Alisa og Claus Clausen on tue 20 mar 01
Dear Craig,
I bisque almost always not bone dry. Because of our climate, I would =
have to have a heater running all the time in the studio. The state of =
dryness of the ware is not as important as how slowly you bisque. Very =
importantly, I "candle" or preheat the kiln for up to 10 hours, not less =
usually. I start the canlde at 50c for one hour, up to 100c for 3 =
hours, up to 200c and hold for up to 8 hours, sometimes more. I have =
tried bisquing straight out, with pots that had been drying for a month, =
and the big ones all blew up. I was in and out of the studio to check =
on things during that firing, and I thought, why are my neighbors =
slamming their car doors so much. It was the big ones making that soft =
thudding noise you would like to avoid. I would recommend candling. I =
have done this with handles that were virtually wet, but best if the =
ware is at least hard enough to handle.
Good luck,
Alisa in Denmark
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