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raku: post reduction soot

updated fri 19 sep 03

 

Sherrill Eatherly on wed 17 sep 03


Wesley,
I eliminate the soot by putting a wire cage in my trashcans, I use =
newspaper. I make the cylindrical cage out of wire similar to chicken =
cage wire, they are about 1 1/12" -2" from the inside of the can. I =
stuff a little newspaper all around in between the cage and the trashcan =
and put VERY few strips in the bottom. It works great for me, I hated =
trying to scrub those marks off, too. You will still need to wash the =
pots to get the smoke off of them when you are using white crackle or =
similar glazes that need to be clear.=20
I hope this is helpful.
Sherrill