How to make ceramics

2021-10-18

Ceramics is the general term for pottery and porcelain. People invented pottery as early as the Neolithic age about 8,000 years ago. Common ceramic materials include clay, alumina, kaolin and so on. Let me introduce how to make ceramics.
1. Knead the mud and knead with horns to fully knead the uneven mud.
2. When there is air in the mud, rub it with chrysanthemums to squeeze the bubbles.
3. Pull the billet, throw the mud ball on the center of the turntable on the wheel car, and draw the rough shape of the billet by bending and stretching.
4. To sharpen the billet, place the billet on the sharp bucket of the wheel car, turn the turntable, and use a knife to turn the billet to make the thickness of the billet proper, and the surface and the inside are smooth.
5. Li billet is also called trimming or spinning billet. It is the key link to finalize the shape of the utensil, and make the surface of the utensil smooth, consistent and regular.
6. Expose the billet, and place the processed billet on a wooden rack to dry.
7. Glazing, most ceramic products need to be glazed before they can be fired in the kiln. The glazing process seems simple, but it is an extremely important and difficult process to master. The glaze layer of each part of the body should be uniform and the thickness should be appropriate. , But also pay attention to the different fluidity of various glazes.

8. The last part is kiln firing. 





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