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In applying the enamels over the foundation, each layer should be
fired only to a hard or high biscuit, heating the porcelain just to the point
of glazing at the final fusing. This is to be borne in mind because, in
the process of applying the porcelain in layers and fusing each layer, the
underlying layers will be slightly over-fused and somewhat lighter in
color.

Fig. 99.

Cecbniquc of Jlpplving the Porcelain to the matrix.

The application of the porcelain to the matrix requires an instrument
for mixing, applying, and carving (Fig. 97) and three sable brushes
(Fig. 98). Enough of the bristles of the smallest brush should be cut
away to make it very flexible (Fig. 98a). While there are a number of
special carvers on the market, and many of them good, the author has
found an instrument of the design shown in Fig. 97 to be the most useful.
The blade serves as a spatula, the point of the carver may be used for
applying the porcelain, and the instrument also meets the requirements
for carving. The shank contains a series of circular grooves,, which are
useful in vibrating the matrix (Fig. 99).

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