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Newbie and dumb question(s)
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I picked up a pottery book and I have read it.. I do have a few questions.. First, I like the concept of a "pit" fire kiln / sawdust fire kiln. I understand that sawdust type kiln does not get "hot" like an electric type. Since the sawdust type does not have the heat and the clay can't not completely fuse it is pours. I assume that a sawdust fire kiln products are "food safe." After reading the book, I understand not all clays are "food safe". How do you make it non-pours? Basically I want to make me a coffee cup and some other like objects... Thanks.... |
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If you want to make coffee mugs and such, you really need to fire in a kiln.
I am not sure how hot the sawdust gets but I have never seen anyone use it to fire functional ware. If it did get hot enough, I would think the ash would stick to the glaze. For pit fires, terra sig works great but your stuff won't hold liquids and I wouldn't want to eat out of the piece more than once! "NoSpam" wrote in message news:MZmeb.27553$a16.1748@lakeread01... Hi I picked up a pottery book and I have read it.. I do have a few questions.. First, I like the concept of a "pit" fire kiln / sawdust fire kiln. I understand that sawdust type kiln does not get "hot" like an electric type. Since the sawdust type does not have the heat and the clay can't not completely fuse it is pours. I assume that a sawdust fire kiln products are "food safe." After reading the book, I understand not all clays are "food safe". How do you make it non-pours? Basically I want to make me a coffee cup and some other like objects... Thanks.... |
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"Mud Dawg" wrote in message news If you want to make coffee mugs and such, you really need to fire in a kiln. I am not sure how hot the sawdust gets but I have never seen anyone use it to fire functional ware. If it did get hot enough, I would think the ash would stick to the glaze. For pit fires, terra sig works great but your stuff won't hold liquids and I wouldn't want to eat out of the piece more than once! I wouldn't want to eat out of it even once. Oxides etc are likely to be on the surface and unstable. Pit firing is for decorative purposes. If you want to make functional ware I suggest you join a class or a group where you will be taught and have access to a kiln. A |
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Thanks for the information...
"NoSpam" wrote in message news:MZmeb.27553$a16.1748@lakeread01... Hi I picked up a pottery book and I have read it.. I do have a few questions.. First, I like the concept of a "pit" fire kiln / sawdust fire kiln. I understand that sawdust type kiln does not get "hot" like an electric type. Since the sawdust type does not have the heat and the clay can't not completely fuse it is pours. I assume that a sawdust fire kiln products are "food safe." After reading the book, I understand not all clays are "food safe". How do you make it non-pours? Basically I want to make me a coffee cup and some other like objects... Thanks.... |
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