Mastering Cone 6 Glazes

168 pages, 42 color photos, 15 graphs and is softbound in a durable, water resistant cover

By Ron Roy and John Hesselberth

Ron Roy and John Hesselberth, two potters well known for their expertise in glaze chemistry and for their concern for helping potters make glazes that are suitable for their intended use, have collaborated to write a book that is certain to become a classic for the potters working at Cone 6.

Do you want your glazed to be durable in use and attractive? Do you want to be sure they will not leach significant quantities of metals into food or drink? This is the first book to address these questions in-depth. A wide variety of extensively a wide variety of extensively tested glaze recipes are included as well as detailed guidance on formulating your own glazes.

Do you want to be sure glazes don’t craze for on coming out of the kiln or after extended use? Or perhaps you do not want glazes that craze for a decorative effect. This is the only book that gives an in-depth discussion of how to prevent (or causing) crazing and the related problems of shivering and dunting,

Do you want to know how you can test your glaze and pottery to be sure they are suitable for their intended use? A number of practical, inexpensive., in-studio test are described that you may want to use.

All of this information and more is explained in terms potters can readily understand. This is a ground-breaking book that studio potters, teachers of ceramics, students and others will find to be and invaluable source of useful reference information on cone 6 glazes. A lot of the material is also applicable to Cone 10.