{"product_id":"making-and-installing-handmade-ceramic-rodrick-jacobi-9798198302839","title":"Making And Installing Handmade Ceramic Tiles: A Complete Step by Step Guide to Designing, Glazing, Decorating and Installing 25 Custom Ceramic Tile Pr","description":"Your kitchen backsplash will still be there in thirty years. Most craft projects will not. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHandmade ceramic tiles are permanent. Once mortared into a wall and grouted, they become part of the architecture of a room, holding the glaze colors and surface textures you chose for decades. That is what makes this craft worth learning properly, and it is exactly what this book teaches from the first page to the last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStarting from raw clay and ending with a sealed, grouted, finished installation, every technique in this book is built around one standard: tiles that stay on the wall for a generation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat You Will Learn: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClay body selection - why stoneware outperforms earthenware in kitchens, bathrooms, and wet areas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlab construction - the guide-stick method, shrinkage calculations, and flat-drying techniques that save entire batches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurface decoration - six techniques including sgraffito, mishima inlay, underglaze painting, and stamping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlaze science - cone temperatures, food-safe formulations, and how to prevent crazing before it happens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiln loading and firing - step-by-step schedules for both bisque and glaze firings in a home electric kiln\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfessional installation - substrates, waterproofing, thin-set, grouting, and silicone joints done right\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlso Inside: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25 projects organized by room: 8 kitchen designs, 9 bathroom applications, and 8 home decor pieces including fireplace surrounds, garden stepping stones, and framed wall panels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSafety guidance written to professional studio standards for silica dust, glaze chemicals, and kiln operation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo pottery wheel is needed. A basic home studio kiln is enough. What is required is the willingness to learn a process that produces something no showroom carries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eYour first project is one decision away. Pick it up and start.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rodrick Jacobi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798198302839\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.19d","brand":"Rodrick Jacobi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48801578615039,"sku":"9798198302839","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/making-and-installing-handmade-ceramic-rodrick-jacobi-9798198302839","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}