Cooking in Wild Clay Pottery - Part 3 - Firing Pots
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- Опубліковано 24 гру 2024
- This is part 3 of a series which I intend to conclude by cooking a meal in a pot made from clay I dug out of the ground. In this part, we'll fire the pots
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*The Die* seems to have been omitted in the edit. It fired OK. I'll show it in part 4.
*Observations & Analysis*
Firstly and foremostly, *this can't be impossible.* People did this for millennia, before electric and gas kilns, before commercially prepared clay. *This IS possible. I will press on until it works for me.*
My tentative conclusion is that the large pots were worked from clay that was too wet and soft - this made it seem more delicate than it should be, resulting in thick walls that were insufficiently compacted. Furthermore, I think the fire probably didn't stay hot enough, for long enough, for the larger pieces.
*The (tentative) plan:*
*Make more large pots from slightly dryer clay* - probably one sand tempered, two raw clay (I have loads of that) and one grogged with some of the reddest parts of the failed pots, ground up. Waiting until the clay is more firm before trying to work with it.
*Make the pots with thinner, more compacted walls,* - achieve this by smoothing and pressing and compacting with a smoothing tool made from the clam shell.
*Fire in a larger fire, in a deeper pit* - so it stays hotter for longer and so that the pots do not become uncovered and exposed to cooling crosswind until the fire has died down naturally (ie. leave them buried in the embers overnight to cool gradually)
The deeper pit will probably make the most difference due to the even heating and cooling. You might want to build a kiln around the fire with suitable air flow through the fire, something that'd be difficult in a deep pit.
Maybe a deep pit with a narrow sloping trench into it to allow air in. Trouble is if I dig too deep, I won't be able to manage the primary fire that warms and dries the pit.
Good observations. I hope u find a solution because I'll definitely be watching this is too cool. I want to try it myself
@@AtomicShrimp Perhaps something as simple as a wind break around the fire pit might help with the differential cooling.
a failed firing today is just grog for tomorrow
I'm shocked you spent all that time rubbing that lamp, and didn't make a single joke about a Genie!
Heh. I actually had a little skit written where an unhelpful genie was going to appear, but I didn't have time to make it
It does look suspiciously like a miniature version of Aladdin's lamp, doesn't it?
@@AtomicShrimp An unhelpful genie... I can clearly see this as a throwaway joke in some scambaiting, weirdly enough.
Well, that's really just what oil lamps are like
@@physicalnova2965 Accusing the scammer of being a small unhelpful genie
Hey Shrimp, I am sorry i am a bit late! I went to school for two years for ceramics and i have to say you did amazing! I do have a few recommendations for you.
1. It is a good idea to let clay ferment. There is mold that is in stone clay that i would use in the studio, this mold helps with elasticity in the clay, the best way to get mold in the clay is to let it age. When i would recycle clay we would take the clay that was supper soft and let it sit on a concrete or plaster slabs to slowly dry out and age the clay. the clay could sit on the table for up to 2 weeks to get the mold in it and to dry it out. (the studio that i went to school and was a work study at mainly did wheel throwing so we went though a ton of clay)
2. another thing that could help you with mixing your clay up (when you added in the grogged shells/sand) is wedging. I highly recommend you look at videos for rams horn wedging it really helps work the clay, mixing it and getting any air bubbles out of the clay, there is also a type called conch shell wedging but rams horn tends to be easier.
3. My recommendation for your bigger pots is paddling; and it is exactly as is sounds, you place your hand on the inside and hold the pot steady and with a piece of wood lightly hit it. This compresses the clay, helps shape the pots, and helps with the surface texture. This helps a lot with coil pots/pinch pots.
4. You may want to fire them in a deeper hole so its more insulated (ua-cam.com/video/qu_Bc-Gf3Nk/v-deo.html , this is an amazing video that explains it better than i can.
5. With the larger pots something that could have caused the cracking is not letting the clay get to a bone dry stage. When you combine the clay that still has some moisture with the high heats you where getting to it can cause fractures with the moisture tying to vaporize.
6. Dont handle the pots too much when they are dry, when clay gets to its bone dry stage it is its most venerable stage so your dont want to move it around too much. if you do get cracks in the clay that you can see take a small amount of white vinegar and an even smaller amount of your clay mix them together and use that to fill the cracks.
I think its amazing that you broke your bigger pots more to see the inside walls. when ever a piece brakes it is always sad but also a very good way to evaluate your skills and what you need to work with. With what i am assuming is your first time in years working with clay, but your first time fully making clay you did an amazing job and have a knack for it!
I am more than happy to help answer any questions you may have as i am trying to become a ceramics teacher!
That lamp is super cool!
Yes, way back when those lamps were the lamps that people used, burning as little oil as possible mattered. The oil was from pressing it out of seeds etc. Thus it was a valuable material.
It was my favorite piece, and I'm really glad it was successfully fired.
Many used animal fat in the lamps. Fish oil, whale blubber, seal fat and other fats.
@@pingASS_ Yes but that makes the lamps stink. I think only poor people used animal fat.
No, it's hot! :P
I love that oil lamp, I'm also impressed that you knew olive oil would burn with a clean flame. I've really enjoyed this series, thank you.
Well, that was commonly used in ancient lamps, so they must have preferred it over other oils for that reason.
Goin through such a hard time in life right now, but your videos are so chill and able to cheer me up :) Even if it's just for a bit, thank you so much
Stay strong and calm mate. It will get better in time.
Hope things take a turn for the better Lamo, your comment got an "arrrr" from this heartless old bugger 👍
I hope things are improving for you ♡
I believe what’s most important for the large pots is that they not be _exposed_ to air even if you have to cover them with ash and coals or burn a lot of smaller items over them, rather than the area simply being hot. Leaving them covered until the ashes cool down is only going to help.
In addition you should try to make sure the pots are hot enough by making sure they’re “glowing” in the fire; everything glows the same color at the same heat barring some weird chemical reactions (ie the charcoal itself glowing rather than the fire colors), what you have to be careful of is how that glow views in various levels of light can have a very extreme swing. On a bright day something that’s 2000f can look nearly cold, on a dark night any slight glow is visible. I believe you’re aiming for a general “orange” in a more medium light, ie hotter than red and cooler than yellow.
Between the two, you’ll probably find where the failure point was; not getting quite hot enough compared to the other pots, and then being exposed. I think if the thickness or drying was off, or the issue was a rock in the clay or material, you’d have seen spalling which there was no sign of, or if it was too soft even slumping or deformation. Similar with water content, presumably they’d have exploded or spalled in the fire.
Yes, often smaller items are placed inside larger ones during the best firing as well as all items being very crowded around each other this is to help create a more even temperature throughout and to help make sure that he is drawn inside of the larger items evenly with the outside. I Believe by placing his larger pots upside down he not only limited the ability for the heat to evenly flow to the inside so that it would be the same and equal temperature to the outside but it also put the more fragile bottom facing up whereas typically in a woodfire the base would be down as well as the fire being kept around the object as you stated but I do believe this could be averted if you have smaller items on the inside that help raise the pot up a bit off of the ground allowing air to flow underneath the lip that is facing down on the pot.
@atomicshrimp my wife is a potter and she said the pots need to be even thickness, and the grog (crushed once fired ground up ceramic) is a great idea increases the strength. Also firing should be about 900 ish degreees for 6 hours plus, she has friends who wood fire and it’s a night process with lots of drink and banter round the kiln fire. Hope this helps
I can't believe I expected him to put the pieces in a modern kiln instead of building a fire in a field.
7:10 about the uneven sizes.
My mother has a few cooking pots made of clay.
I remember them being very, VERY thin. Even the big ones that are bigger than what you show here. They feel almost like glass.
And I don't know if they're industrially made or what, but they're pretty even and decorated. They're also quite old I think.
I love those pots. Cooking anything on them instantly makes the house smell like clay.
Is clay smell good?
I don't usually comment, but I wanted to come back to this video, and this series, in particular.
At the time, when the video came out, I knew things were going very badly at my job, and losing it was looking inevitable.
When I heard you saying "in order to progress, we have to accept that the next step in the process might be a painful one", it was exactly what I needed to hear, just that the timing felt way too soon, and the sentiment was too raw and upsetting. I had to stop the video so I could compose myself before I could watch the rest.
Coming back to it now, though, I can say you were exactly right, but what a powerful and hard to learn lesson this was!
If I hadn't failed out of that job, I wouldn't have gotten the much better one I have now, and you saying this ended up being something helpful for me to think about!
Thank you for continuing to make such interesting, varied and thoughtful content- it's always a highlight of the weekend.
After many years of throwing pottery, it's taught me not to become attached to anything, because at any point in the process you can lose your piece. So I very much appreciate your apprehension at firing your dried pieces. I haven't finished the video yet, but I predict they will fire just fine. What makes pieces break is either using a runny glaze that winds up fusing the piece to the kiln floor (a non-issue for you), or an air bubble inside the clay, which I believe were mostly avoided in your hand building.
Keep up the great videos, I love the variety of your channel and all the different kinds of stuff you get in to!
And, you hit upon another important draw of making pottery, one that's inspired me for over 20 years -- that you're making something functional and useful from earth. It's very satisfying!
Man that little oil lamp looks absolutely lovely! Especially with the colors it took after firing
I've gotta say that this has been one of my favorite series. The broken pottery reminds me of the Japanese Kintsugi (which would be cool for you to try). Even in failure, there is still beauty in the pottery.
This is the greatest journey I've seen on youtube for some time. Brilliant. Hope you're enjoying it as much as we are!
This is just wonderful to watch. In your excitement and uncertainty and hope and fear, I can see a glimpse of the first humans learning how to make pottery - trying raw clay and finding it doesn't work so well, trying to refine it, adding different things, testing out what happens when it goes in a fire...it's like a brief voyage into a past so distant we really have no way of properly understanding it, except by doing what they did: trying from scratch and slowly improving the methods and materials until at last there was a magical moment when a pot finally emerged sound and strong from the ashes. I can't wait to see that moment happen for you.
Edit to add: I know it's probably already happened in one of the later videos, but I'm not there yet and wanted to mention the wonder I was experiencing right now!
Something you could also do with one (or both) of the broken pots: There is a Japanese practice called Kintsugi, which is the practice of repairing broken pottery or china using gold (or gold paint) to highlight the cracks in the piece. Basically you glue the pots back together, and paint over the cracks with the gold paint to highlight the pattern that they make. I think it is a very beautiful practice, and very meaningful as well; just because something broke doesn't mean that it is no longer beautiful or valuable; in fact the break allows for even more beauty to be added to it. Just a thought for something you could try! I know they sell Kintsugi kits online but you could probably also find your own Atomic-Shrimpy way to do it :)
I suspect it was a cooling issue - modern kiln cooldowns are the better part of a day, so perhaps covering them completely in the coals and then capping with earth and allowing a full 24-36 hours of slow cool would avoid the issues on the larger pots?
Came here to say this. I don't think that the coal bed was deep enough and should be covered for the cooling process to slow it down. Larger pieces need a longer cooling time.
Also make the fire in a pit about 1 or 2 feet deep and try to get a bed of coals all the way up before you cover with dirt or sand.
I appreciate the time and effort you put into this. You, at least, have the lamp as a shining example of what could be.
Great stuff! The lamp is SO pleasing to look at! Beautiful object to hold and see.
That lamp is the best part so far!!!!....wasn't really interested in it at first, but now I want to give it a go myself!!!!....so cool!
The other thing about the way reduction firing is done by the natives of the US's south west may also be worth considering. They do it by covering the fire to deprive it of oxygen. I think this also slows how fast it gets hot. This also means that the space where the pots are fired is still covered after the fire goes out. They leave the pots in there as the temperature cools meaning that they have also slowed the cooling.
I think it made things even more interesting that it wasn't a complete success right away.
It makes the series more interesting to see how you improve the next time!
That little lamp is a thing of beauty. Sometimes the best things come from an unexpected direction.
Surprising but good use of those Kinder surprise egg containers. 🙂 Another use I learned during a first aid refresher course, two surgical gloves fit into one. So you can kind of always have some at the ready with you. Also good to have one such egg on a bike tour, in case of messy chain work, for example. ;-)
I'm disappointed the big pots broke but I am delighted to see the project.
Shrimp solving the same problems as our ancestors thousands of years ago....fascinating
That lamp is a trully beautiful object.
That pinchpot reminds me of jelly ear mushrooms, maybe that was what you were thinking of.
Absolutely fascinating, Mike. I do like the uncertainty involved in firing clay - I loved pottery lessons at school, and seeing what would, and wouldn't work. I remember making some 'Beaker People' type pots, and, from the remnants of clay, made, for fun, with no intention of firing it, a figure of a Cyberman from the 1966 Doctor Who story, 'The Tenth Planet', about 8" tall. It was a kind of spindly, tall figure. I was going to crush it up, and drop it in the clay bin, but the teacher liked it, and said she wanted to fire it. I left it a week until the next lesson, when it was completely dry, and painted it with cobalt (doubt that would be allowed nowadays) glaze, to give it a bluish colour when fired. The teacher fired it, along with the pots. The pots did not survive. The Cyberman did, however, and stood in a display case near the school entrance for several years. I always wish I'd claimed it when I left school.
Why would cobalt not be allowed these days?
@@ByHerHand It's not a very pleasant element. It can cause heart problems, is very possibly carcinogenic, and the metallic form can cause contact dermatitis.
The 'cobalt blue' that we used at school, is a compound of cobalt, oxygen and aluminium (Al2CoO4). It's toxic if inhaled or ingested. Protective gear should be worn when handling it.
You beat me to the suggested silver lining of using the broken pots as grog. I have a feeling your 'fireside curing' was far too short. I can't point to a specific video, but if you don't already follow Primitive Technology's channel, he's gone through a lot of the 'trial by fire' (pun intended) with similar resources to yours, with admirable attention to detail in notetaking à la prehistoric chemistry, inkeeping with his primitive MO. Note that captions are essential unless you want to simply appreciate his videos aesthetically. That's another reason I recommend his channel; I think his (very intentional) charm aligns with yours, especially Slow TV.
+1 on Primitive Technology. Great channel + probably some useful insights into pottery making. He's also had a bunch of cracked pots, and also a bunch of very large bucket sized pots that have been fine!
Well, one suggestion. Add fine plant fiber to the clay. If Primitive Technology uses it to prevent kiln walls from cracking, maybe it will help with thicker pottery too?
Plant fiber would make it easier to form the pots and might prevent cracking, but it will also make the pots more porous, which would not be good when trying to cook with them.
I love your attitude towards life in general. You're such a positive, good dude and even though you're obviously disappointed things didn't work out you don't let that deter you from trying again. You're a real insperation.
Atomic Shrimp is the guy I'd want to be working with if the world were left with just natural resources. Talk about teaching a man how to fish. His catalogue alone shows so much of how to survive and create with just the bare necessities. Great job AS!
@5:50 i can also recommend making fire yourself by "rubbing sticks". it's real hard work, but so magical and satisfying when you get a flame.
Love that little oil lamp!
Sad for your big pots, but you can make little tapitas to eat with the small plates.
That little lamp is plain gorgeous, beautiful.
Oh, I absolutely loved this series so far. Thank you for splitting it into manageable chunks - that seemed to enhance my watching pleasure, and I looked forward to the next one.
I love the experimental nature of all your stuff and this was a great subject to get us interested in. And the little lamp will come in very useful for the threatened power cuts this winter 😂 it is quite gorgeous and decorative as well as useful.
Can’t wait for the decorating, I’d you’re doing any, but certainly the cooking in the pots will be exciting.
Thank you so much for the best UA-cam channel ever!
5:55 "Of course I'm not the first to do this" for some reason I find thay disclamer really funny. This is not only not a new thing it is one of the oldest things. Not that that takes away anything from what you did. Really cool!
I've been waiting for this. Thanks Shrimp!
As far as the lamp, if it were hot enough for long enough in the middle of the fire, it's possible the sheen is from the clay being partially vitrified (silica partway turned to glass on the surface).
Love the little oil lamp
Really good result for your first try, all the intact pieces are great. The thicker walls and greater overall mass is exactly what I suspect broke those two big ones. Even with very dry pottery, moisture still remains, and especially in the inside of very thick parts. That moisture turns to steam and forces its way out as soon as it heats up, then you get cracks. A big piece will still need to be thicker than a small one, but less thick than this first try I think.
I wonder...does a piece of pottery need to be made in one go or is layering an option? Since that's what's usually suggested when a material needs to air dry. Would the layers fuse together or seperate during the firing?
@@raraavis7782 Glazes fuse things.
Maybe you could place the big pots right side up and place some wood and then embers on top inside them? So they would eventually be fired from the inside as well as the outside?
The little lamp is very pretty, though. Looks like something from an ancient burial side or something. If you told me, it's hundreds of years old, I'd totally buy that.
It's going to be a long couple of weeks waiting for part 4!
That little oil lamp is beautiful - if that was the only thing that you got out of this, I would have considered it a success
As I mentioned in another comment, I've been a potter for over 20 years. I have never tried working with raw clay, but I do quite a bit of raku. The clay I use for raku is heavily grogged for exactly the reasons you mention. I fire raku to about 1750 F and remove it, glowing (the pot is glowing, not me), and immediately place it into combustibles of various sorts. I cover it, and let it burn itself out. Then remove it and immediately plunge it into water. The results can be anywhere from staggering beauty to soul-crushing heartbreak. I do suspect the thickness of your larger pots played a role in their breaking. I don't know if any of this helps, but I'm REALLY enjoying watching you explore. Best of luck, and may the kiln gods look upon thee with kindness. Edited to add: It IS magic. It's magic every single time, no matter how many times you do it. 😊
I'm kinda jealous. I have done wood working, and metal working, but never tried clay or pottery. Where would one in Myrtle Beach , South Carolina, even start ?
@@howiedavis2316 I have a friend in your area who took some pottery classes at the Myrtle Beach Art Museum. That would definitely be a great place to start. Even if you don't want formal lessons, they could help you acquire your supplies. And, you'd meet local potters and get all their tips. I hope that helps!
@@EastWind123 It does indeed, I am a retired air force vet so I have the time. I will get in touch with them on monday , and thank you for your reply and information
@@howiedavis2316 Happy to help! Best of luck on your journey, and thank you for your service! My husband is an Army vet, and he's taken up pottery, as well.
@@EastWind123 Thank you again. Tell him that I'm sorry he could not be real military 😉( just some good natured ribbing between the branches ) . I got out back in '91 after being hit by a semi ( I didn't know at the time there were easier ways lol) . But I love learning new things, so thank you and thank him from me for being a military brother.
Nothing of value to really add to the discussion, just wanted to say i really appreciate this series and the thoughtful commentary as always :)
Love the oil lamp.
Definitely one of my favorite series of yours so far. Long time viewer. Excited to see how this all turns out.
I've recently grew a interest in clay. So happy to see one of my favorite channels working with clay now. Thanks for the tips. Much better at it then I am.
I think you can definitely count that as a success, especially as a first time experience. I'm glad the lamp came out so well.
btw what happened to Part 2? I was going to go back and watch it again but it's vanished or have I somehow got my timelines mixed up? Easily done.
ua-cam.com/video/P2qPI_cUF6M/v-deo.html
I still see part two up, but this is 9 days later
Pt 2 is there
Yo why 9 days ago
Since it looks like you're watching the videos before they're public (I haven't heard of Shrimp having a Patreon, so maybe he posts these to his Discord early or something?) I'm guessing that when you watched this, Part 2 wasn't in the public feed yet.
This series must have taken a lot of time and effort to put together, but I love the small increments of progress through trial and error. It's more fun to discover these things along side you rather than just getting to see the finished project, or the one time that it worked.
Really interesting. I believe that even folk like Wedgewood had failures back in the day
The bowl with shells mixed in looks perfect for a mortar and pestle combination
The obvious thing to do is bury the broken pot and put a few Roman coins inside (surprisingly cheap) and make a detectorist's day some year in the future. Maybe not the bit of clay that says 2022 on it.
great episodes, i wish i had some suggestions but im just watching your journey in this projects and it makes me happy seeing the progress, very exciting
I love this series
Love the lamp! And the video!
5:45 fully agree with you here and i entirely get the feelin of the magic of things like this. Ive nvr fired clay before, but ive made alcohol, vinegar, bread, and cheese; and each of those has its own feel of magic to it as well.
Heck, i was makin cheese the other day even and my metamour came into the kitchen to make some food for themself, and i asked them if they saw the "magic that was happening in there" referrin to the fact id just poured the cider vinegar/lime juice mix into the near boilin temp milk and it was alrdy beginnin to separate out the curds and magically go from a white liquid into a yellowish clear liquid with tons of white chunks in it.
Chemistry in action **is always magical**.
3:16
I've put kabanosy in bigos (hunters stew) once, they worked fine. Im pretty sure they only added better flavours to your stew :)
Yeah, it was just a convenient way of adding something that didn't need refrigeration
@@AtomicShrimp There is a kind of art called Kintsugi, that focuses on fixing cracks with different colors, it would look really neat if you did that, sort of like how you did your pewter seashells, if you had some way of filling in the cracks with metal, it would make a beautiful decoration!
I've done pit firing, much deeper than your surface fire, and I'd suggest that as a. possibility. It would probably allow for slower more even cooling, maybe better for the bigger pots. This series is your best yet, thank you for the journey and the calm acceptance of what happens.
Congratulations on the succesful pots, and good luck for attempt 2 of the bigger ones! The lamp looks lovely.
Theres something so simple and calming about watching these videos and you execute it perfectly. Great job.
I liked the brief stew interlude, just something nice about it. More videos should include them.
It's not illegal to do that 😁
I love a beef strew. I mean, brief stew.
The lamp looks great.
I'm completely invested in your clay pots. I hope you're able to make at least one large one for cooking. I'd like to try my hand at making clay pots one of these days. Thank you for bringing some joy to my day. You're a ray of sunshine. 🌞
Cute little lamp! I'd call that a success.
This project is so fun to watch! Thank you for sharing your experiment with us.
This is something I've contemplated doing, we have heavy red clay here (I even live on 'Red Hill Road'). Thank you for tackling it first. I will also be attempting this now.
I am from Brazil. I came for the Scam videos, but stayed for videos like this. I'm loving this series (and the food budget challenge).
And tha stew looked very tasty!
I'm finding this super intereresting, kept meaning to watch these and then not getting round to it, now there's like 4 videos so I'm binge watching them in one go. I'm little sad that the big pots didn't make it, but it's lovely to see how well the smaller items have turned out. I quite like Steph's unusual shaped pots, the wobbly shaped one looks like some creature you'd find under the sea. I look forward to seeing how the future efforts go.
Really enjoying this profession of soil to ceramics
Your magic lamp is honestly awesome
Sad because I have to wait for another part. Glad because the series isn't over yet.
This is one of my favorite projects you have done. As you say: magic
what a great series thanks Shrimp for the top shelf content as always 👌
I am loving the portable spice rack utilising old can and kinder egg hearts!
I'm loving this series. This is something I've wanted to do for a while. I recommend the book 'Prehistoric pottery in Britain & Ireland' by Alex Gibson. It's a great introduction to forms, methods and regional variations. Looking forward to the next!
I am so delighted about that oil lamp.
I think digging down or building up a wall would be good for even insulation.
You can cook sticks to make charcoal and then use that as your fuel, piled around and in the pots.
Burnishing may help work more air out.
Thinner walls help with even firing.
Grogging in the broken stuff sounds good.
That's still an awesome outcome and learning opportunity 👍
I love this series! Can't wait what the rest of your experiments are going to bring
Truly inspirational. The creativity and problem solving you demonstrate is something to aspire to in our every day lives. Thank you. I want nothing more than to see your beautiful final pot but I appreciate the ability to learn with you along the journey.
I thought useing sausage in that way was ileagal you learn something new everyday
That little lamp is beautiful
This was very interesting. Thanks for not being remotely finished.
I'm loving the series. I have no idea about pottery whatsoever, but I like to think my own teories. it seems in the larger pots, it had like some sort of internal thermal shock, between the very center of the walls and the outer part. However it might be the small flint particles too that cracked up. Take care!
The lamp is gorgeous! But generally all the pieces are awfully interesting - I really look forward to seeing more!!
Thanks Potter Shrimp, this has been my favorite series by you so far.
wow you have the best content i have seen on clay usage...thankyou
If you enjoyed this or have the means you could build a small (temporary) wood kiln pretty easy. you pretty much just need the right bricks, a grate, and some kiln shelves. Theres a bunch of tutorials online on how to do it and you’re basically just building a little oven that you load with wood from the bottom and you have a chimney at the top. It would be cool to see since it would make really groovy surface effects on the pots and you would probably get a more regular and consistent result
Thanks for making such great and various content. I love your channel for that. I can't wait to give this a try the next time I reach clay in my yard. The last time I did was when we built a greenhouse. The shell clay bowl is my favorite! Thanks for also showing how the oil lamp works, I want to give a try making that too.
Another great video from the erudite and knowledgeable Mr Shrimp
The lamp is all ready for the winter power cuts!! Love these vids keep up the informative work!
I think the cracking probably happened in the cool down. Especially as it was on the exposed base. I also think it was slightly ambitious to fire so much at once haha
Have you tried a pit fire? It can retain the heat over the taller pots better
I love these,the lamp is absolutely gorgeous edit:those kababos are really nice but I resent the fact that the packaging makes me feel like they can't even be kept for more than a day after opening
I've never looked forward to a video more! Great work Shrimpy.
maybe try the art of Kintsugi if the new pots crack as well.
Kintsugi’s beautiful message is to embrace the imperfect as part of the character of the piece.
Unfortunately that’s not going to work here; kintsugi uses resin or epoxy, and these are meant to be functional pieces to go over a _fire._
@@farmerboy916 "Real" Kintsugi uses gold, silver or other metals. Nevertheless a neat concept
@@danieltrepuen5247 No, actually. It uses the precious metal as a powder applied to the top coat of said resin for aesthetics, look it up. The issue is still that it’d burn/melt
I love this series, thanks for taking us on this adventure with you. I hope you manage to get a pot you can cook with… I suspect you will.
The little oil lamp is adorable!!