{"id":45530,"date":"2026-04-14T08:58:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T08:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fica-oc.pt\/?p=45530"},"modified":"2026-04-15T09:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T09:44:31","slug":"ceramic-firing-what-happens-to-the-clay-in-the-muffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fica-oc.pt\/en\/blog\/ceramica\/cozeduras-de-ceramica-o-que-acontece-ao-barro-na-mufla\/","title":{"rendered":"Ceramic firing: what happens to the clay in the muffle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ceramic firing: what happens to the clay in the muffle<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n
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There's one thing that everyone who starts out in ceramics learns sooner or later, and that's that firing is unforgiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can recover clay that has dried out too much. You can correct a piece that has become crooked during the leather stage. You can redo almost everything, right up until the moment the piece goes into the kiln. From then on, the process is irreversible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That's why understanding what happens inside the oven isn't optional knowledge. It's what allows you to make good decisions before you get there. In this article you'll find out what happens in ceramic firing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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