Raku firing process

[bburskey33]

happy firing! :)

[bburskey33]

if you are looking for a better seal on the garbage cans you can try putting 3-5 full pieces of newspaper over the inverted garbage can lid and thoroughly wetting the paper with water from a spraybottle. the wet newspaper wont (be so prone to) catch fire and it helps create a tighter seal around the lid- trapping more smoke and creating a sealed reduction process. ive found a better seal = brighter lustre and darker cracks on crackle glazes. let the sawdust get burning before snuffing it out.

[Y34RZ3R02022]

where can i get a burner to do this!?

[jmg1957]

well done.

[mazda3issexy]

That's a little hot pun intended

[alwaysgrandmasgirl]

what are the putting on the on the pots? In my class we always use newspaper.

[knottyboy]

It's sawdust. Pine sawdust to be precise. It's extremely flammable at this stage in the firing.

[wendyengergibson]

kewl. loved it, very simple

[niklasbackman]

Quite slowly you moved them from the oven to the trash can. Doesn't this make them different in color?

And how does the flames affect the end result? We never let them burn, just smoke.

End result is wonderful!

[SwGkentuckyC]

depending on the glaze used the time from kiln to your paper or sawdust can affect the end look of the glaze. For example if you are using a clear raku glaze if you let it stand out of the kiln for some time you can see it crack and add affects to itself. Letting you judge when you want to let it burn.

[ElveeKaye]

That's it? I want to see the final product! How long do you keep it in the covered cans?

[LNAlin90]

ce plm mah? credeam k e o noua melodie raku :))

[itshalfpastdead]

thisssss was fun. i want to do it again

[gardenwithgod]

well now everyone I'm sure wants to see your final product!!! Make a Raku Firing Process II!

thanks for posting.

[artsymorgan]

Would love to see the finished product!