Low Fire Kiln
April 26th, 2011
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Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques: Raku * Saggar * Pit * Barrel (A Lark Ceramics Book) $7.92 Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have a wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along with a group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how to build low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns. The plans range from an easy, affordable, and versatile Raku Kiln to a unique wood-fueled Downdraft Stovepipe Barrel one. These clever devices ma… |
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Making Low Fire Ceramic Beads, Buttons and Pendants (Mary Harding Jewelry Workshops) $9.99 Why Low Fire Ceramic Beads, Buttons and Pendants?The reason I have called this workshop Low Fire Ceramic Beads, Buttons and Pendants is that is how I started out. Local ceramic studios don?t routinely fire at high temperatures because of the kind of slip they cast with. So that is how I learned. I think that low fire is a more applicable for the beginner or person new to ceramic bead making becaus… |
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Ceramic Bead Jewelry: 30 Fired & Inspired Projects (Lark Jewelry Books) $4.82 This is by far the most attractive volume on ceramic bead-making anywhere! Crafters will eagerly snap it up to learn how they can create a variety of striking projects using low-fire clay and a rainbow of colorful glazes. The basic techniques include hand-rolling, cutting, stamping, press-molding, and extruding, as well as surface embellishment, and 30 of the colorful finished jewelry projects are… |