Brian Crocker on sat 8 may 99
G'Day Clayarters,
Just read Pamala's e.mail about Raku-ing during the Fire Danger Season.
Has any one tried medium grade Charcoal in the reduction bin? It may need
some some of a more Flamable material to start it off but when it gets
Going there would fewer sparks and very little that can blow away in the wind.
I have not, but I would appreciate some opinions.
Kind regards,
Brian C..
Brian Crocker.
4 Erica Street,
Tea Tree Gully 5091,
South Australia. [e.mail] crocker@dove.net.au
With them the Seed of Wisdom did I sow,
And with my own hand labour'd it to grow:
And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd --
"I came like Water, and like Wind I go." The Rubaiyat.
NakedClay@aol.com on mon 10 may 99
Hi Brian!
When using the "forced reduction" technique, such as what one does with pots
coated with metallic raku glazes, one needs only a brief "snuff" of burned
material, to bring out the metallic lustre. A charcoal briquette would
probably require too much time to burn, and may not produce enough carbon in
the reduction atmosphere.
I've used all kinds of "reduction materials," ranging from shredded
newspaper, to pine needles, to sawdust. All of these quickly combust when a
very hot glowing pot is placed upon them. A little bit is all that is needed,
regardless of the material chosen.
Good luck in your next Raku fire!
Milton NakedClay@AOL.COM
Andi Cody on mon 10 may 99
We did a firing in large popcorn cans and used our barbecue to get things
going. We lit a large number of mesquite charcoal chunks and kept them
going in the barbecue until they were quite hot and then added them to the
popcorn cans as needed to keep the cans smoldering. It actually worked
very well and we had some good results.
At 09:02 PM 5/8/99 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>G'Day Clayarters,
>
>Just read Pamala's e.mail about Raku-ing during the Fire Danger Season.
>
>Has any one tried medium grade Charcoal in the reduction bin? It may need
>some some of a more Flamable material to start it off but when it gets
>Going there would fewer sparks and very little that can blow away in the
wind.
>
>I have not, but I would appreciate some opinions.
>
>Kind regards,
>Brian C..
>Brian Crocker.
>4 Erica Street,
>Tea Tree Gully 5091,
>South Australia. [e.mail] crocker@dove.net.au
>
>With them the Seed of Wisdom did I sow,
>And with my own hand labour'd it to grow:
>And this was all the Harvest that I reap'd --
>"I came like Water, and like Wind I go." The Rubaiyat.
>
thanks,
Andi
email: mailto:acody@ucsd.edu
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