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SCracks and How to Avoid Them
Scracking is a problem most potters will have encountered. What is an scrack? How does an scrack develop? What can be done to avoid the problem? Find out here.

Make Your Own Hydrometer
Hydrometers are useful for checking the consistency of glazes very useful if you mix your own. Find out how to make your own inexpensive hydrometer here!

The Blue Bottle Project
Follow the making of a beautiful deep ink blue ceramic mid-fire (cone 4) bottle. A Cone 4 'Ink Blue' glaze and a bonus 'Deep Copper Red' glaze recipes supplied!

The Blue Bottle Project II
Finish the making of a beautiful deep ink blue ceramic mid-fire (cone 4) bottle. This week: glazing.

Slipware
Slipware is a technique that was popular in 17th & 18th century Europe. Find out more about it's history and how to it it here!

The Wedging Bat
The wedging bat is a thick slab of plaster used for wedging (kneading) clay, but also for drying out slip and other purposes.

Plaster Bats
Plaster bats can be a helpful tool for wheel thrown production work and other ceramic objects.

Some Hints on Throwing Porcelain
Get some hints on how to improve your porcelain throwing technique.

Cracking
Cracking can be avoided by following a few simple guidelines.

Clayfeast Gulgong
A place famous for it's yearly international ceramic events, hosted by Australian ceramics diva Janet Mansfield.

High Bisque, Low Glaze
Usually the studio potter bisques low, then glazes high. This is not always the case in industry, where the bisque may be high, and the glaze firing low. Find out more about this technique here.

The Glaze Simulator
The Glaze Simulator is a glaze calculation program that simulates glaze recipe creation. It includes a glaze wizard. A demo verion is available for free.

Tools and Tool Making for Porcelain
Alistair Whyte describes the procedure he uses for making tools and throwing porcelain.

Photographing Your Own Work
How to photograph your own ceramics and get near-professional results!

Egyptian Paste
Egyptian Paste is a self-glazing, low-firing clay body formulated by the Ancient Egyptians and still popular with some people today. Find out about it's history as well as recipes and tips!

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