07/28/09 - Kiln Furniture - Prepared from alumina, silicon carbide, sillimanite and zirconium silicate, kiln furniture is all the refractory objects created to prop up fusing pieces inside a hot kiln. Kiln shelves and posts are usually the items referred to as kiln furniture. They require a several coatings of a kiln wash to shield them all through the firing progression. Covering them with a shelf primer or kiln wash helps to protect them from any glass that could get touch and stick to them.
This is yet another page that has been added to the site to assist individuals new to glass fusing. It is linked from the Tools and Materials and the Technical Terms pages .
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