results of horse hair firing and a look at my raku kiln

results of yesterdays horse hair firing and my raku kiln setup

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• horse
• hair
• firing
• pottery
• raku
• kiln

[simdude2u]

Do you put glaze on your horse hair raku pots?

[adlesk54]

@simdude2u

no glaze, but I do apply terrasigilata to the pots when they are bone dry.

[simdude2u]

@adlesk54 What is your recipe for terrasigilata?

[adlesk54]

@simdude2u the recipie for the sig is: 31/2 Gal. water, 1Tbs. soda ash, and 9lbs Ball clay. Mix well and let them settle out. siphon off the water at the top and discard, the middle layer is the sig. siphon that into a container for use. Good luck!

regards,

Sue.

[jmg1957]

well done

[adlesk54]

@jmg1957 Thanks for the kind words,

regards, Sue.

[doriecronin]

Thanks for the tips. Cant wait to try this! Happy potting!

[adlesk54]

I know that some use a wood fire succesfully for horse hair pots. You have to pull the pot out of the fire with tongs and apply the hair. If the pot is too hot the hair will just evaporate. let it cool a bit and by trial and error you will know when to apply. Give it another try!

[adlesk54]

I have been coloring the sig with mason stains.

[potteryworks]

sue try the standard# 182 stoneware nice and smooth i switched last year. you won't know the differents.i haven't had any cracking.".knock on wood" how do you color your pot ?color the sig or color slip