Making Clay Tiles

Remember that clay will shrink and you have to adjust for this when making your tiles.

Making clay tiles.

This helps them heat from above and below rather than the edges heating faster than the middle. Then cut out your tiles. Make a moat around your tiles by putting bars of clay around their edges. The following tutorial could help you in making tiles successfully.

Generally this means tiles that have a high amount of grog. What clay bodies are good to use. Here is how to make a clay tile using carving subtractive and additive methods. The key factor is that the clay has a high amount of grog a material in clay which contains a high quantity of silica and alumina.

Learn the basics of making a tile with air dry clay. Make your own diy decorative tiles with this craft tutorial. Having the right type of clay body is important when making ceramic tiles. Making ceramic tiles or flat slab forms without the right equipment and process knowledge can be very disappointing mostly due to warpage.

The clay should be heavy duty as it will need to be durable and most importantly completely waterproof when fired. Make sure to add an extra 1 4 inch in all directions when making your tiles because the drying process will cause them to shrink some. Sometimes tiles are prone to warping and cracking because the clay body is unsuitable for tile making or the clay body is being fired a little too hot. To determine shrinkage take a slab of clay and incise a line 100 millimeters long.