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ALUMINA

This is an aluminium oxide.
It is produced by the refining of bauxite.
Having a high melting point, it is used as a refractory material.

SILICA

Silica, which is the chemical name for the mineral quartz and a synonym for silicon dioxide.
Used in the manufacture of special refractory materials for ceramics.

FLUXES

Each has different properties that affect the glaze color and texture.

ALKALINE	ALKALINE EARTHS	METAL FLUXES
Sodium - Na	Calcium - Ca	Lead - Pb
Soda Ash (Na2 CO3)	Whiting /Calcium Carbonate	** BEWARE
* Soda Feldspar	Lime
Boric Ox. (B2O3)	Dolomite (Ca2 Mg CO3)
Borax (Na2O 2B2O3 1OH2O)	Gerstley Borate / Colemanite
	Wollastonite (CaO3 SiO2)

ALKALINES	ALKALINE EARTHS	METAL FLUXES
Potassium - K	Magnesium-Mg	Zinc - Zn
* Potash Feldspar	Talc (3MgO 4SiO2 H2O)	Zinc Oxide (ZnO)
* Nepheline Syenite (K2O 3Na2 4Al2O3 9SiO2)
*Cornwallstone (K2O Al2O3 3SiO2)

ALKALINES	ALKALINE EARTHS	METAL FLUXES
Lithium - Li	Barium - Ba	Strontium - Sr
* Petalite (Li2O Al2O3 8SiO2)	(Note: toxic)
* Lepidolite
* Spodumene (Li2O Al2O3 4SiO2)

Modifiers

OPACIFIERS

Opacifiers	%	Comments
Antimony (Sb2O3)	10 to12	Toxic
Tin(Sn2)	5 to 7	use in majolica glaze
Titanium(TiO2)	8 to12	texture, crystals
Zinc(ZnO)	2 to 8	crystals, high shrinkage

COLORANTS

Colorant	%	Color
Cobalt Co	.25 to 5	blue
Iron Fe	1 to14	tan, yellow, brown
Copper Cu	1 to 6	green, red
Rutile	2 to10	tan, mottled
Manganese MnO2	2 to10	mauve, gray
Nickel NiO2	1 to3	gray
Chrome Cr2O3	1 to 6	green
Vanadium Pentoxide	5 to10	yellow

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Have you ever come up with a good idea while working with your handmade pottery or ceramics and thought that you would like to share it with others? You have? Well, why not send it to us and we will add it to the tips page for all to see.

Handmade pottery can be a very gratifying hobby that produces fun and satisfying results. For many people it's an enjoyable release that is created by working an inanimate mound of clay into a beautiful work of art that you made through your artistic abilities.

The best way of starting out is to take a few lessons. You will probably waste quite a bit in materials when you first get started. Figuring out how to truly make handmade pottery correctly and shape into what you want it to be can be quite an ordeal. The different tools that a normal shop will have can be fun to try. You will soon see which ones you like to use the most and then when you are ready you will know which ones to buy.

When you get all set up, just enjoy the hobby and have fun at it. Some people get pretty serious and start selling their creations at craft fairs and small stores, but others just like to create items for themselves, relatives, and friends. Whichever kind of handmade pottery you desire to endeavor, enjoy the hobby and have fun doing it.

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