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Category: Technical Articles 2000

Dorothy Cockrell

One of the fascinating things demonstrated at the recent International Symposium at Bristol was Raku firing of enamels to give a lustre finish.

It was done by taking a hot enamel out of the kiln, putting it straight into a tin of damp sawdust and slamming a lid on top. Coupled with very thin layers of enamel, this technique gave wonderfully coloured lustres. It could be done also by putting the hot enamel on a pad of damp newspaper and covering it with an airtight tin. The hot enamel sets fire to the sawdust or newspaper, the lid prevents more oxygen reaching the fire and the lack of oxygen produces a reducing atmosphere and so a lustre.

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