barrel kiln firing

BARREL FIRING 2009

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• pottery
• kiln
• pitfire
• barrelfiring
• clay
• ceramics

[ckhansen19]

Do you have a video on how to load the pots in the barrel kiln and how to position the wood on top?

Also talked about putting sig on some of your pieces. What is sig and do you put on before the firing?

[potteryworks]

@ckhansen19 sorry i didn't do a video on loadingi was going to when i do another firing. backing the barrel is't hard. layers straw, sticks, pots, saw dust, rock salt, and other colorants. and start the fire on the top.no the chimney doesn't need to be 14' high its just what i had laying around but you do want to have a good draw and hight is whatgives you that. the sig is terra sigllata which take the place of burnishing. i put it on before bisque firing.

[potteryworks]

no they won't hold water clay is fired to low temp.

[spraypaint1000]

These look really great! Even with the wax will they functionally hold water?

[potteryworks]

@spraypaint1000 no they will not hold water. clay is fred at to low of a temp.

[potteryworks]

@spraypaint1000 no they will not hold water. the clay is fired at to low of a temp.

[ckhansen19]

Does the chimney need to be 14 feet? can it be shorter?

[joseph900316]

They work really well, an dI like your work, good job, I have a question, For the orange pink bottle, You said you put salt and whar else on it, to get the pinky orange colour ?? Thank you.

[potteryworks]

@jadaro2600 trewax you can get it any ace hardware store. its a liquid floor wax for tile and stone. but you also use butchers paste wax....john

[jadaro2600]

I am wondering what kind of wax you use to seal the works. Is it anything special and how are you applying it?