| The Potter's Complete Book of Clay and Glazes: A Comprehensive Guide to Formulating, Mixing, Applying and Firing Clay Bodies and Glazes | 
 enlarge | Author: James Chappell
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 251124
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Rev Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.3
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0823042030
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.1
EAN: 9780823042036
Publication Date: May 1, 1991
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excellent resource... January 2, 2000
26 out of 27 found this review helpful
...merely a tool, which definitley involves work on behalf of the reader. There are no pictures or test tiles to rely on; you have to try them yourself... a refreshing change from the results usually included in glaze books because you have to experiment and come up with your own results. I used the 1970's edition of this book as an undergraduate, which included the original recipes - not revised to exclude toxins - and while the revised edition is informative, it lacks the conversions for the "toxic" ingredients which many of us still use for the stunning results they provide. As a result some of the best recipes have been excluded from the new edition, and unfortunatley, the replacements and substitutions produce nowhere near the results gained from earlier editions. Still a good tool for the potter who enjoys glaze experimentation, but if you can score a copy of an unrevised edition(there are two- and they are out of print), you are sure to be pleased!
 very promising , but delivers little . March 27, 1999
17 out of 20 found this review helpful
Many of these glazes are from other sources , same for clay bodies , but have been altered slightly to be presented anew. No real emphasis on glaze toxicity . Fritting Barium and Lead does not guarantee safety in the finished glazes . It's a case of user be aware . No guidelines for glaze usuage on functional wares or decorative . Is the glaze able stand table use - who knows ? Another in the long line of Artistic Glaze books , Ho Humm.
 Lots of details but very few illustrations. January 4, 1999
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I was disappointed by this book due to the lack of illustrations even if only of test tiles. If the author has tested these formulae I cannot understand why these illustrations were not included, but without them the reader is left having to conduct his own test to determine the effects achievable. If the author has not tested, then the book is little better than the lists of glazes available free on the internet. Either way the reader is left with a lot of work to do.
 Everything you could ever want from a glaze book. August 22, 1998
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
This book has everything you could ever want in a glaze book. Includeing every chemical you need for glazes and charts on how much colorants to add in percentages. Every kind of glaze for every cone. I didnt' pay too much attention to the clay makeing part but thats not hard to do.
An excellent compendium of formulas for glazes and clays January 17, 1998
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Chappel provides a complete compendium of formulas for various types of clays from low fire to porcelain. He provides extensive formulas for various types of glazes from low fire to cone 14. The formulas are arranged by type, color and includes speciality glazes such as crystaline glazes. He provides complete instructions for firing. In addition there is a good discussion of materials, substitutions and toxicity.
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