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Expertise : a technical guide to ceramics / Charlotte F. Speight, John Toki

Author
Speight, Charlotte F., 1919-
Published
Boston, Mass. : McGraw-Hill, [2004]
Copyright Date
©2004
Physical Description
v, 86 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Additional Creators
Toki, John and Speight, Charlotte F., 1919-

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Contents
Clays and glazed formulated for testing -- Glaze additives in relation to suspension and application -- Clay, slip, and glaze recipes from ceramists -- Percentage charts: clays chemicals, feldspars, wood ash, frits, and opacifiers -- Chemicals and materials -- Colorants and opacifiers -- Bisque and single firing: orton and seger cones; converting centigrade and fahrenheit -- Kiln firing programs and graphs -- Useful measurements and equivalents in English and metric systems -- Changing the flux in a glaze -- Calculating glazes using chemical analysis -- Atomic weights of elements used in ceramics -- Molecular and equivalent weights -- Formulas of some feldspars -- Types of plasters and their uses -- Common plaster and slip-casting problems and solutions -- Preplanning for installation -- Repair, adhesives, and colorants -- Sources of health and safety information -- Sources of equipment and materials.
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ISBN
0072942495
Note
"Designed to supplement the information in the main text, Hands in clay."--P. v.
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