Understanding Glazes

Self Guided Lectures + Labs - Making Glazes, Make Sense

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Course curriculum

1. Welcome!
2. Let's get started!
3. Video Features
4. Materials + Equipment for the Course
5. CMW Starter Kit + Pro-Test Test Tiles and Silicone Mold
6. CMW Lecture Slide Notes
7. Get your copy of our digital glaze book - Test, Test, Test! - here!
8. CMW is on the Thinkific App!
9. CMW Resources
10. Upgrade Options
11. Do you think you will need more time? Extend your course access with Patreon!
12. CMW Beginning of Class Survey
1. The Course - Making Glazes, Make Sense
2. Welcome Matt
3. What Are Glazes?
4. Hot Stuff!
5. Predictable
6. Time and Temperature
7. The Gap
1. Glaze Test Book Introduction
2. Base Test Glazes
3. Mixing Glazes
1. Home Sweet Home
2. Magmaniums
3. Rock Stars
4. Rocky Relationship
5. Kaopectate
6. Location, Location, Location
1. Pick-a-part - Updated Feb 2026
2. Pick-a-part - old version
3. Making Glaze Tests
4. Downloads for the Chapter
5. 4321-∆10 - Lab 1
6. 4321-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
7. Absence-∆10 - Lab 1
8. Absence-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
9. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 1
10. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
11. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 1
12. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
13. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 1
14. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
15. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 1
16. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
17. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 1
18. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 1 Analysis
19. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 1
20. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 1 Analysis
21. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 1
22. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
23. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 1
24. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
25. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 1
26. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
27. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 1
28. Glassy Eyed - ∆6- Lab 1 Analysis
29. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 1
30. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
31. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 1
32. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 1 Analysis
33. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 1
34. 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...
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
1. Flux Capacity - Updated Feb 2026
2. Flux Capacity - old version
3. Downloads for Chapter
4. 4321-∆10 - Lab 2
5. 4321-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
6. Absence-∆10 - Lab 2
7. Absence-∆10- Lab 2 Analysis
8. Katz Matte-∆10- Lab 2
9. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
10. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 2
11. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
12. Old Orange-∆10- Lab 2
13. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
14. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 2
15. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
16. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 2
17. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
18. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 2
19. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 2 Analysis
20. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 2
21. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
22. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 2
23. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
24. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 2
25. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
26. Glassy Eyed - ∆6- Lab 2
27. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
28. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 2
29. Heart of Glass - ∆6- Lab 2 Analysis
30. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 2
31. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
32. Tangerine - ∆6- Lab 2
33. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 2 Analysis
1. Flux and Run
2. Fluxed Up
3. Identical Strangers
4. Sparring 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
1. Down to Earths
2. Chalk Drawing
3. Kiss Off
4. Bone Head
5. Magnesium...not Manganese
6. Strong-tium
7. If you can't beat 'em, Barium
8. In the Zinc
9. I thought we covered them all...
1. Sili-closeness - updated Feb 2026
2. Sili-closeness - old version
3. Downloads for Chapter
4. 4321-∆10 - Lab 3
5. 4321-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
6. Absence-∆10- Lab 3
7. Absence-∆10- Lab 3 Analysis
8. Katz Matte-∆10 Lab 3
9. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
10. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 3
11. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
12. Old Orange-∆10- Lab 3
13. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
14. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 3
15. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
16. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 3
17. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 3 Analysis
18. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 3
19. Zinc Pinc -∆10 - Lab 3 Analysis
20. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 3
21. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 3 Analysis
22. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 3
23. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
24. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 3
25. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
26. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 3
27. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
28. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 3
29. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
30. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 3
31. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 3 Analysis
32. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 3
33. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 3 Analysis
1. Melt with you
2. Under-whelming
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
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
1. Back to the Flux Capacity - updated Feb 2026
2. Back to the Flux Capacity - old version
3. 4321-∆10 - Lab 4
4. 4321-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
5. Absence-∆10 - Lab 4
6. Absence-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
7. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 4
8. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
9. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 4
10. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
11. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 4
12. Old Orange-∆10- Lab 4 Analysis
13. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 4
14. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
15. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 4
16. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 4 Analysis
17. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 4
18. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 4 Analysis
19. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 4
20. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 4 Analysis
21. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 4
22. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 4 Analysis
23. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 4
24. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
25. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 4
26. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
27. Heart of Glass - ∆6- Lab 4
28. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
29. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 4
30. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 4 Analysis
31. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 4
32. 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
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. Downloads for Chapter
1. Lab 5a - Color Wheel- Part 1 - updated Feb 2026
2. Lab 5a - Color Wheel- Part 1 - old version
3. Downloads for Chapter
4. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5a
5. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
6. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5a
7. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
8. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5a
9. Katz Matte-∆10- Lab 5a Analysis
10. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 5a
11. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 5a Analysis
12. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5a
13. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
14. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5a
15. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
16. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 5a
17. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 5a Analysis
18. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5a
19. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5a Analysis
20. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 5a
21. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 5a Analysis
22. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5a
23. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
24. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5a
25. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
26. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5a
27. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
28. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5a
29. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
30. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- Lab 5a
31. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 5a Analysis
32. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5a
33. Tangerine - ∆6- Lab 5a Analysis
1. Lab 5b- Color-Part 2 - updated Feb 2026
2. Lab 5b- Color-Part 2 - old version
3. Downloads for Chapter
4. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
5. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
6. 4321-∆10 - Lab 5b-Group & Individual Analysis
7. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
8. Absence-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
9. Absence-∆10- Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
10. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
11. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
12. Katz Matte-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
13. My Blue Heaven-∆10- Lab 5b - Group
14. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
15. My Blue Heaven-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
16. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
17. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
18. Old Orange-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
19. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
20. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
21. Peacock-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
22. Purple Rain-∆10- Lab 5b - Group
23. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
24. Purple Rain-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
25. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5b - Group
26. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5b -Individual
27. Zinc Pinc-∆10 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
28. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
29. Big Red - ∆6- Lab 5b -Individual
30. Big Red - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
31. Birdie's Nest - ∆6- Lab 5b - Group
32. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
33. Birdie's Nest - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
34. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
35. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
36. Freckles - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
37. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
38. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
39. Glassy Eyed - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
40. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
41. Heart of Glass - ∆6- Lab 5b -Individual
42. Heart of Glass - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
43. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - 5b Group
44. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6- 5b Individual
45. Katz Burke Matte - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
46. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5b - Group
47. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5b -Individual
48. Tangerine - ∆6 - Lab 5b Group & Individual Analysis
1. Type cast
2. Listicle
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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
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
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. Downloads for Chapter
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
1. Into the fire
2. The electric company
3. Cone alone
4. Fired up
5. Interpretive dance
6. NRG
7. Reductionist
8. Reduction reduced
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
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Self Guided Lectures + Labs - Making Glazes, Make Sense

Course curriculum

Classroom Logistics

Module 1: Introduction

Labs Introduction

Module 2: Geology

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

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