Highfire Bisque Slip
Materials Amounts Silica 33.3% Custer Feldspar 33.3% EPK 33.3% This slip is meant to be applied to bisqueware apply thinly. You can add mason stains to color this slip.
Highfire Cone 10 slip
Materials Amounts Ball Clay (Kentucky OM4 Tennessee #1) 25% Silica 25% Custer Feldspar 25% EPK 25% This slip is meant to be applied to leather hard clay. You can add …
All Purpose Slip
Cone 04-10 Materials AmOunt Ferro Frit 3124 20.450 OM4 28.410 EPK 28.410 Silica 22.730
Robin Hoppers Ubiquitous Slip
Cone 04 – Cone 12 Slip Ball Clay 75.000 Kaolin 10.000 Silica 10.000 Feldspar 5.000 Robin Hopper cites this decorating slip: He says it is useable from C04 to C12, …
Slipping and scoring
What is slip Slip is essentially liquid clay. Slip acts as an adhesive by bonding the two pieces. It moistens the clay and once the clay dries in the scored …
How to make joining slip
Joining slip is an essential part of hand building. It ensures that your joins are nice and secure. Use joining slip when your two pieces are leather hard to make …
How to make Magic Water
Why use and make Magic Water Magic Water is very useful when you want to bond two pieces of clay that are likely to crack during the drying or bisque …
What is Vitrification
Vitrification occurs during the firing when the clay is physically changed. When the clay is changed it melts the glass formers in clay which allows it to become impervious to …
How to test for shrinkage and absorption rates
Clay shrinks when it dries, gets bisque fired, and again during the glaze firing. Whenever you make a new batch of clay or buy premixed commercial clay you should test …
Learning ceramics where do I start?
Handbuilding is a ceramic technique that allows you to create any form using clay and your hands, no potter’s wheel needed. It is the simplest way to get started in …