Common Clay Body and Glaze Defects

At some point every potter will encounter one or more of these common defects. In order to solve the problem it is important to diagnose the defect correctly and make the appropriate correction. Ceramics Consulting Services offers technical information and recommendations for the correction of ceramics defects.

Articles

Five Steps to Stop Glaze Shivering, Ceramics Monthly 1995

Eight Steps to Stop Crazing, Ceramics Monthly, 1995

Fast Bisque Firing
Glaze Crazing
Glaze Blistering
Fast Bisque Firing
Glaze Crazing
Glaze Blistering
Lime pop
Spit out blowup
freeze/thaw defect
Lime Pop
Spit Out Blowup
Freeze/Thaw Defect
drying crack
glaze crawling
glaze shivering
Drying Crack
Glaze Crawling
Glaze Shivering
 

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