ARTMOLIN@ACS.EKU.EDU on fri 5 may 00
Date: Thu, 04 May 2000 20:59:30 -0400 (EDT)
From: Lizacat29@aol.com
Subject: Re: Sawdust firing
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I recently tried sawdust firing and got only mediocre results. I'd
appreciate any answers to these questions:
1. I used hamster bedding as I understood that the sawdust should be a mix of
coarse, fine and some shavings. Could this have been too coarse?
2. I used two experimental pieces, a bisqued raku-ware and a bisqued red
stoneware. I put them in upside down. The insides came out beautifully
black..the raku even had a touch of a deep velvety blue...but nothing on the
outside at all! Why?
3. Can I do it again to the same pots? What if I glaze and fire them (eg.
raku the raku piece, and glaze fire the stoneware to cone 6)?
4. Any other good advice?
Wayne S Bien on sat 6 may 00
It has been my experience that hampster bedding is too coarse therefore the
fire burns very quickly and doesn't get hot enough. I have had better
results using all sawdust.
I always have used a buff earthenware with extra grog. The buff claybody
excepts the reduction from the fire and the extra grog helps with thermal
shock.
I have found that when I sawdust fire a pot a second time it increases the
chance of it cracking.
Hope this helps,
Wayne Bien
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> I recently tried sawdust firing and got only mediocre results. I'd
> appreciate any answers to these questions:
> 1. I used hamster bedding as I understood that the sawdust should be a mix
of
> coarse, fine and some shavings. Could this have been too coarse?
> 2. I used two experimental pieces, a bisqued raku-ware and a bisqued red
> stoneware. I put them in upside down. The insides came out beautifully
> black..the raku even had a touch of a deep velvety blue...but nothing on
the
> outside at all! Why?
> 3. Can I do it again to the same pots? What if I glaze and fire them
(eg.
> raku the raku piece, and glaze fire the stoneware to cone 6)?
> 4. Any other good advice?
Marcia Selsor on mon 8 may 00
I get sawdust from a dust collector at a local cabinet maker's shop.
Wear a mask when collecting. The dust is fine to coarse, hard woods with
little tar. Fires great.
Marcia
Wayne S Bien wrote:
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> It has been my experience that hampster bedding is too coarse therefore the
> fire burns very quickly and doesn't get hot enough. I have had better
> results using all sawdust.
>
> I always have used a buff earthenware with extra grog. The buff claybody
> excepts the reduction from the fire and the extra grog helps with thermal
> shock.
>
> I have found that when I sawdust fire a pot a second time it increases the
> chance of it cracking.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Wayne Bien
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> > I recently tried sawdust firing and got only mediocre results. I'd
> > appreciate any answers to these questions:
> > 1. I used hamster bedding as I understood that the sawdust should be a mix
> of
> > coarse, fine and some shavings. Could this have been too coarse?
> > 2. I used two experimental pieces, a bisqued raku-ware and a bisqued red
> > stoneware. I put them in upside down. The insides came out beautifully
> > black..the raku even had a touch of a deep velvety blue...but nothing on
> the
> > outside at all! Why?
> > 3. Can I do it again to the same pots? What if I glaze and fire them
> (eg.
> > raku the raku piece, and glaze fire the stoneware to cone 6)?
> > 4. Any other good advice?
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