The Complete Potter's Companion

by Tony Birks

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Packed with helpful detail and practical illustration, this book will guide you through every stage of the basic techniques of making, decorating, glazing and firing thrown, hand-built and cast or moulded pottery.

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Many techniques and potters shown at work

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Obra llena de ilustraciones prácticas y detalladas que le explican paso a paso las técnicas para confeccionar, decorar y cocer piezas, modeladas en el torno, mano a mano con moldes u otros utensilios.

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