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Conversations about Tin Oxide (SnO2)

by The CMW Team | June 8, 2022 | Glazes, Informative

Reduction is a new concept for a lot of people, that’s because the majority of people are firing in electric kilns, which basically only fire in Oxidation (there are some ways to do it, but they aren’t the safest or most stable). The Heat is ON! A Beginners Guide to...

Getting Boron Levels Right

by The CMW Team | June 19, 2019 | Glazes, Informative

Welcome back to the Ceramic Materials Workshop blog! Today, we’re delving into the fascinating world of boron, a somewhat mysterious element that plays a crucial role in many ceramic glazes. What is Boron? Boron is a metalloid, meaning it straddles the line...

Glaze Durability (Food Safety)

by The CMW Team | June 13, 2019 | Beginners Guide, Clay, Glazes, Informative

I’ve had a few conversions recently about glaze durability. Here is my article that I published in the 2016 NCECA journal on that subject. I looked into the the question of why glazes are durable or not and found that we are able to correlate the overall...