Karin Givon on wed 11 jun 08
I gotta reply to vince and his wonderful and intellegent expose of
how to do the copper red thing--I lived on the Mendocino Coast ( the
edge of the world) for some 30 years, and had a potter friend who
worked and worked on getting a good red. At some point, she started
the reduction at cone 011, reduced it for about half and hour or so,
then kept the kiln in light reduction for the rest of the fire. She
now gets good reds every time, and refires many of her pots over and
over which gives them a look of about four feet deep (welll, I am
exaggerating, but you know, fabulous depth and movement) and we've
tried many many recipes, and they all work pretty well with this
schedule....It is on the coast, so the atmosphere there may affect
the reduction, but it doesn't seem That Different to fire a kiln on
the coast ( and I used to fire in Aspen, Colo.) So. Good luck to all
the red lovers out there.
And to fire this way wipes out the Kaki of my Texas Red....and works
well for celedon, of course. Actually, I think that may be how we
discovered how to do it. I'd love to hear if this schedule works for
others.
Karin
DancingDragonPottery.net
Nevada City, CA
David Hendley on wed 11 jun 08
Yup, the firing schedule you describe is what works for
copper reds.
Or, as I like to say, "Reduce early and reduce often".
With my wood kiln, I have to start the reduction even
earlier because the spots that get a direct flame hit are
quite a bit hotter at this point.
So, I start reducing as soon as I see a dull red atmosphere
in the kiln.
I also think that high humidity is beneficial when firing
for copper reds, so on most days Mendocino would be
a good location for the kiln.
And, yes, this firing schedule is not good for kaki Texas
Red, even in Texas. Iron reds prefer an oxidizing
atmosphere for the best color.
David Hendley
Maydelle, Texas
david(at)farmpots(dot)com
http://www.farmpots.com
----- Original Message -----
>I gotta reply to vince and his wonderful and intellegent expose of
> how to do the copper red thing--I lived on the Mendocino Coast ( the
> edge of the world) for some 30 years, and had a potter friend who
> worked and worked on getting a good red. At some point, she started
> the reduction at cone 011, reduced it for about half and hour or so,
> then kept the kiln in light reduction for the rest of the fire. She
> now gets good reds every time, and refires many of her pots over and
> over which gives them a look of about four feet deep (welll, I am
> exaggerating, but you know, fabulous depth and movement) and we've
> tried many many recipes, and they all work pretty well with this
> schedule....It is on the coast, so the atmosphere there may affect
> the reduction, but it doesn't seem That Different to fire a kiln on
> the coast ( and I used to fire in Aspen, Colo.) So. Good luck to all
> the red lovers out there.
> And to fire this way wipes out the Kaki of my Texas Red....and works
> well for celedon, of course. Actually, I think that may be how we
> discovered how to do it. I'd love to hear if this schedule works for
> others.
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