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The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7

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This fully illustrated go-to reference guide takes the guesswork out of mid- range glazes, which fire at cones 4-7.The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes covers mixing, testing, applying and firing hundreds of recipes to help ceramists of all skill levels gain a better understanding of glazes and the factors behind them. According to Ceramics Monthly, approximately 75% of potters glaze their pieces at mid-range temperatures―and this complete studio guide eliminates the guesswork from the popular process. Along with hundreds of recipes, it explores mixing, application, specific firing and cooling cycles, and all the factors that make glazes work. See how to boost colors with intense stains, washes, and underglazes; achieve stunning results that equal high-fire glazing, and expand the frontiers of mid-range with tips for wood, salt, and soda firing. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co.


Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 4, 2014


Edition ‏ : ‎ Illustrated


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 192 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1454707771


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 76


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.35 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.85 x 0.79 x 11.21 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #44,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1 in Coatings, Ceramics & Glass Engineering #3 in Ceramic Art #4 in Pottery & Ceramic Craft (Books)


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    • Great Book!
Format: Hardcover
I recently started doing pottery again and I have been working with Cone 6 oxidation and Cone 7 reduction glazes. I pre-ordered this book a couple months ago and it finally arrived and I love it! The wealth of information in this book is truly impressive! It is a great book for anyone working with mid-range clay and glazes. I've included a short video of leafing through the book so you can get a general sense of the books format (text and images). The basic chapters include: Glaze: An Introduction Why Fire to Cone 6? Materials, Oxides, Colorants, and Melt Tests Mixing Glazes Application Kilns and Firing Safety Overview of Mid-Range Glazes: Clear and White Glazes, Iron Glazes, Shino Glazes, Red Glazes, Green Glazes, Blue Glazes, Purple Glazes, Matte Glazes, Black Glazes, Yellow Glazes, Crystalline Glazes, Ash Glazes, Salt, Soda, and Wood-Fired Glazes. Making the Most of Mid-Range Glazes Cone Charts Feldspar UMF Charts Frit UMG Chart Kiln Wash Chart The book includes a wide variety of glazes. It is organized well with dozens of charts that group similar glazes together so you can easily see not only the appearance of the glazes but also the chemicals included in the glaze. I believe this book is best summed up by John Britt's own words from page 7 of the book. "This book is designed to help the beginner through advanced student overcome the confusion (and perhaps fear) and to help make sense of mid-range glazes. Although it also contains hundreds of recipes, it will go beyond them to explain the principles behind the glazes. By comparing and contrasting recipes within a type and learning the way glazes work, you'll see how potters create variations within a type. This gives you a sense of freedom and allows you to create an infinite number of your own recipes." A great book! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2014 by V. Hutson
    • Worth Every Penny!
Format: Hardcover
I have only had the book for two days, and I already know that I will never be without it. It contains so much valuable information in regard to mixing glazes. He covers the finer details, which is great for a relative newcomer like me. The book contains many images of fired glaze tiles along with the recipes/ingredients needed. It is worth a close read, as there is valuable information on every page. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2023 by Jason R
    • Interesting book about glazing
Format: Hardcover
Great book if you enjoy clay work. Definitely gave me some glazing ideas I’m now using.
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2025 by Ruth
    • Incredible book for potters. So much information in one place
Format: Hardcover
The author provides detailed and concise information to help potters figure out what to do or what they have done wrong that they can hopefully understand the why and how to fix next time. There is SO much information and SO many glaze recipe . Loving it!
Reviewed in the United States on October 3, 2023 by Virginia TN
    • Must have for Ceramic glaze makers
Format: Hardcover
Great book with great recipes, but I need to find some suppliers for the chemicals required to make these.
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2025 by Tuscola50
    • Yes
Format: Hardcover
Great informative book
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2025 by Ronald Doggett
    • Printing Error, but a great book Printing Error, but a great book
Format: Hardcover
Review Image by Jack Mccoy
Printing Error - I have two copies of pages 116 & 117, but not pages 132 &133. Other than this this book has been extremely useful to me for understanding glaze chemistry and how to formulate my own glazes.
Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2025 Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2025 by Jack Mccoy
    • Beautiful and Informative, Excellent Reference Book
Format: Hardcover
Received the book today. Purchased it pre-publication so I was quite eager to get it. For those familiar with John's previous book on high-fire glazes, you will find the format familiar. It is laid out with general information on glazes, preparation, application and firing (oxidation and reduction), and testing. Then an overview of many types of glazes is given, with hundreds of photographs and recipes. The photos alone are inspirational and really demonstrate the wide range of outcomes available at these mid-range temperatures. I had spent a bunch of years working in the cone 10 range and after reading John's High-Fire book, I switched from many of my old standards to one's I found in his book. I am similarly anxious to find some improvements on cone 6 glazes I have been working with lately. This book is really great in that it can be read at many different levels. It is pretty enough to be left on a coffee table, or perhaps, better, used as a reference for recipes, or a technical read on understanding what is chemically happening to assist in developing and altering glazes to one's own needs. I wanted to share these impressions and I am certain more in-depth reviews will follow. I'll get back to reading and enjoying my new book. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2014 by ShopSmart

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