Sodium Silicate Stretch 

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Yes you can reuse the clay. A little does not adversely effect the clay, usually it gets wedged into a larger piece. Sodium silicate is normally used in casting clays to reduce the amount of water needed to make slip which reduces the shrinkage and cracking. Some people will use a deflocculated slip for joining clay together like with handles. Good luck.

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Hi Gabriele, You can purchase sodium silicate at any ceramic supplier. I am in Southern California and both Aardvark Clay and Supplies and Laguna clay both carry it. A little goes a long way so you do not need much and also make sure you clean the threads on the jar and close it tight when you are done.

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Yes. That is a good idea because sodium and silica makes a glaze...

Yes you can and it works great!

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Hello, I did do a video on how I glaze my stretched pots. You can find it at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VsxIdqovN8Y.html. Enjoy, Richard

Hi Sir. I must have missed this piece of your video. That is cleared. I will try your method out when come to glaze. Thank you :-)

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It is hard to say without helping you in person. My best guess is to make sure the sodium silicate is dry to the touch before stretching. I hope that helps, keep practicing and you will fine tune it to your taste. good luck, Richard

Yes you can.

You are correct. I glaze inside, top, bottom then wax on to of the glaze. Allow the wax resist to dry then wipe away with a damp sponge the excess glaze to the waxed line. I then brush a watery wash over the texture and finally clean the high areas with a damp sponge. Be sure to keep rinsing the sponge in water as you wipe. I made a video of the process for you : ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VsxIdqovN8Y.html Thanks, Richard

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I have not tried it so my best suggestion is to try it yourself. Let me know how it works for you.

Hi Satyan, Thanks for watching! The current general book that I had for my students is by Vince Pitelka, Clay A Studio Handbook The Classic book on clay and glaze chemistry is by Daniel Rhodes who taught at Alfred, Clay and Glazes for the Potter. It is a little dense and good as a reference book although a little outdated with the use of lead in glazes which is frowned on nowadays. For glazes the best books are by John Britt: The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes which has been organized in a very clear way with great images (remember pictures are never as good as testing glazes yourself in your kiln). John also has a book on cone 4-7 glazes: The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes, Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7. A great reference is The Potters Dictionary of Materials and Techniques by Frank and Janet Hamer. I could go on but I think these books will serve you well.

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