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Pouring is a technique which may be used if a work is too large to dip, or if there is just not enough glaze available. The ceramic object is held in one hand and glaze is poured over it as evenly as possible, until the whole surface is covered. With this method, overlapping is inevitable. If this is an issue with the glaze used, edges may be smothed over by rubbing with a finger. Hint: do not rub glazes with unprotected fingers if they contain toxic ingredients like lead, manganese or even copper! (Try rubber gloves.)
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