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Saggar Firing - How to Make Simple Aluminum Saggars

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Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Price
Free
Published
2022
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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.