Archive for June 6th, 2008

GLOST FIRING

Friday, June 6th, 2008

After the Under Glaze Decoration and Overglaze application, the wares are second time fired and this is called Glost firing. Since raw lead glazes were used in olden days, to avoid volatility the Saggars are coated with small amount of glaze. This prevents the volatility of lead compounds in the glaze. However raw lead glazes […]