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What is Dunting?

Dunting in thin pieces

If we use a low expansion glaze inside a thin-walled piece, this can cause dunting. The body contracts around the glaze--if the glaze won't shrink enough it can crack or break the pot. This most often happens when we glaze the inside but not the outside of a piece.

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6/29/2007 3:37:02 AM
steven said:

always good to know for the novice potters or those interested in pottery

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