9798198302839 - Making And Installing Handmade Ceramic Tiles: A Complete Step by Step Guide to Designing, Glazing, Decorating and Installing 25 Custom Ceramic Tile Projects for Kit... (5 risultati)

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Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Your kitchen backsplash will still be there in thirty years. Most craft projects will not. Handmade ceramic tiles are permanent. Once mortared into a wall and grouted, they become part of the architecture of a room, holding the glaze colors and surface textures you chose for decades. That is what makes this craft worth learning properly, and it is exactly what this book teaches from the first page to the last. Starting from raw clay and ending with a sealed, grouted, finished installation, every technique in this book is built around one standard: tiles that stay on the wall for a generation. What You Will Learn: - Clay body selection - why stoneware outperforms earthenware in kitchens, bathrooms, and wet areas- Slab construction - the guide-stick method, shrinkage calculations, and flat-drying techniques that save entire batches- Surface decoration - six techniques including sgraffito, mishima inlay, underglaze painting, and stamping- Glaze science - cone temperatures, food-safe formulations, and how to prevent crazing before it happens- Kiln loading and firing - step-by-step schedules for both bisque and glaze firings in a home electric kiln- Professional installation - substrates, waterproofing, thin-set, grouting, and silicone joints done rightAlso Inside: - 25 projects organized by room: 8 kitchen designs, 9 bathroom applications, and 8 home decor pieces including fireplace surrounds, garden stepping stones, and framed wall panels- Safety guidance written to professional studio standards for silica dust, glaze chemicals, and kiln operation>Your first project is one decision away. Pick it up and start.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Your kitchen backsplash will still be there in thirty years. Most craft projects will not. Handmade ceramic tiles are permanent. Once mortared into a wall and grouted, they become part of the architecture of a room, holding the glaze colors and surface textures you chose for decades. That is what makes this craft worth learning properly, and it is exactly what this book teaches from the first page to the last. Starting from raw clay and ending with a sealed, grouted, finished installation, every technique in this book is built around one standard: tiles that stay on the wall for a generation. What You Will Learn: Clay body selection - why stoneware outperforms earthenware in kitchens, bathrooms, and wet areasSlab construction - the guide-stick method, shrinkage calculations, and flat-drying techniques that save entire batchesSurface decoration - six techniques including sgraffito, mishima inlay, underglaze painting, and stampingGlaze science - cone temperatures, food-safe formulations, and how to prevent crazing before it happensKiln loading and firing - step-by-step schedules for both bisque and glaze firings in a home electric kilnProfessional installation - substrates, waterproofing, thin-set, grouting, and silicone joints done rightAlso Inside: 25 projects organized by room: 8 kitchen designs, 9 bathroom applications, and 8 home decor pieces including fireplace surrounds, garden stepping stones, and framed wall panelsSafety guidance written to professional studio standards for silica dust, glaze chemicals, and kiln operationNo pottery wheel is needed. A basic home studio kiln is enough. What is required is the willingness to learn a process that produces something no showroom carries. Your first project is one decision away. Pick it up and start. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Your kitchen backsplash will still be there in thirty years. Most craft projects will not. Handmade ceramic tiles are permanent. Once mortared into a wall and grouted, they become part of the architecture of a room, holding the glaze colors and surface textures you chose for decades. That is what makes this craft worth learning properly, and it is exactly what this book teaches from the first page to the last. Starting from raw clay and ending with a sealed, grouted, finished installation, every technique in this book is built around one standard: tiles that stay on the wall for a generation. What You Will Learn: Clay body selection - why stoneware outperforms earthenware in kitchens, bathrooms, and wet areasSlab construction - the guide-stick method, shrinkage calculations, and flat-drying techniques that save entire batchesSurface decoration - six techniques including sgraffito, mishima inlay, underglaze painting, and stampingGlaze science - cone temperatures, food-safe formulations, and how to prevent crazing before it happensKiln loading and firing - step-by-step schedules for both bisque and glaze firings in a home electric kilnProfessional installation - substrates, waterproofing, thin-set, grouting, and silicone joints done rightAlso Inside: 25 projects organized by room: 8 kitchen designs, 9 bathroom applications, and 8 home decor pieces including fireplace surrounds, garden stepping stones, and framed wall panelsSafety guidance written to professional studio standards for silica dust, glaze chemicals, and kiln operationNo pottery wheel is needed. A basic home studio kiln is enough. What is required is the willingness to learn a process that produces something no showroom carries. Your first project is one decision away. Pick it up and start. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.