Electric Kiln Ceramics: A Potter's Guide to Clays and Glazes

by Richard Zakin

Book Overview

Over the last decade, the safety, convenience and comparative cleanliness of the electric kiln have made it popular with studio potters and ceramicists. This book is designed to help the ceramicist to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801970210
• ISBN13: 9780801970214
• Release Date: July 1981
• Publisher: Chilton Book Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This will get you rolling....

This book is excellent. It will teach you not only everything you need to know to get started, but it gives glaze recipies and tips for intermediate types as well. I recommend it.

Excellent Starter Book on Glazing

For someone new to firing and glazes, this book is an excellent place to start. It explains things in simple terms, provides pictures and demystifies the process. While it doesn't provide an in-depth discussion of chemical changes and formulas or more than some basic recipes, it provided the basics I was looking for.

Excellent text

The images in this book are amazing! Every significant ceramic artists is represented. This is a must have for anyone who wants a complete guide to ceramic artists who use electric kilns. One of the best ceramic books available.

great resource

I am a ceramics instructor and find this book a useful text. I teach a class on ceramic materials and electric kiln finishes and use this book for class. It is laid out so students at any level can benefit. The photos both color and black & white are great examples of the topics covered in each section. A great resource for anyone interested in testing, developing or just getting started in oxidation firing and finishes.