--- product_id: 90063404 title: "The Handbook of Glaze Recipes" price: "KD 20.80" currency: KWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/90063404-the-handbook-of-glaze-recipes store_origin: KW region: Kuwait --- # The Handbook of Glaze Recipes **Price:** KD 20.80 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Handbook of Glaze Recipes - **How much does it cost?** KD 20.80 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.kw](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/90063404-the-handbook-of-glaze-recipes) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Handbook of Glaze Recipes [Bloomfield, Linda] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Handbook of Glaze Recipes Review: The Handbook of Glaze Recipes is EVERYTHING I hoped it would be! An instant favorite! - This book was EVERYTHING I hoped it would be! Cover to cover it's filled with highly insightful information about glazes! I am thrilled to add this book to my studio collection and will certainly reference it often for recipes, as well as ideas and inspiration! The Handbook of Glaze Recipes is brilliantly designed as a spiral-bound book making it the perfect companion in the studio without the worry of a cracking spine from all of the use it's sure to see. There are numerous other qualities about this book that make it an instant favorite: The book begins with a basic overview of what makes a glaze a glaze, common glaze problems (and their solutions!), popular oxides and their results under different atmospheric environments, and glaze application techniques for a variety of surfaces. All of that helpful information is within the first 25 pages or so, leaving the rest of the book for recipe after recipe! The recipes are divided logically by cone firing temperature making the book very easy to navigate for your particular firing range. Each recipe features a test tile of the glaze next to the glaze formula on a specified clay type giving the reader a clear visual representation of the glaze's surface characteristics, color, and opacity, instead of a wordy description of what the glaze will look like, as many other books have done in the past. The helpful test tile displays next to each formula made selecting recipes a breeze, and within the first hour of owning the book I was mixing up tests for my next firing. Unlike other books that call for a lengthy list of obscure materials most of the recipes in The Handbook of Glaze Recipes are possible to create with a basic material inventory, which I really appreciate because I can use the same materials for several glazes without ending up with leftover materials I'm unlikely to use for anything else. The appendix of the book outlines a UK to US materials conversion chart making this book an equally useful resource in UK and US studios! As another reviewer mentioned there are a few recipes in the book that call for materials I am unlikely to use in my studio, but I appreciate their inclusion in the book nonetheless. Safety and knowledge are the most important tools in the ceramic studio, and I think this is a prime example. A beautiful barium glaze has its place in the ceramic world, and while that may not be on the functional tableware I make, I can still value its exquisitely stony surface, and will simply not make that glaze for my pots. That said, there are hundreds of other glazes in this book that don't call for barium or ingredients you may choose to avoid in your studio. There is such an impressively wide range of glazes in this book! I really enjoyed the direct use of metals and oxides throughout the book as the coloring elements, which is a departure from the commercial stains I generally use. Out of curiosity I made a few of the glazes in the book substituting my commercial stains for the coloring oxides. The results were incredible! What made this especially interesting for me was that by using my stains I was keeping entirely within the palette I've already established for my work, but I was able to create several new surfaces that seamlessly assimilated into my current collection. This book is already one of my favorite new resources and I will be recommending it to every ceramic artists I know! It is definitely a must-have!!! Review: Four Stars - I am presently testing several of these glazes. There are even some interesting raku glazes. Linda ## Images ![The Handbook of Glaze Recipes - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71I1xYRuo0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Handbook of Glaze Recipes is EVERYTHING I hoped it would be! An instant favorite! *by L***Y on September 9, 2014* This book was EVERYTHING I hoped it would be! Cover to cover it's filled with highly insightful information about glazes! I am thrilled to add this book to my studio collection and will certainly reference it often for recipes, as well as ideas and inspiration! The Handbook of Glaze Recipes is brilliantly designed as a spiral-bound book making it the perfect companion in the studio without the worry of a cracking spine from all of the use it's sure to see. There are numerous other qualities about this book that make it an instant favorite: The book begins with a basic overview of what makes a glaze a glaze, common glaze problems (and their solutions!), popular oxides and their results under different atmospheric environments, and glaze application techniques for a variety of surfaces. All of that helpful information is within the first 25 pages or so, leaving the rest of the book for recipe after recipe! The recipes are divided logically by cone firing temperature making the book very easy to navigate for your particular firing range. Each recipe features a test tile of the glaze next to the glaze formula on a specified clay type giving the reader a clear visual representation of the glaze's surface characteristics, color, and opacity, instead of a wordy description of what the glaze will look like, as many other books have done in the past. The helpful test tile displays next to each formula made selecting recipes a breeze, and within the first hour of owning the book I was mixing up tests for my next firing. Unlike other books that call for a lengthy list of obscure materials most of the recipes in The Handbook of Glaze Recipes are possible to create with a basic material inventory, which I really appreciate because I can use the same materials for several glazes without ending up with leftover materials I'm unlikely to use for anything else. The appendix of the book outlines a UK to US materials conversion chart making this book an equally useful resource in UK and US studios! As another reviewer mentioned there are a few recipes in the book that call for materials I am unlikely to use in my studio, but I appreciate their inclusion in the book nonetheless. Safety and knowledge are the most important tools in the ceramic studio, and I think this is a prime example. A beautiful barium glaze has its place in the ceramic world, and while that may not be on the functional tableware I make, I can still value its exquisitely stony surface, and will simply not make that glaze for my pots. That said, there are hundreds of other glazes in this book that don't call for barium or ingredients you may choose to avoid in your studio. There is such an impressively wide range of glazes in this book! I really enjoyed the direct use of metals and oxides throughout the book as the coloring elements, which is a departure from the commercial stains I generally use. Out of curiosity I made a few of the glazes in the book substituting my commercial stains for the coloring oxides. The results were incredible! What made this especially interesting for me was that by using my stains I was keeping entirely within the palette I've already established for my work, but I was able to create several new surfaces that seamlessly assimilated into my current collection. This book is already one of my favorite new resources and I will be recommending it to every ceramic artists I know! It is definitely a must-have!!! ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Four Stars *by C***L on September 27, 2015* I am presently testing several of these glazes. There are even some interesting raku glazes. Linda ### ⭐⭐ Not useful. *by A***T on November 4, 2021* I'm not sure who this is intended for. It is not detailed enough or organized to guide a beginner. Handbook is a misnomer, as it touches on many technical concepts but makes no attempt to resolve them into practical application. The bulk of the book is dedicated to recipes that are not complete unless maybe you have enough experience to not need the book. As an example. pg 85 has two Shiny and transparent glazes. One is called Shiny transparent cone 8 with no other description. The other, is called Michael Bailey shiny transparent cone 6, with the description, "A very shiny transparent." The glaze photos are indistinguishable . The recipes are slightly different but there is nothing to describe why they are different. Nothing about the intended use, firing, clay bodies, coloring, application, or mixing. I think using this book as a principle source of information would end up wasting a lot of time, energy, and probably frustrate many to the point of giving up ceramics. While it does not advertise itself as an exhaustive resource, I'm not sure for whom it would be a useful resource. ## Frequently Bought Together - The Handbook of Glaze Recipes - The Complete Guide to Mid-Range Glazes: Glazing and Firing at Cones 4-7 - Amazing Glaze Recipes and Combinations: 200+ Surefire Finishes for Low-Fire, Mid-Range, and High-Fire Pottery (Mastering Ceramics) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/90063404-the-handbook-of-glaze-recipes](https://www.desertcart.com.kw/products/90063404-the-handbook-of-glaze-recipes) --- *Product available on Desertcart Kuwait* *Store origin: KW* *Last updated: 2026-05-21*