, a potter's wheel attachment used in trimming the bottoms of pots. … - Glaze Overview - Pottery Glaze OverviewUpdated: 2008-09-10 @ 19:12:19 GMT
An overview of what glazes are and their characteristics will be very helpful if you are new to them. Glazes are very diverse. Not only are there a wide variety of colors, but also of opacity, surf… - DIY Glazes versus Commercial Glazes - Do-It-Yourself Glazes versus C…Created: 2008-09-10 @ 18:57:35 GMT
Which is better, do it yourself glazes or commercial glazes. DIY glazes allow for more uniqueness and control, but commercial glazes are very user friendly. … - Finish the Bottom of Thrown Pots - Finishing the Bottom of Thrown Po…Updated: 2008-09-10 @ 16:34:54 GMT
The way in which you finish the bottom of thrown pottery directly effects the aesthetic and functional attributes of a pot. … - Trim the Foot Ring of a Pot - How to Trim the Foot Ring of a PotUpdated: 2008-09-09 @ 21:12:30 GMT
Foot rings are one of the possible ways to finish the bottom of a pot. Many pottery forms benefit from the visual lift and added elegance of a trimmed foot… - Glaze Modifiers - Glaze Modifiers in PotteryCreated: 2008-09-09 @ 15:03:23 GMT
Glaze modifiers can be added to pottery glazes in order to change the characteristics of a base glaze… - Ceramic and Glaze Fluxes - Fluxes for Ceramics and GlazeUpdated: 2008-09-09 @ 14:33:30 GMT
Fluxes lower the melting point of the glass formers in glazes, clay bodies, and other ceramic materials. … - Matte as a Term in Pottery - Matte as Pottery TermCreated: 2008-09-09 @ 14:05:33 GMT
Matte is an adjective describing a particular type of glaze surface… - Feldspars in Pottery - Feldspar and Feldspathic Rock in PotteryCreated: 2008-09-09 @ 12:45:11 GMT
Feldspars are used as fluxes in the creation of ceramic materials and glazes. …