Thank you. My kiln has just arrived. 🤪 your talk on bisque firing was very helpful.

This was such a great tutorial. I have never loaded a kiln, as I go to a studio. Before that, 48 years ago, I was in high school and the teacher loaded it. I learned so much from this video. You are like having a friend helping along the way. I suspected we could stack for a bisque firing, but really never knew. Some day I hope to have my own small home studio. I think I will miss the friendliness and comraderie of the studio I go to as we show off what we have done and ask and give pointers. But being able to throw whenever I want would be wonderful. There are benefits and drawbacks to everything in life.

I just love your videos, your studio and your house.

Ah yes, the miniscule adjustments in the positions of the pots before putting down the next shelf! One thing I didn't hear, that I thought I might, was, "Don't pick up greenware the same way you pick up fired wares. You'll end up with a piece of rim in your hand."

I really enjoy watching your show. When I was in class they told me to hold the piece up to my face and if the piece was cold it was still damp. That helps me. Thank you

Loved this presentation Vaughan!

Thanks for all the good information and video s I have rushed the bisk before and lost pottery now I take my time it's faster than remaking them

Great information! Thank you 😊

Thank. You so much this was a great help.

I noticed that one of your middle shelves didn’t seem to have many elements in that layer. I always thought I had to have elements in between my shelves. Great great information !

This is a great video!!! Wow jam packed with information! Thanks as always. I have found that bisque firing too low I get pinholes so I bisque to cone 04.

Thank you for a great video!

Great tutorial

Nice video … such a nice man … I just made a home made gas kiln , I been bisque firing in 8 hours , two hours of the heat below boiling , so far all has worked well lol but it’s a small kiln lol

Thank you Vaughan!

Hi Vaughan I’m using the Laguna bmix 5. Should I bisque to cone 06 and not 04? Thanks

Great video.

I appreciate your videos. Very clear and easy to understand. I dont see videos on how to add color when you carve. How do i underglaze. Carve. Then possible glazing. I am older amd have been doing this maybe 3/4 years. And getting into glazes etc.

Zdravím z Česka a přeji moc hezké svátky jara....hlavně buďte zdraví a užívejte si sluníčka 😉💐🌷⚘🦢🐥🦋🐣🐓🐔

Hi Vaughan…. Could you mention how you pack plates and platters so they don’t crack please. I have learned a lot from your videos! Thanks! Mary

So hard to explain this to anyone 😬 What great tutorial 😊

Another great video Vaughan. I call it kiln tetris - remember that game? 😁

When pre heating for 3 hours did you have the lid open? You mentioned closing the lid and checking moisture with a spoon at the view hole.

Thank you for all the tips you so generously share! Why do you need to treat the Advancer shelves? Thanks in advance 🙏🏼💙

Newbie here. Trying to figure out the clay conundrum, or at least it is a conundrum for me. I have been trying different clays and it gets confusing fast. Do you stick with one or two different clays for your pottery and if so what do you like? I’m sorry if you have already answered this question elsewhere. Thanks in advance and for all your lovely instruction.

Hi! Love your videos. I have had bowl rims crack when I bisqued them upside down. Since then I'm afraid to bisque upside down. Any ideas why that happened? To thin? Or shelf a bit rough?

Good video with good tips! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 It reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask you... I see that you don't sign your work before you bisque fire. With what do you sign your bisque fired pieces? How do you manage to dip your signed bisqued pieces and not have your signature smudged or drip? I've been stamping my bone dry pots with a rubber stamp and a potter's stamp pad. If I stamp on bisqued pots I have to wax the bottoms without waxing my stamped signature or it will blur my stamp. I'm definitely not doing something correctly but I can't figure it out. I have a stoneware mug of yours and a earthenware mug that Jacqueline painted and the signatures are glazed over but not blurred at all. Thank you in advance for and advice or tips on my question Vaughan.

Hi Vaughan you said you prefer to fire the bisque 06 instead 04 .What is the difference between then , I know is the temperature and I just find is not better do the 04, maybe burning more organic matter or is something else?🤗

Thank you for the helpful video! What’s the highest you’ve glaze fired Laguna BMix-5?

Excellent video! Question: You don't damage the kiln lid when you load all those pieces on top of the kiln?

I notice my bisque has not changed colour in the middle pointe when/where I stack items but the rest of the body of the vessels or plates have changed to pink. Does that mean the middle has not reached full firing because of my stacking pls

I test for dampness using my lips. If the piece is cold, it's damp. If it's warm, it's dry.

Would you do a video on grinding pieces when the glaze runs?? Thanks. I have not a clue how to grind and do it safely

Thank you Vaughn for your video! When firing do you stay close to the kiln for the entire firing? 16 hours?

I load my kiln and then put a 300 watt light bulb in the kiln with the lid shut for 24 hours. That dry heat of the bulb gets any last hint of moisture out.

I knew a guy who had a rush order so fired before the pieces were completely dry. I came into the shop and the kiln sounded just like a popcorn maker. I doubt you have ever heard anything like that. Most potters have heard an occasional pop but nothing like that.

Hi vaungh, what temperature to do warm up to?

I agree the advancer shelves are worth the money. Best investment we ever made

I test dampness with my lips. If the piece is cold, it's damp. If it's warm