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Understanding Glaze Composition Part 2: Flux

Welcome to Part 2 of our series exploring the main components of ceramic glazes! As you’ll remember from our previous article, all glazes are composed of 3 main parts: glass-formers, fluxes, and stabilizers. In Part 1 we discussed the oh-so-essential glass-former, silica. This week we’re going to explore an important

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Understanding Glaze Composition Part 1: Glass-Formers

Whether you’re working with commercial glazes or looking to start mixing or developing your own, understanding the basic structure of glazes can be a big help in getting successful results. It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer number of possible ingredients and complicated recipes, but you don’t need a

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