Where is the "webmaster" when all of this non-pottery garbage is posted? I see this has turned into a porno site, and the potters are gone. It makes me sad.

Can I fire a glazed ^05 or 04 with a bisque load of stoneware? Somewhere in my memory that is a no-no, but wanted to see for sure from the group. thanks--Martha

Hi--I would like to know if anyone has ever put agate rocks in the bottom of a bowl and then fired it to---- say ^ 6? Since they are such beautiful colors, I thought if they would melt, they would look interesting. They are small--probably no bigger than a quarter. Thanks in advance for any...

I use commercial glazes for the most part, and it seems that some of the glazes I buy flow on beautifully, and others seem to "attack" the pot in a thick glob, and dry so quickly that the brush just seems to attach to the pot, and won't glide over the piece. With this type of glaze, I get a very...

I am having the worst time attaching handles. If they don't crack at the junction, there is a crack at the bend of the handle. What should I do? I can't believe that the people who make lots of mugs, etc. have this problem. Help.

Has anyone seen the pottery show on DIY network? It is neat to see a potter demonstrate on TV. I think it is on at 3:30 Eastern Daylite time, and on at 12:30 Pacific Daylite. You can go to DIYNetwork.com and it tells you what has been done and what is coming up. Also will tell us in USA when it...

Does anyone have a recipe for a non raku glaze with silver nitrate? Thanks. Martha

I have a cone 6 piece that when it was leather hard, I covered with porcelain slip to make the clay lighter in color. I fired it at 06 for bisque, and then glazed it, and fired to cone 6. It came out very rough, with the porcelain in little bubbles that looked smooth like it fired to temperature,...

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I've been thinking about buying some plain white, glazed ceramic wall tiles and then applying decals on them, and firing the decals. Has anyone tried this? I think it would work since decals are only fired to somewhere around ^018 (not sure, have to look it up again). Marianne

Does anyone know of instructions for building a burner assembly for a Raku kiln? Marni

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This question is probably simple with a simple answer. Perhaps it narrows down to will it make a difference to the final product if I bisque porcelain at 06 (usually I do it to 04)? The reason for the question is that there is a terracotta piece already fired to 06. It has some glued wood...

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hello, could anyone give some specifics on the firing schedule that you would use to fire thick sculptures? i plan to dry them out first for a few days. im using an electric kiln and want to bisque fire them to 06.

Which clay body fires to the highest possible cone for the longest amount of time and what temperature would that be? Where could I buy this clay? Name Brands??? Does putting a glaze on the material make it physically stronger....or not....? More resistant to temperature extremes....or...

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I have been looking at getting some new shelves for a woodfire kiln going to cone 10, 11, 12 with reduction. I will be using ITC coatings on the shelves. I have seen that high alumina shelves are not advised for woodfire, why? The Advancer shelves are very sensitive to any moisture and cost is...

At one time our ceramics class had a stain called Georgettes. Someone in the class broke the jar and threw it away not realizing the formula was on the jar. Does anyone have this formula? I would like to find it for our class. Thank you, Mary

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