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How do I fire porcelain?

Hardpaste porcelain

Hardpaste porcelain is characterized by its hardness, ringing sound when struck translucence, and shining finish, like that of a cowrie shell (Italian porcellana). It is made of kaolin and petuntse (fusible feldspar consisting chiefly of silicates reduced to a fine white powder); it is high-fired at 1,400ºC/2,552ºF.

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