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product_id: 540443890
title: "Specialty Series - Fire Road. Mid Fire Glaze for Clay, Pottery Glaze, Cone 5 and Cone 6 - Ceramic Glaze for Pottery (1 Pint | 16 oz | 473 ml)"
price: "VT10281"
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# Lead-free, non-toxic & food-safe Rich layered red & burnt orange hues Mid-fire cone 5 & 6 precision Specialty Series - Fire Road. Mid Fire Glaze for Clay, Pottery Glaze, Cone 5 and Cone 6 - Ceramic Glaze for Pottery (1 Pint | 16 oz | 473 ml)

**Price:** VT10281
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🔥 Elevate your ceramics with Fire Road — where bold color meets sustainable craft.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Specialty Series - Fire Road. Mid Fire Glaze for Clay, Pottery Glaze, Cone 5 and Cone 6 - Ceramic Glaze for Pottery (1 Pint | 16 oz | 473 ml)
- **How much does it cost?** VT10281 with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
- **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/540443890-specialty-series-fire-road-mid-fire-glaze-for-clay-pottery)

## Best For

- Customers looking for quality international products

## Why This Product

- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Lifetime Confidence:** Backed by Penguin Pottery’s lifetime warranty for worry-free creative exploration.
- • **Community-Driven Impact:** 1% of sales support underserved ceramics programs and artists in need—create with purpose.
- • **Vibrant Depth & Contrast:** Fire Road’s layered bands create a stunning visual impact with deep reds, burnt oranges, and textured black streaks.
- • **Eco-Conscious Craftsmanship:** Made in Vermont with sustainable practices, lead-free and food-safe for responsible artistry.
- • **Professional Mid-Fire Formula:** Optimized for cone 5 and 6 firings, ensuring consistent, high-quality results in calibrated kilns.

## Overview

Penguin Pottery’s Fire Road glaze is a premium mid-fire ceramic glaze designed for cone 5 and 6 firings. Featuring a rich palette of deep reds, burnt oranges, and textured black streaks on a semi-gloss finish, it delivers high contrast and visual depth. Made in Vermont, USA, this lead-free, non-toxic, and food-safe glaze supports sustainable manufacturing and community initiatives, backed by a lifetime warranty for professional and passionate potters alike.

## Description

Product description Penguin Pottery’s glazes offer a huge range of effects to choose from: vivid, bright, smooth, glossy, textured, satin, matte; opaque, semi-opaque, semi-translucent, translucent, flowing, non-flowing. Our low fire glazes are perfect for school projects, classrooms, studios, and potters who do not fire at high temperature. These low fire glazes are the potter’s choice when looking for a wide palette of colors, like celadon, lively reds, deep greens, bright blues. Our mid fire glazes offer similar ranges but also introduce interesting effects and tonality not available in low fire glazes. How to Get Great Results with Our Glazes Mix Well Before Using Sometimes glaze contents will settle. That's normal! Just like house paints, ceramic glazes need to be fully mixed to ensure smooth consistency. We recommend mixing well for at least 1-2 minutes. Choose How to Apply You can apply glazes either by (a) dipping your bisqued piece into the glaze or (b) brushing it on. Our glazes are ready to apply with a brush. If you're looking to dip, we recommend applying a dispersing agent like Darvan . Remove Dust from Bisque Removing all dust from your bisque-fired piece is critical to ensure a good outcome. Clean moist sponges are best. Make sure your piece is completely dry before glazing! Fire Glaze to Correct Cone Ceramic glazes are classified according to a temperature range ("cone") in three general groups: "low-fire," "mid-fire," and "high-fire." Over-firing will damage the piece/possibly the kiln, and under-firing will just give you ugly results. A Note on the Art of Glazing Ceramics One of the fascinating aspects of ceramics is the slight variations we can achieve by using different clay bodies, glaze types and firing methods. It's like vintage film photography - you don't know what it'll look like until you get it out of the kiln! Glazes will react differently (and look different) depending on several factors, including The temperature at which they're fired: even small changes in temperature can lead to different outcomes. The clay body on which the glaze is applied: the same glaze will look different if applied to a darker vs. lighter clay. The speed at which your kiln reaches the target temperature. How much oxygen is in the kiln's atmosphere while firing. That is why ceramics is an art! We recommend you experiment with different approaches and, most importantly, embrace the uncertainty. You will have a lot of fun seeing different results! About Penguin Pottery Employee Owned and US-Based : our company was founded by and run by potters. We conscientiously manufacture our products in New Hampshire, USA. We love getting our hands dirty while we share our love for the ceramic arts! Our Mission & Impact : we founded Penguin Pottery in 2020 with a simple mission: to increase access to the ceramic arts, while doing so in an ecologically-responsible manner. To that end, we donate 1% of our sales to environmental groups working hard to protect our planet for future generations. We Support Our Pottery Community We Support Artists CERF+ is the leading US non-profit organization providing emergency relief funds, educational programs, advocacy, and networking opportunities to safeguard artists' livelihoods nationwide.

Review: Gorgeous finish and reliable results everytime! - This glaze has quickly become one of my favorites in the studio. The color is absolutely beautiful—soft, earthy, and layered with a subtle depth that gives each piece a unique, natural look after firing. It applies smoothly and consistently, whether brushing or dipping, and I’ve had great results in the kiln with even coverage and no surprises. The finish has a really nice balance—not too glossy, not too matte—just a perfect, calm aesthetic. I especially love how it enhances texture and details in my pieces. If you’re going for a more organic, neutral look, this glaze is a must-have. I’ll definitely be repurchasing!
Review: Great red for oxidation firing! - Love this glaze with its depth that shows a hint of gold within the structure of the glaze. Turns brown in contact with clear zinc free glaze (HF-9). Quite runny so provide a dam grove at the bottom of the piece to catch and control the run.

## Features

- [COLOR PROFILE] - Fire Road features layered bands of deep red, burnt orange, and dark brown on a semi-gloss finish. Textured areas create a slightly rough, speckled effect, while black streaks run horizontally across the surface. The glaze has high contrast and strong visual depth.
- [PENGUIN POTTERY GLAZES] - Conscientiously crafted in Vermont, USA, our lead-free, non-toxic, food-safe mid-fire glazes bring you rich colors and effects you won’t find in low-fire formulas.
- [INSTRUCTIONS] - Always fire in a calibrated pottery kiln - not a kitchen oven - at the proper cone to match your swatch. Over- or under-firing can damage your work or yield uneven results.
- [1% FOR SCHOOLS] - The Penguin Fund is Penguin Pottery's commitment to the future of ceramics. We donate 1% of sales to underserved public schools that need support for their ceramics classes. We also support artists through the Craft Emergency Relief Fund (CERF+).
- [LIFETIME WARRANTY] - All Penguin Pottery products are backed by our Lifetime Warranty. If you have any issues, we will give you a refund or replace your product - no questions asked.
- [ABOUT PENGUIN POTTERY SUPPLIES] - At Penguin Pottery, we believe in responsible US-based manufacturing. We’re dedicated to minimizing our environmental footprint through sustainable manufacturing practices, eco-friendly packaging, and responsible sourcing. We back our products with a lifetime warranty, because we stand behind our products as much as we stand behind our community.

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #12,854 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ( See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing ) #15 in Ceramics Glazes |
| Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 376 Reviews |

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## Available Options

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Gorgeous finish and reliable results everytime!
*by L***O on April 10, 2026*

This glaze has quickly become one of my favorites in the studio. The color is absolutely beautiful—soft, earthy, and layered with a subtle depth that gives each piece a unique, natural look after firing. It applies smoothly and consistently, whether brushing or dipping, and I’ve had great results in the kiln with even coverage and no surprises. The finish has a really nice balance—not too glossy, not too matte—just a perfect, calm aesthetic. I especially love how it enhances texture and details in my pieces. If you’re going for a more organic, neutral look, this glaze is a must-have. I’ll definitely be repurchasing!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great red for oxidation firing!
*by P***L on January 23, 2025*

Love this glaze with its depth that shows a hint of gold within the structure of the glaze. Turns brown in contact with clear zinc free glaze (HF-9). Quite runny so provide a dam grove at the bottom of the piece to catch and control the run.

### ⭐ Not a good glaze experience.
*by A***R on May 7, 2026*

Miserable experience with this glaze. Granted I left it sit in the jar in my studio for a year before using, but this glaze was unrecoverable....tried using a wire whisk, a stirring stick first to remedy the chunkiness...when this failed to achieve a smooth brushable consistency, I tried a small handheld submersible blender from the kitchen. This also failed, so tried adding some water...which just stayed water and wouldn't mix with the glaze components. I am using this small quantity to teach others, and we have no sieve to remove the largest particles. I expected more from this brand.

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*Last updated: 2026-06-07*