Raku by Steven Branfman
Raku is a pottery technique in which the ware is quickly fired, removed from the kiln while it is hot and the glaze is molten, and completed in a post-firing phase outside the kiln. This useful handbook guides beginning and intermediate potters through each stage of raku, from its origins and history to clays and glazes, instructions on firing, combustion, and post-firing methods. Dozens of recipes are included for clay bodies and glazes, as well as recommendations for using commercial products. Detailed information is provided for building or buying raku kilns, with troubleshooting guidelines for firing and kiln design issues. Author Steven Branfman has expanded and updated his original edition, including more information on slip resist/naked raku, raku saggar, fuming, vapour glazing, and other related techniques, and many more photographs.
Steven Branfman enjoys an international reputation as a successful potter, writer, teacher, and businessman. In 1977 he founded The Potters Shop and School, which has become nationally known. Steven's raku ware has appeared in over 150 group and one-person exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the US and abroad, and can be found in numerous permanent collections. He is the author of Raku: A Practical Approach and The Potters Professional Handbook, and writes frequently for craft and pottery magazines. Articles by or about him have appeared in Ceramics Monthly, The Crafts Report, Clay Times, Boston Globe, Studio Potter, and Pottery Making Illustrated. Steven currently teaches at Thayer Academy in Braintree, MA.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780873419116 |
| ISBN 10 | 0873419111 |
| Title | Raku |
| Author | Steven Branfman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | F&W Publications Inc |
| Year published | 2001-03-31 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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