How to Make and Use Wadding - A Useful Pottery Material

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Wadding is the topic of this video. How I mix it, how I use it and how I remove it from fired pots. It's an exceedingly useful material, if you're wood-firing, salt firing or just using a gas or electric kiln. I hope this films answers the many questions I'm often asked about the stuff.
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Wadding recipe: 50% china clay, 50% coarse alumina hydrate, mix powders and then add water very slowly as the mixture tends to turn too watery very easily. So better to take it slow. Once it has a clay like consistency you can wedge it up and store it in an air tight container.
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Introduction
0:09 - WADDING!
0:30 - How I mix it up.
3:25 - How I use wadding for lidded jars
6:55 - How I use wadding for mugs
7:20 - Talking about wadding use during my apprenticeship
8:53 - Using wadding to stabilise a kiln shelf
9:08 - Using wadding for propping up pyrometric cones
10:28 - Removing waddings from the jars
11:21 - Grinding clean the lid of the jar and the base of a mug
12:16 - Wadding glaze catches
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@KHFFSE Жыл бұрын

I cannot stress how much gratitude I have for you sharing so much of your process. So much of the arts is gatekept because teaching seems to be the biggest moneymaker in lieu of machinery, tech, and ai replacing human craftsmanship. Thank you so much for continuing to create and share with us ~

@johnnyzhu5601 Жыл бұрын

This video came at the prefect time, just finished bisquing some jars for my end of term exhibition. Thank you for giving such a detailed explanation! Thank you ❤

@Alex_0Z Жыл бұрын

super helpful, i found a wood kiln near me so i gotta learn all about it before i do my first firing!

@Alex_0Z Жыл бұрын

also happy easter

@Anne-ug4jv Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Thank you for sharing your knowledge to us. The pottery shop where I took a beginners class is a huge fan. It was fun to hear that my mentors also enjoy your content and are deeply inspired by your works.

@321ReadysSetG0 Жыл бұрын

Perfect timing - I was going to look for a wading recipe as I have an idea that it might help solve a problem piece I want to crystalline glaze - it has a very odd foot and I really can't make a "normal" riser - I'm excited to try it in this weeks firing.

@SydneyTravellersGuide Жыл бұрын

this is an incredible video. Not many people actually ever talk about wadding.

@carolinepattyn Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, love to hear your voice, so I can watch and listen to your video`s over and over again, so I learn so much from you, 🙏🏻🙏🏻 🇧🇪

@alexandraframe6493 Жыл бұрын

I didn’t even know they used anything. I really could have used for one of my bowls. The glaze was very runny when fired and my bowl had to pride free. The of course was damaged. Thank you for more knowledge.❤

@patspotpage Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! I've been wondering about making the cone shaped stilts out of wadding. I may give it a try. Your videos are immensely helpful and I appreciate your generosity!

@iffetorbay6356 4 ай бұрын

Wonderful demonstration! Thank you so much Florian Gadsby! All the best!😊💕

@CarisseH Жыл бұрын

Thank you sooo much for this wonderful tutorial on how to make wadding. 🎉

@RoosKohn Жыл бұрын

Thank you Florian, that was very informative and entertaining. Happy Easter

@Handmadebygas Жыл бұрын

Thankful for all you informative videos!! Thanks in advance ❤

@donnagrammas1892 10 ай бұрын

Excellent tutorial. Thank you.

@marktaylor865 Жыл бұрын

Happy Easter Florian.

@Smallathe Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! So much time to make a single item. No wonder they cost a lot more compared to the factory production stuff...

@sabineseidel9797 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@embercarrot Жыл бұрын

Wonderfully helpful video. I hope your hand is okay, that’s a pretty gnarly gash

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

Thank you. It’s alright, very annoying, but only surface level. I was pouring a bucket of glaze with a bad grip and it slipped, and the sharp underside of the plastic rim ripped a lot of skin off - silly mistake as I knew I had a poor hold on it but continued anyway… almost totally healed now.

@allatchernycheva9170 Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot, very informative

@notabagel Жыл бұрын

If you add a drop of dish soap to your water it will wet the clay better for the same hydration. Might make the hydrating process less fiddly.

@vanessabruning2997 Жыл бұрын

This video is perfect

@reggiethepotter Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Ibceramics Жыл бұрын

Bless you for this! I always wondered ?!?!how?!?! Thank you!!

@outoftime666 Жыл бұрын

Thanks You I am learning !!

@DianasYTChannel Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Florian. 😁

@deepashtray5605 Жыл бұрын

Zircopax is a good substitute for alumina if for some reason it's not available, or whichever one happens to be cheaper.

@theabristlebroom4378 Жыл бұрын

it never ceases to amaze me how much pie crust and pottery have in common.!

@jaggederest Жыл бұрын

I'm a hobby potter, and a former professional baker, I got back into baking bread this year and it was hilarious how much kneading dough and wedging clay are the same motion, fell right into the rhythm again after ~20 years of no serious baking practice.

@grantcooper5943 Жыл бұрын

NICE

@melaniebuckley1772 Жыл бұрын

Yes! I was going to ask this question after watching some of your other videos. What is it? How does it not stick etc? I tried Googling but the answers weren’t helpful to my brain! Thank you for this.

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

So please you found it useful! Thanks for taking the time to watch, Melanie.

@royg9049 Жыл бұрын

I have been looking for a long handled scoop like you are using. Can I ask where you got it from? Thanks for another great video

@sandrinegaspard2464 Жыл бұрын

Bonsoir , votre travail est magnifique et c est toujours un plaisir de regarder vos vidéos. Sauriez-vous me dire s il existe un équivalent en france de la brandon powder s il vous plait. Quel est ce produit ? Merci par avance.

@kevinskudalski5838 Жыл бұрын

Florian, could you speak to why you prefer wadding over stilts? I would love to hear your thoughts.

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

Well, stilts aren’t quite so customisable and don’t work for lids in the same way. They’re great for some pieces if you’re firing in very controlled atmospheres, but I suppose the reason you don’t see them used in wood/salt/soda firings is that they aren’t typically strong enough, (the ones you buy already formed at least). The molten wood ash, of vapourised soda would destroy them after a firing or two, and they’re made from very fine materials, so they’d be tricky to grind away from the pots. So, waddings like this work better, but you can also make your own wadding stilts from wadding like I’ve mixed in this video, I’ve found that before.

@dreamup8431 Жыл бұрын

Can you coat the wadding with graphite powder to prevent sticking?

@vzeimen Жыл бұрын

Like always I learn stuff I didn't know before. I feel like for awhile there I was creating some unwanted glaze results by handling wadding and then touching my glazed pots without washing my hands in-between. Do you worry about this or have any trouble with it?

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

I don’t worry too much! I always keep a wet sponge and a towel around when packing the kiln, and whenever my fingers get too dusty, or crusted with wadding, I wipe them off so I’m not constantly transferring prints. I tend to do all my wadding a few days before actually packing the kiln, that way all those pots are simply ready to go.

@danakern9866 Жыл бұрын

Hey! Can you make a video on all the clay bodies you use?

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

Sure! But there aren’t many. I tend to use one main stoneware, es80 at the moment, and a variety of porcelains, like Audrey Blackman.

@shiramoto Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤

@lottaearth Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. Can I use wadding in an electric kiln firing, cone 5-6?

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

Of course! It works for all temperatures.

@luigilake Жыл бұрын

Hi Florian! Do you add the iron into the stoneware clay you use yourself? Or do you buy the stoneware already with the iron mixed in? Thank you!

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

Hey! I buy it with the iron already mixed into it. Sometimes I sprinkle ilmenite into the stoneware and throw small batches of more speckled work, but I don’t do it too much as it can be quite dramatic. Thanks for watching.

@luigilake Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reply! Would you know if it’s possible to achieve the same effect by mixing red iron oxide into my regular white stoneware clay body? I essentially want to test creating. Marbled stoneware, with a mix of regular white stoneware and that same stoneware with high iron content. Is it red iron oxide that gives your clay it’s red flashing?

@peastyle1911 Жыл бұрын

Can you use wadding on a coarse bodied clay? I'm firing square edged plates on top of each other to save kiln space. I'm finding that the plates are fusing together during high fire. (They do come apart with a sharp tap, however I'm worried that I will damage them at some point) The clay body is very textured. I'm wondering if the wadding would stick to the coarse clay body?

@David-uv7hz Жыл бұрын

Such a useful video - thank you. Quick question - can you use the test tile saucer things multiple times? Ie can this wadding be fired multiple times?

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

Yes! I’ve used them dozens of times.

@David-uv7hz Жыл бұрын

@@floriangadsby Great!!! Thanks for the reply - I'll definitely be creating those trays for glaze tests!

@David-uv7hz Жыл бұрын

@@floriangadsby Sorry - quick second question... do you bisque fire the wadding trays before you use them with test tiles or straight from green state?

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

@@David-uv7hz I fire them green, just don’t go too quickly.

@David-uv7hz Жыл бұрын

@@floriangadsby Perfect! Thanks for your help - appreciated.

@michaelmantooth4443 Жыл бұрын

Do you think wadding could be molded and fired into kiln stilts? Also, what is the cone rating before decomposition/deformation?

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

Of course! During my apprenticeship in Japan we made waddings stilts/setters that were quite chunky, to use under pots. They can be reused numerous times provided they don’t get too encrusted with glaze.

@DillDough42069 Жыл бұрын

have you ever tried to make anything out of wadding? like a bowl or mug?

@floriangadsby Жыл бұрын

I haven’t! But a little wadding bowl might be nice. It’s a bit rough but it flashes nicely, like singed on toast.

@Auddity Жыл бұрын

I just fire with my lid straight on the pot. No glaze in between them of course. Why do you find the wadding necessary over firing the lid directly on the pot?