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How do I fire ceramic bisque ?

firing bisque

Fire bisque at least one cone hotter than glaze and even more if glaze can be applied easily.
Glazed ware and bisque ware should not be fired together unless both mature at the same cone. Even then, be sure that the glaze is loaded in the bottom of the kiln.

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6/7/2012 9:35:20 PM
Sharrie said:

I think the wording on this is wrong - you wouldn't fire the bisque load hotter than the glaze load. For example, if your glaze load will be Cone 6, your bisque load would probably be Cone 06, 05 or 04.

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