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    Q&A Glaze Shivering

    Aug 01, 2018 2 minutes
    Written by Jeff Zamek
    Why is my fired glaze peeling off the pot?

    When a glaze shivers it is under e compression as it cools, peeling off the underlying clay body. This defect is most prevalent on pottery lips and handles, which are the areas of highest surface tension as the glaze hardens upon cooling. Shivering glaze chips can range from 1/16” to 2” (.15 cm to 5 cm)in size often looking

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