Great to hear! Keep it up

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Thanks Wes. Yes, it is definitely a part of the process, learn from the mistake and move on.

Yes that would work

Rule number 1 is to not become attached to your creation until after the firing.

So true. Thanks

Sounds like a great idea.

I'm glad to hear it.

Yes, it happens to all of us now and then, Thanks!

​@@AncientPottery Maybe you could do Kintsugi with some of the broken pottery? Not every piece would be suitable for that style, but surely some of them.

That's the way it works sometimes. We had some wind in Utah for the conference too.

​@@AncientPottery if you fire pottery using charcoal can you use it for eating?

My pleasure!

Glad you enjoyed it!

You're very welcome!

Indeed. Obtaining clay from nature was what led me to this channel.

Glad to hear you are enjoying my content. Here is a video by a friend that might also be useful Canada. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/n8WHe9d5vZvDmok.htmlsi=D5FKY2e7JwFlvly4

I appreciate that!

Thanks

Thank you so much!

Thanks

Thank you so much!!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Lesson learned, thanks

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You’re welcome 😊

You're welcome.

Thank you!

You are welcome

Maybe try the brick and charcoal firing if you have little space, you can always pretend you are having a barbecue. Check out this video for details. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/sNp8oZZz2L_Zemw.htmlsi=mrX7-rvD8UarYZYq

Yeah the ants were crazy out there on that day. Thanks Will! Your name was mentioned a few times at the kiln conference last week, too bad you weren't there.

It will be used for cover sherds to protect pots in the firing until it breaks into pieces too small for that, then it will be ground and added into the clay for temper. In that way it will serve several uses.

Try flicking the pot with your finger and see if they ring or have a dull thud. The ultimate test is to put water in the pot and see if it falls apart.

Yes! As long as you learn something from it then your time and effort are not wasted.

One time I was teaching a workshop and when it came time to fire the wind was blowing so I was going to reschedule. The students talked me into trying it, saying that they would hold a piece of plywood to block the wind. Well it didn't work, the wind just eddied around behind the plywood and the pottery all came out black. In the ned we tied again on a different day and burned out all that black. It just doesn't work to try to fire in the wind.

@@AncientPottery Interesting, I hadn't considered that the wind would have to flow around the wood, it might have actually made the problem worse if the venturi effect or similar was at play. Ah well, it's nice to know that it doesn't work for future reference :)

Thanks for watching!

That will only protect against thermal shock, this kind of explosion is caused by moisture, not thermal shock and the broken pottery will not protect against that.

@@AncientPottery I'm sure of your experience in the field, I don't think you need lessons. By moisture do you mean interleaving water? Because it goes away from the piece over 200° c. I use a method that I learned from a wild ceramist friend of mine, his name is Aquilino Antonio Rodriguez Santana, he lives in the Canary Islands. He keeps the pieces on the embers from 150° to 400°, only after 400° does he stake the wood, like you did at minute 03:35 He rarely has breakups. I am aware that there are many other variables, such as the type of clay used or whether you use the pore sealing method (I'm sorry I don't know the english technical term of "closing clay pores", in italian is turapori) I just wanted to share this with you.

Yes, if your clay is too impure then you need to refine it a little and remove some of the non-clay particles. This video shows some different options for cleaning your clay kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mcdiY62csKylk3k.htmlsi=P_AHA9EK1rLIwtiG And mixing clays can change the properties and the colors obviously.

I don't think the cast iron stove would withstand such high temperatures inside it, it will crack. But you can give it a try outdoors and see what happens.

@@petrapetrakoliou8979Yes, I have an old cast iron woodstove that I would experiment with outdoors. Someday.

Wood being the intended fuel of the stove makes me think that it will be fine.

I have heard of people firing in a wood stove but I have never tried it. Why not try this easier, outdoor method first?

@@AncientPottery I may try both, especially if some of my First Nation pals want to give it a try with me. But for several reasons I wondered about wood stoves. For much of the spring and summer we were under outdoor fire bans because of forest fire risk, but fires in stoves with stove pipes and spark guards are not subject to those bans. I would also think with a wood stove I should have more control the temperature by adjusting the amount of fuel, air supply, and chimney damper. Old wood stoves are easy to come by up here, as insurance companies ‘encourage’ people to upgrade to newer, certified stoves.

No, I think the diameter of the wood is more important than the mass of the wood used. Because the size of the wood indicates the fuel-air mixture and how fast and intensely it will burn. Also the fuel moisture and species has a big effect too.

@@AncientPottery for sure, diameter will impact burn rate,which, I guess will impact temperature. Your goal is to reach a temperature, not dwell there, is that correct? I think mass would be useful for understanding the total amount of energy being produced, but says nothing about how fast it burns. 🤔

@@andrewsackville-west1609 large logs burn much slower and release their energy at a different rate. You need a certain amount of fuel burning at one time to reach the desired temps. Any wood burned 10 minutes ago will not help much now because it has already escaped into the atmosphere. This is the reality of firing without a kiln to hold in heat.

@@AncientPottery yep, I savvy. Thanks!

I know people that have successfully fired in a wood stove but I have never tried it

Some clays will grow mold or start to stink if mixed and allowed to sit around too long. But it varies a lot by clay so try it and see what happens.

Well, after seeing this video, I can see that temperature control should certainly be more of an advantage with a closed heating chamber. Wind would not be as much of an issue.

Yes there are many advantages to a kiln, more efficient use of fuel, higher temperatures can be reached, etc. It is also harder to get a good oxidation atmosphere in a kiln.

I used several different clays for this project. I dig my own clay from nature so it is hard to characterize them other than to describe their colors (yellow clay, red clay, grey clay, etc).

That is an old wise tale. It is moisture that causes breakage, not air.

Watch this video where that myth is busted kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y5OUadik0t27YZs.htmlsi=xZzmE8mfivq3g9Nj

I checked out that KZfaq. Thanks for that. I am wiser now.

Check the weather forecast and pick a day with little wind, then fire early in the morning for the stillest air.

@@AncientPottery oh yes very true I noticed it’s not very windy In the morning thank you! 🙏🏽

It can be done with store bought clays, check out this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/pJeqqrei0duYd30.htmlsi=2d2zaCexLF-68sqa

grind them up and use for temper, you will want to add more temper to your clay next time to prevent breakage.

Not sure that would work.

It sounds reasonable but because I live in Arizona I have never had to try that

@@AncientPottery Thanks Andy, from the french Alps !

I live in Arizona, we have fire restrictions for several months each year. Once fires are allowed I usually fire on public land, National Forest or Bureau of Land Management.

It is hard to find high temperature clays, better to just try to keep your temperatures lower. This was a fluke caused by the wind

@@AncientPottery fair enough.

Probably. Make a few clay objects that you won't miss if they explode, dry them thoroughly, and place them in different parts of the stove. You might also try altering the amount of fuel that you are burning. It might be necessary to gradually add more fuel rather than a bunch at once. I am curious to learn of your results if you decide to try it out.

Thanks. I think I'll put it on my Winter list. I heat only with wood so I like to multitask with the fire. @@Kargoneth

I do know some people who fire in a wood stove but I have never tried it so can't provide any tips.

Thank you. I'm going to try it, and the good thing is, I have less than zero chance of ruining any kind of artistic or practical creation. Winters are long and how much damage could I do? (Just kidding, Universe. I am truly at your mercy.) 😁@@AncientPottery

It varies a lot based on all the variables.

I don't do glaze so you are asking the wrong person. See this video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jJuVnKqSq8rJpas.htmlsi=NUF7pMt6-t9rJT-u

@@AncientPottery Hey, thank you for the reply. I watched that video and then about a million more that night. New favorite channel. I replied to this but I don't know why it didn't post. Might have missed the blue arrow or something. Sorry about that. I'm surprised I haven't came across one about pipes yet. Like smoking tobacco pipes. Have you done one and I just haven't found it yet? The back catalog is huge. I'm not a smoker but I collect pipes for some weird reason. Making my own clays was what brought me here in the first place and you captured and expanded my interest far beyond. So thank you for that.

@@sethcarson5212 I am also not a smoker and for that reason have never made a pipe or a pipe video. Many people do make them though.

You have to tough out the losses, they are a part of the process.

The fuel can touch the pottery

@@AncientPottery ok so it *can* but maybe it's not *ideal*? i just remember seeing where creating space is what ya were goin for 😌

@@ginasaltina a lot depends on the results you are going for

Exploding pottery

No, I never glaze, this is primitive, earthenware, you cannot glaze this without firing it a lot hotter.

@@AncientPottery Thanks for clarifying!

Yep I went to bit I see that now