Episode 87 Do I Have to Glaze My Pieces?

by Alyx Galanti | December 12, 2024

Today’s episode features a simple question. Do I have to glaze my pieces? The FFS gang talk about unglazed surfaces, and also discuss what triggers vitrification during firing. To start the episode, they also gab about Producer Ben’s new book on low fire glazes for potters and sculptors.

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