The use of Adhesives

There are several situations in which the use of a natural adhesive is necessary. For instance, if we wish to fire enamel lumps onto a pre-fired enamel surface, the enamel lumps would jump off the surface while the work is being heated in the kiln. The adhesive serves to keep the lumps in place.

It is also used if we wish to enamel sloping surfaces such as the sides of bowls, or surfaces that are to be placed in the kiln in an upside down position.
Many different adhesives may be used, but they must be of natural origin. I prefer to use klyrfire, which is made of sea weed but I have, in the past, used many other adhesives such as agar-agar which is a kind of jelly, or wallpaper glue, or gum Arabic. If you wish to use a glue unknown to you, always run a small test to see if it fires away without leaving a residue. 
Always let the adhesive dry well before putting your work in the kiln.

Suppose that you wish to put cloisons on the enamelled back of your work.   The way to go about this would be to glue the cloisons to the enamelled base, using a good adhesive. I suggest undiluted klyrfire. 
If this should not work, there is yet another very strong adhesive. Thompson's sell it under the name of Blu-stic or Blu-1. This glue holds cloisons on vertical surfaces and you can even fire pieces upside down. Dip the cloison into the Blu-stic, position it in its place, let it dry thoroughly, and fire.