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mixing high and low fire clay...

updated sun 17 mar 02

 

Elizabeth Hewitt on sat 16 mar 02


<<Firing at a lower temperature will result in a high absorption rate,
reduced clay body strength, and likely, glaze fit problems. deg >>>
And, if you fire it high it will bloat. I learned that one early on. The
pot looked like it had one bad case of acne.
Elizabeth