Understanding Glazes

Making Glazes, Make Sense - Full Experience October 2025

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Course curriculum

1. The Course - Making Glazes, Make Sense
2. Welcome Matt
3. Introduce Yourself!
4. What Are Glazes?
5. Hot Stuff!
6. White Lines
7. Predictable
8. Time and Temperature
9. The Gap
10. Student Lecture Notes - Introduction
11. Chapter Glossary - Introduction
12. Chapter Index - Introduction
13. Knowledge Check Quiz
1. Let's get started!
2. Materials + Equipment for the Course
3. CMW Starter Kit + Pro-Test Test Tiles and Silicone Mold
4. Have a Question? Post it to the Class Discussion
5. Video Features
6. Get your lifetime access to the digital glaze book - Test, Test, Test! - here!
7. CMW Student Community
8. Introducing The CMW Library!
9. CMW is on the Thinkific App!
10. CMW Resources
11. Need more time? Extend your course access with Patreon!
12. CMW Beginning of Class Survey
1. Class Schedule
2. Live Q&A and Office Hour Sessions
3. Week 1 Pre-recorded Hangout
4. Week 2 11.4.25 10am EST
5. Week 2 11.5.25 2pm EST
6. Week 2 11.6.25 8pm EST
7. Week 3 11.18.25 10am EST
8. Week 3 11.19.25 2pm EST
9. Week 3 11.20.25 8pm EST
10. Week 4 12.2.25 10am EST
11. Week 4 12.3.25 2pm EST
12. Week 4 12.4.25 8pm EST
13. Week 5 12.16.25 10am EST
14. Week 5 12.17.25 2pm EST
15. Week 5 12.18.25 8pm EST
16. Week 6 12.29.25 2pm EST - Note day change from Wednesday to Monday due to NYE holiday
17. Week 6 12.30.25 10am EST
18. Week 6 12.30.25 8pm EST - Note day change from Thursday to Tuesday due to NYD holiday
1. Home Sweet Home
2. Magmaniums
3. Rock Stars
4. Rocky Relationship
5. Kaopectate
6. Location, Location, Location
7. Student Lecture Notes - Geology
8. Chapter Glossary - Geology
9. Chapter Index - Geology
10. Knowledge Check Quiz
1. About Labs - Post your glaze choice here!
2. Glaze Test Book Introduction
3. Base Test Glazes
4. Mixing Glazes
5. The CMW Library! Access Link is Here!
6. Downloads for Chapter
1. How to report a CMW Library technical problem
2. CMW Library Tutorial - Introduction, Features and Account Set Up
3. CMW Library Tutorial - Navigation and Basic Features
4. CMW Library Tutorial - Entering Glaze Tests
5. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 1 Walkthrough
6. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 2 Walkthrough
7. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 3 Walkthrough
8. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 4 Walkthrough
9. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 5a Walkthrough
10. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 5b Walkthrough
1. Pick-a-part
2. Making Glaze Tests
3. The CMW Library Access Link
4. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 1 Walkthrough
5. Downloads for the Chapter
6. 4321-∆10 - Lab 1
7. 4321-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
8. Absence-∆10 - Lab 1
9. Absence-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
10. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 1
11. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
12. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 1
13. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
14. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 1
15. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
16. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 1
17. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
18. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 1
19. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 1 Analysis
20. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 1
21. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
22. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 1
23. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
24. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 1
25. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
26. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 1
27. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
28. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 1
29. Glassy Eyed - ∆6- Lab 1 Analysis
30. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 1
31. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
32. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 1
33. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
34. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 1
35. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
1. We Have Chemistry Together
2. Atom & Eve
3. Molecule Poirot
4. I have this conversation periodically...
5. Akali Metal Heads
6. Alkaline Batteries
7. Sectionals
8. Holy Moley
9. No cute title, just math...
10. Student Lecture Notes - Chemistry
11. Chapter Glossary - Chemistry
12. Chapter Index - Chemistry
13. Knowledge Check Quiz
1. Materialistic
2. Spouses and In-Laws
3. Big Dog
4. ALUMINA! Fight me U.K.!
5. Kao-pectate
6. Suspended Animation
7. Feat of Clay
8. Student Lecture Notes- Glass Formers
9. Chapter Glossary - Glass Formers
10. Chapter Index - Glass Formers
11. Knowledge Check Quiz
1. Flux Capacity
2. The CMW Library Access Link
3. CMW Library Tutorial - Lab 2 Walkthrough
4. Downloads for Chapter
5. 4321-∆10 - Lab 2
6. 4321-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
7. Absence-∆10 - Lab 2
8. Absence-∆10- Lab 2 Analysis
9. Katz Matte-∆10- Lab 2
10. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
11. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 2
12. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
13. Old Orange-∆10- Lab 2
14. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
15. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 2
16. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
17. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 2
18. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
19. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 2
20. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
21. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 2
22. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
23. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 2
24. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
25. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 2
26. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
27. Glassy Eyed - ∆6- Lab 2
28. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
29. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 2
30. Heart of Glass - ∆6- Lab 2 Analysis
31. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 2
32. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
33. Tangerine - ∆6- Lab 2
34. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
1. Flux and Run
2. Fluxed Up
3. Identical Strangers
4. Sparing Partners
5. Soda Pop
6. K-Pop
7. Naphthalene Cyanide
8. Li...es
9. The dissolve
10. You're soaking in it
11. Pro-Depressant
12. Knowledge Check Quiz
13. Lecture Notes Summary
14. Chapter Glossary
15. Chapter Index
1. Down to Earths
2. Chalk Drawing
3. Kiss Off
4. Bone Head
5. Magnesium...not Manganese
6. Strong-tium
7. If you can beat 'em, Barium
8. In the Zinc
9. I thought we covered them all...
10. Knowledge Check Quiz
11. Lecture Notes Summary
12. Chapter Glossary
13. Chapter Index
1. 4321-∆10 - Lab 3
2. 4321-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
3. Absence-∆10- Lab 3
4. Absence-∆10- Lab 3 Analysis
5. Katz Matte-∆10 Lab 3
6. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
7. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 3
8. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
9. Old Orange-∆10- Lab 3
10. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
11. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 3
12. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
13. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 3
14. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 3 Analysis
15. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 3
16. Zinc Pinc -∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
17. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 3
18. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 3 Analysis
19. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 3
20. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
21. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 3
22. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
23. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 3
24. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
25. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 3
26. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
27. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 3
28. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 3 Analysis
29. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 3
30. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
1. Melt with you
2. Under-wheming
3. Herr Seger
4. Cone Head
5. Stull Standing
6. Exploring Stull
7. Understanding Stull
8. Cone Theory
9. Stull's Flaws
10. Matte Katz
11. Matte-r of Fact
12. Set Phasers to Stunned
13. Unwelcome Matte
14. Knowledge Check Quiz
15. Lecture Notes Summary
16. Chapter Glossary
17. Chapter Index
1. U.M.F. Basics
2. 4321 U.M.F.
3. UMF Barium U.M.F.
4. Be(a)ware
5. The Rules
6. The New Normal
7. Don't take it to the limit
8. Calculator Tour
9. Basic Calculations-D
10. Adding Materials to the Calc
11. Materials Sub AM
12. Materials Sub AE
13. Rounding
14. Goal Seek
15. Knowledge Check Quiz
16. Lecture Notes Summary
17. Chapter Glossary
18. Chapter Index
1. 4321-∆10 - Lab 4
2. 4321-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
3. Absence-∆10 - Lab 4
4. Absence-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
5. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 4
6. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
7. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 4
8. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
9. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 4
10. Old Orange-∆10- Lab 4 Analysis
11. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 4
12. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
13. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 4
14. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 4 Analysis
15. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 4
16. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
17. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 4
18. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 4 Analysis
19. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 4
20. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 4 Analysis
21. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 4
22. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
23. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 4
24. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
25. Heart of Glass - ∆6- Lab 4
26. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
27. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 4
28. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
29. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 4
30. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
1. How low can you go?
2. Method to the madness
3. Proportionality
4. 50 50
5. Get low
6. Weak in the knees
7. Dropping Acid
8. Ion-ic
9. Getting testy
10. Tougher than nails
11. Knowledge Check Quiz
12. Lecture Notes Summary
13. Chapter Glossary
14. Chapter Index
1. Taking your glazes temperature
2. Unity Messy Formula
3. The pudding
4. Tough enough
5. Low key
6. Power converter
7. Boron the money
8. When the frit hits the pan
9. Frit happens
10. Greatly Borate
11. River Avon
12. Real eutectic
13. Map it, Danno
14. Harsh your buzz
15. Boron free
16. Bonus Lesson: Frit Manufacturing
17. Knowledge Check Quiz
18. Lecture Notes Summary
19. Chapter Glossary
20. Chapter Index
1. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5a
2. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
3. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5a
4. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
5. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5a
6. Katz Matte-∆10- Lab 5a Analysis
7. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 5a
8. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 5a Analysis
9. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5a
10. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
11. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5a
12. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
13. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 5a
14. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 5a Analysis
15. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5a
16. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
17. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 5a
18. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 5a Analysis
19. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5a
20. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
21. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5a
22. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
23. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5a
24. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
25. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5a
26. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
27. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 5a
28. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
29. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5a
30. Tangerine - ∆6- Lab 5a Analysis
1. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
2. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
3. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5b-Group & Individual Analysis
4. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
5. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
6. Absence-∆10- Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
7. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
8. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
9. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
10. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 5b - Group
11. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
12. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
13. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
14. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
15. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
16. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
17. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
18. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
19. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 5b - Group
20. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
21. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
22. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
23. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
24. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
25. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
26. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 5b -Individual
27. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
28. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 5b - Group
29. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
30. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
31. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
32. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
33. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
34. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
35. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
36. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
37. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
38. Heart of Glass - ∆6- Lab 5b -Individual
39. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
40. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - 5b Group
41. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- 5b Individual
42. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
43. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
44. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
45. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
1. Type cast
2. Listicle
3. Crystal clear
4. Crystal method
5. Crystal Ball
6. It's just a phase
7. Phase Diagraming
8. Oil marks the spot
9. Just say shino
10. I've got wood
11. The floor is lava
12. Superficial
13. Layer cake
14. Knowledge Check Quiz
15. Lecture Notes Summary
16. Chapter Glossary
17. Chapter Index
1. Love, flaws and all
2. Creepy Crawly
3. Craze y train
4. Craze y for you
5. Shiver me timbers
6. Digging a hole
7. Pinhead
8. Pin prick
9. The best of the rest
10. Knowledge Check Quiz
11. Lecture Notes Summary
12. Chapter Glossary
13. Chapter Index
1. True Colors
2. Off color
3. Color coded
4. Tivcrm nfe
5. Conicu
6. Rareified air
7. Whiteout
8. Stain on your reputation
9. Matt and the adequate techno-color dream glaze
10. Seeing red
11. Eyes on the prize
12. The big lie
13. Knowledge Check Quiz
14. Lecture Notes Summary
15. Chapter Glossary
16. Chapter Index
1. Apply yourself
2. The temperature and thickness paradox
3. Bisqu(e)ick
4. Thick as a brick
5. Water, water everywhere
6. The gravity of the situation
7. Go with the flow
8. Brush with destiny
9. The thick of it
10. The Edge
11. Bonus Lesson: CMW Commercial Clay Body Profile Testing
12. Knowledge Check Quiz
13. Lecture Notes Summary
14. Chapter Glossary
15. Chapter Index
1. Into the fire
2. The electric company
3. Cone alone
4. Fired up
5. Interpretive dance
6. NRG
7. Reductionist
8. Reduction reduced
9. Bonus Lesson: Freddy Fredrickson on Electric Kilns Pt. 1.
10. Bonus Lesson: Freddy Fredrickson on Electric Kilns Pt. 2.
11. Knowledge Check Quiz
12. Lecture Notes Summary
13. Chapter Glossary
14. Chapter Index
1. The dose makes the poison
2. Labeled data
3. FDA Ok
4. Alphabet soup
5. Get the lead out
6. Silicosis
7. Stragglers
8. I have to vent
9. Bonus Lesson: Toxicology Talk
10. Knowledge Check Quiz
11. Lecture Notes Summary
12. Chapter Glossary
13. Chapter Index
1. The End
2. CMW End of Class Survey
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4. CMW End of Class Survey

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$700.00
489 lessons

Making Glazes, Make Sense - Full Experience October 2025

Course curriculum

Module 1: Introduction

Classroom Logistics

Class Schedule + Live Q&A Office Hours Session Info

Module 2: Geology

Labs Introduction

CMW Library Tutorial

Lab 1

Module 3: Chemistry

Module 4: Glass Formers

Lab 2

Module 5: Alkali Metals

Module 6: Alkaline Earths

Lab 3

Module 7: Seger and Stull

Module 8: Calculations

Lab 4

Module 9: Durability

Module 10: Temperature

Lab 5a

Lab 5b

Module 11: Special Effects

Module 12: Flaws

Module 13: Color

Module 14: Application

Module 15: Firing

Module 16: Safety

Conclusion

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