A ceramic glaze fault that occurs during firing of the ware, the molten glaze pulls itself into islands leaving bare patches of body between.
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The principal home of information on this issue is in the troubleshooting section in the Crawling topic.
| Troubles |
Crawling
Ask yourself the right questions to figure out the real cause of a glaze crawling issue. Deal with the problem, not the symptoms. |
| Glossary |
Surface Tension
In ceramics, surface tension is discussed in two contexts: The glaze melt and the glaze suspension. In both, the quality of the glaze surface is impacted. |
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To avoid crawling, factory worker prewets and postwets critical areas while dip glazing a lid The wetting is likely needed because of the abrupt concave surface. Notice the technique of dipping to achieve significant thickness while avoiding dripping and uneven layering. The glaze slurry is also thixotropic. |
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