Pottery equipment

A modern chamber type of kiln staked with terracotta pots.
Pottery equipment

Types of Kiln for Firing Ceramics

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Liz

There are many types of kilns for pottery and ceramics, some of the most popular are electric, gas, and wood-fired ...

Clay slip being used for casting.
Pottery equipment

Stages of Clay and their Preparation and uses

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Liz

There are commonly considered to be 7 stages of clay that it can exist in between being raw clay and ...

Hands clasped around some clay.
Pottery equipment The basics

Types of Clay for Pottery

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Liz

Clay is the material that makes pottery and ceramics possible. Clay is made mostly of alumina, silica and water, along ...

A set of pottery tools on a table.
Pottery equipment The basics

Pottery Tools Names and Uses

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Liz

There are professionally purpose-made pottery tools, and also many every-day household objects that can be repurposed for sculpting clay. I ...