Low-firing and Burnishing / Sumi von Dassow

Low-Firing and Burnishing
/ Sumi von Dassow
Ceramics Handbook

This books covers techniques of firing at low temperature without using glazes or even electric kilns. Both ancient cultures and contemporary potters have used methods of low firing to great effect, adding slips and burnishing pieces to create a more natural finish not possible with any other firing method. Providing you have outdoor space, these techniques can be done on a low budget using an old dustbin, a pit-in the ground or just a bonfire. Chapters include burnishing, terra sigillata, smokefiring, pit-firing, saggar firing and raku techniques. 112 pp.