Extras
Following are some downloadable pdf files containing technical information that I have used with my students at Augusta State University. The glaze recipes have been all been used and tested, though there is always the possibility that your materials and mixing conditions may vary from what we have used, yielding variations in results.
| lowfireglazelist.pdf | |
| File Size: | 201 kb |
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| rakuglazelist.pdf | |
| File Size: | 32 kb |
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| highfireglazelist.pdf | |
| File Size: | 206 kb |
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Instructions for mixing glazes:
| mixing_a_glaze.pdf | |
| File Size: | 172 kb |
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| mixing_a_glaze_checklist.pdf | |
| File Size: | 126 kb |
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Throwing and trimming instructions for beginning students:
| throwingdemo.pdf | |
| File Size: | 428 kb |
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| trimming_demo.pdf | |
| File Size: | 510 kb |
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Designing lids - old diagrams, not by me, but quite useful:
| lid_handout_1.pdf | |
| File Size: | 320 kb |
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| lid_handout_2.pdf | |
| File Size: | 406 kb |
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Firing instructions for electric kilns. These work for sculptors making pieces that vary from thin to quite thick. Potters making uniformly thin work won't need such long bisque cycles.
| firing_a_computer_controlled_kiln.pdf | |
| File Size: | 44 kb |
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| firing_kiln_with_sitter_and_timer.pdf | |
| File Size: | 84 kb |
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