What should we know about cristobalite and quartz inversion?
About this episode
Cristobalite and quartz inversion are the great boogie men of ceramics, often being used to explain cracking clay, glaze fit issues, and general ceramic mayhem. In this episode the gang sort fact from fiction and explain the changes that silica goes through during firing. They also start the episode talking about Matt's amazing new computer keyboard, which has beautiful celadon-glazed porcelain keys. Do you have questions or need advice on glazes? Drop us a line at [email protected] and you could be featured on an upcoming show.
This week's episode features the following topics:
Porcelain, celadon, cristobalite, quartz inversion, silica
Today's episode is brought to you by Cornell Studio Supply and the Rosenfield Collection of Ceramic Art.
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