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). Most people think about Reduction in...
by The CMW Team | June 8, 2022 | Glazes, Informative
Continuing on the conversation about Tin! Copper Red glazes are interesting as they often contain a lot more Tin than Copper. We’ve seen formula that will have 0.5% Copper and 6x or more Tin. These two glazes are from the same batch. The tile on the right is without...
by The CMW Team | June 19, 2019 | Glazes, Informative, NCECA
When we talk about converting a glaze from Cone 10 to cone 6, we need to have a precise understanding of our chemistry. First we need to understand what materials we are using to get the temperature down. The majority of the time, the best option is Boron. We find...
