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This book examines the history of crystalline glazes and various aspects of their production, describing suitable clays and kilns, glaze recipes, glazing techniques and how to fire in oxidation and reduction. This second edition has been updated to include information about new crystalline glaze potters and redesigned with colour illustrations.

(Paperback)

This book covers everything you need to know to understand and create dry glazes. There is not much information available on dry glazes apart from small sections in larger books. This book looks at the simple options such as slips and engobes, as well as many more complex glazes, and includes making your own dry glazes.

(Paperback)

Soda glazing, a ceramics technique which produces an attractive orange peel" texture, has become increasingly more popular than salt glazing because it produces more subtle colours and is more environmentally friendly. The author of this book discusses the history and techniques of soda glazing."

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This book covers all the essential information needed to make ceramic jewellery - a popular new area. It looks at sourcing or making the fittings and findings, combining your ceramic with other materials, and various potential design problems, as well as looking at the current international scene.

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This book covers techniques of firing and finishing at low temperature without using glazes. A step-by-step practical approach and beginner's guide, which includes burnishing, terra sigillata, smoke-firing, pit-firing, saggar firing and raku techniques.

(Paperback)

Lustre is a very tricky technique which gives stunning results, but can be quite difficult to achieve successfully. This handbook aims to explain and simplify the process, with thorough coverage of all the options.

(Paperback)

Although this is essentially a very simple subject, it can be used to make the most basic of forms to the most complex. This broad approach to slab work shows a wide variety of building methods and shows the work of many high-profile makers in this area.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)