The Cloisonné project in the book is done in the traditional manner. But that doesn't mean there is only one way to do this. Below is other information.
My project in the book talks about using Klyr-Fire to hold down your wires. Well, I just learned that Elmer's White Glue can be used to hold your wires down. This is also sold with a blue tint as Blue-Stic by various supplies. However, the straight Elmer's works great and totally burns out in the kiln. The main reason I find it so convenient is... when creating a more complex design or when placing wires on a domed surface, Klyr-Fire a) doesn't dry right away and b) even if it's dry, it you touch it too hard, it will move. With the Elmer's glue, the wire gets tacky to the surface right away and holds much better. Of course only use a dab - I put a drop of glue on a piece of cardboard and then slightly tap my wire into the surface. One issue is that the glue dies while you are using it so don't put too much out at one time and add as needed. This has saved me from multiple firings of fusing in my wires in a complex design. I love it!
Merry-Lee Rae is a wonder enamelist, jeweler and Cloisonné artist. She also teaches in her home studio, at various venues and also offers on-line classes. I've been creating Cloisonné pieces for over 40 years and I took her Waterlily workshop and learned something new! We don't do Cloisonné exactly the same, but she does use a traditional method and it's worth taking her workshop even if you follow my directions in the book. In this workshop, Merry-Lee takes you through a hand polish, which is discussed in the book on page 108 by artist Don Viehman, another wonderful enamelist, jewelry, Cloisonné artist and teacher. However, she does things slightly differently from Don. In particular, she uses, as a final poish, a 90-10 mixture of cerium oxide to tin oxide using a buff in her flexshaft. As mentioned in the perface of the book - we all work differently and we are all right - use what works for you. See Merry-Lee's own artwork here.
This is the cerium oxide that Don Viehman uses, always with a mask!
Harlan W. Butt is another wonderful enamelist, metalsmith and educator. With every piece he includes a haiku that he has written. I bought one of his COVid jar series, piece #1, which includes the haiku: We are all one thing. What you are is what we are. We breathe in each other. This speaks to me as it's very Buddhist and I study modern Buddhism.
He has produced 7short videos showing his process in creating a Cloisonné vessel. These are not meant to teach how to create one, but to give a flavor for how it's done and hopefully inspire the viewer. Harlan has developed a jig for bending repetitive wires (you can see these in the COVid jar #1) and he shows its use in one of the videos. Here is the first and a link to the others.