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Saggar Firing - How to Make Simple Aluminum Saggars
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2022
About this lesson
Step-by-step instructions for building a saggar from crinkled aluminum foil packed with copper sulfate, iron sulfate and other combustibles around a terra-sigillata-burnished pot, then firing it in a raku kiln for smoke and metal-vapor markings.
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