How to Dig Your Own Clay
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- Опубліковано 27 лис 2024
- You know you have thought about it. It's not that hard to get clay from your own backyard...provided you only need a little.
This video takes you through the steps I used to get clay, throw it on a pottery wheel, and fire it in an electric kiln.
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Your dog is very thorough.. After inspecting the clay he then inspects the water. That is a talent that can't be taught! Nice job!
For your backyard clay you need to add grog to make it throw better. make a big batch of backyard clay, then roll it out thin and fire it. then crush it into a fine powder and mix it into your next batch. This will dramatically improve the clay and make it throw and fire much better. youll have to mess with the mixture until you have a mix that works best for the clay your working with.
Also, store bought clay is fairly significantly aged. aging your clay adds plasticity and can help make it easier to work. its a lot of work but if you just keep making a bunch of blocks of clay, mix in grog, and let it age you should have something nice to work with eventually. easiest way to age is to just block it up and let it sit around in a thick plastic bag like one of the old ones the store bought clay comes in. every couple of months pull it out, make sure its not completely drying out and if it is getting too dry then work some moisture into it bt spraying it with a spray bottle and kneading the moisture in.
And dont let it freze or else you will have a mess tgat will have yo ve dried out and ground back to a power and remade so dont let it freze @@osteth
Or sand
temper?
@@osteth this is true. The Chinese potters used to prep clay for future generations letting it age in burlap sacks, inside the caves they dug it out of, so that it would age and get better.
at 0:51 The dog looking into the bucket " To what kind of debauchery are you up now boss ?"
Not much, old sport!
Please someone get the reference
Woof!
I love it when you pick up the cups after they have dried and the 100% backyard clay has a half note higher sound than the mixed clay when you touch them.
That is very observant of you! You must be a musician! I'm a musician myself, and noticed a difference in pitches as well. I wonder if it has more to do with the sizes of the pots or thicknesses of the walls. Very interesting, regardless.
@@joyfulnoise2477it's the way wet processed home made clay fires, I would suspect the particle size as to what is the reason of the sound but I'm not too sure. Tho from every clay I have fired the ones that I processed myself with wet method and especially those that aren't aged sound much higher after firing compared to store bought etc
To tell you the truth, I like the little cup made of the pure clay from your backyard and not the mixed one. Thank you for sharing !
"Just dug a hole for another reason"
I've been watching too much crime watch
That made me laugh.
😵😵😵😂😂😂
@@JustinsMakery i want to ask...what type of color powder used for the clay...can i use colored cement?
that's is exactly what I though 😳🤣
I just said oh no he didnt say that lolllll my mind went straight to A&E
How to Dig Your Own Clay:
Step 1: Dig your own clay.
The inspector step is the most important!
I TOTALLY agree. ...it's not perfect without this step. ...thanks for including it. :)
He backyard clay looks amazing when fired. Looks ancient and cool
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You also look amazing
Particles in clay too small that's why it works poorly.
100% back yard clay one is beautiful
i'mma go steal his clay
agent 89 lol 😆
I thought it looked really good too.
Yes it looks so good, I m going to try it
@@frazin7103 come dig all of mine. I want a pool. So dig all you want! LOL
Excellent, I did this in the summer. Collecting from a place actually called clay hill. I was able to throw some pots. It is a very different feel. I have a new batch of clay I am processing this winter. Just starting to sculpt with it. Might throw some more at the studio. Every one knows my stuff, it is blood red. Other students throw a grey coloured clay. My mess is very noticeable.
R u in the uk
@@urbanhunter5359 ontario canada
@@markwillsie1852 what temperature, and for how long do you heat the clay at, is it different for home-made clay?
@@nicolejudd253 yes, cone 4, or about 1400c , you will need to have a proper glaze for the temperature
I'm a tile setter and just realized all these years when I wash out my wet saw I'm just tossing the most beautiful clays. Some days after a huge floor it just cakes up at the bottom of the pan.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3
Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image.
I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people?
I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true.
Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully.
My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change.
If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up.
You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses, complaining, arguing, and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent.
Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist and overcome them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side.
It simply would not be the same without you.
Thank you for your time.
Hi Justin - I'm down here in So CA and recently I started this same experiment! I'm a new potter, but I've had this idea of making ware from hometown mud for a long time, so finding this video is awesome. I would like to compare notes.
Around here the soil hardens to semi-dense clods, so I thought it would be worth a try. I slaked a bucket full in water and screened it to 40 mesh, then dried it out on Hardibacker and wedged. I yielded about 20 lbs of a rather sandy and short clay body after letting it sit for a week. After playing with it for a couple of days I decided I could improve it by screening it through an 80 mesh sieve. This dropped the sand by 5 lbs and increased plasticity significantly. After aging a week I threw a 4x3 tumbler. Like you I found the native clay to be pudding-soft and temperamental, but it did not sag! Also, I noticed it seemed like it absorbed all the water I threw at it. I let it age another week, threw a 5x3 mug shape ~1/4" thick, and found the texture somewhat better to work, kind of sandy, and a little less short. I managed to get a handle attached but it was an exercise in patience due to the clay not wanting to bend. I made a couple of tiles for testing, and I have yet to fire this clay body. I did do a SxS dry shrink test with my ^10 B-mix and the native clay body shrinks a little bit more. So that is what I'm working with so far. I want to improve my clay body and am truly curious about combining earthenware with stoneware. I have found very little practical info online anywhere. Except for you!
So many questions... Was yours a 50:50 B-Mix/Native? Is your B-Mix ^5 or ^10? How is the ^6 glaze fitting with your mix? Are you planning any more experiments with your native clay, either as a clay body or glaze? More please.
Hi David. I'm from york, uk and I've been putting for about 3 years. I've always wanted to use local clay, for eco reasons and because 15 years ago, before I became a potter, I dug my lawn up and was amazed to maybe 200lbs in a very small area of solid moist clay! At the time I cursed as it weighed a ton and was a pain to get rid of. I then laid a patio over the soil! Omg under my patio is clay! I so wish I'd not laid the patio now.
Anyway, a neighbour has just been digging his garden up and 4 feet down he found clay...so hes got me 2 wheelbarrow loads.
I've never done this before but have read just a little bit about it...so wondered a) are you still digging your own clay and b) if so, do you fancy sharing ideas and information as we go through the process of learning how to do it?...
I'm on instagram as @crookedtailceramics if you want to send me a direct message on there.
It's all new to me so it would be good to pool knowledge as I'm experimenting with my local clay. He only brought me a teensy lump round yesterday but I chucked it on the wheel without any sieving at all and threw a tiny pot...it has 3 tiny stones in it but other than that was really really smooth and easy to throw.
But I think it's a bit "short" as I did the "coil test" and it was cracking.
Any who, good luck!
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3
Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image.
I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people?
I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true.
Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully.
My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change.
If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up.
You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses, complaining, arguing, and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent.
Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist and overcome them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side.
It simply would not be the same without you.
Thank you for your time.
Rejoice @jlongmasbartholomew5724
You are free of all restraints of yourself. For the scriptures were tainted by men hungry for power. The words of the text never used GOD. The name you speak..couldn't of and didn't exist..Jesus..for it is known that a simple fact of the letter J didn't exist..Rejoice! Friend..you are free. Life is good. Be good..think good..and embrace good. Let go these old ideas..be free and look inside yourself, for you my friend have more power than you know. Don't be decieved. Rejoice. Don't take my word for it. Maybe for once in your life you will do your own research and use a little common sense.
Energy..Frequency and Vibrations.
Mankind. Power..and deception.
"For he without sin be the 1st to cast the stone" openly admitted by the church of being added for inspiration!
How many contradictions before one must realize that History is exactly what it is "His story/the Victor's of past" telling their stories. Which by the way where not foretold. .but rather reprinted with their own twist from much earlier stories.
Life is good.
Ooh I wanna do this too! This makes me wish I had my own house and backyard for all this stuff!!
go to any nearby river and you'll find plenty of it already dug up on the river banks
Love your dog!
But backyard clay is all what I can afford and its Ok for my small pots I make for my bonsai!
Edit: Mine doesn't have to be perfect, I just like the fact that I can get whatever shape I want for my planters.
backyard clay is just fine, you only have to work harder to make it into a shape thats all
@@voszvaivaldtkoszikovokh6418 Thanks mate. I made many pots but sadly I couldn't get them fired!
@@rishabhmayank have you considered pit firing? basically just digging a hole, putting slow burning flamable material in it, putting the pottery inside, then burying it? like obviously i just described it hella simply and it does have a high risk of shattering during firing this way buuuut it looks cool as hell when it works
@@YukikoAiko Digging a hole is a luxury we city dwellers can't afford!
cooking it in an oven shouldnt be more unsafe than cooking anything, but the bills may rack up too much
Anybody else realize we grew up making clay as kids and not knowing it ?
during rainy season i always grab a handful after jumping over it and getting stuck from it for a while. Now that I have grown old, all I see is mud. Now this video brought back some good memories.
I have straight thought this the last week's watching these and my sister and I made sun baked soil balls we calls em. Pool ball sized rocks in my dad's yard I reckon
@@Dinkbass let them dry and use a wet smooth object to polish them. ua-cam.com/video/2WsOnF8pEe4/v-deo.htmlsi=sfEOKyeRR3h5msry
You had me at 0:32. I am refining stuff that i got from a local river. I live in a city, smallish, so I had to look for an area that didn't have anti-erosion mesh or lots of grass/weeds. I was worried that gathering was for naught, despite digging in specific areas. I thought that I would end up with some, but you said that I definitely would. I'm gonna watch the rest of this video and possibly come back for more.
The crack is because hand dug clay tends to shrink ALOT because it has small particle sizes. I found it is best to powder half and fire the powder. Mix that pre-fired grog in with the clay. You can get a super smooth consistency while lowering the shrink rate. It happens because the purification steps remove much of the silica out of the clay and it behaves like super fine porcelain.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3
Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image.
I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people?
I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true.
Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully.
My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change.
If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up.
You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses, complaining, arguing, and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent.
Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist and overcome them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side.
It simply would not be the same without you.
Thank you for your time.
Justin, stop it. OMGOODNESS, I LOVE what you have done. Tomorrow, my turn. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and craft with us. Sherie Rodrigues from Australia. 😯🥰
I have made batts (shallow tray like receptacles with thick walls and base) from plaster of paris. Having got my clay slurry I pour it into the batt which effectively absorbs the water leaving a useable clay very quickly. I then dry the batts ready for re-use
Cool video!
I think you solved a mystery for me. Back in the 80s, there was a local fad of pottery and ceramics made of local, Alabama, clay. I always thought it weird that every piece I saw had extensive marbling.
Knowing nothing about clay except I have much in my yard this video was fascinating🌷
I dug up some backyard clay a year or two ago and I've been letting it rest. Immediate usage was very poor so I'm hoping when I finally go to use it the aging process will have made it have better plasticity.
I let my sludge sit in a large bucket for about 3 months I think a few small insects, snails and rotting leaves added to the mix. Once sifted it came out with excellent working properties and it's so easy to throw.
Thank you for giving me an idea of what to do with all the leftover clay I'm digging up from the garden bed. I can make my own pots!
I just love how he casually responds with as my dog inspects
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. Both are beautiful
I LOVE these little cups!!
What is the difference between terra-cotta clay and porcelain?
Terra cotta is low fire and red from iron, or fires that way. Things should be made thicker, items often chip instead of cracking. Like garden pots. Porcelain is more higher tech, white and translucent. Cups could be thrown thinner and used for formal 'China'. Stains show up very well, it's harder and cracks when it breaks. Porcelain was discovered in China when an additive was added to clay. It is a bit harder to work with and you have to clean your studio and equipment before using as stoneware makes it lose its transparency. It is fired to higher temps. This is just a generalization and there are always variables. I work with stoneware as that seems to work for me.
Porcelain I believe is aluminum oxide clay, and terra cotta is from the much more common iron rich red clay. Kaolin is the raw material for both porcelain & aluminum.
terra cotta clay has sand particles in it as well, to make it workable, Porcelain is whiter clay with powdered bones added to it. When it is fired, the bone burns away leaving the item extremely light and translucent. You can make a kind of porcelain by adding paper or Cotten fibres to clau. This makes extremely versatile clay that you can make thin pieces with, it stays elastic, is resistant to cracking. And because the paper wicks moisture out, there is rarely breakage during firing. It fires high like porcelain
@@Cate7451 above video simply air dried is it terra cotta
@@Muscles_McGee its never smelted, the oxides shouldn't be reduced, however the clay does bind together and sinter. The clay with high enough firing temperatures will melt to amorphous glass.
Excellent! I really enjoyed watching your video and loved the little bowls.
Love the " inspector " lmao!! Cool video
Very informative video
Kudos to you for going through the effort of making your own clay. I would guess why it didn't throw well though is that you didn't let it age or "cheat" the aging by adding in some microbes. You know the old Japanese master let their clay age for generations so the clay they made they never even used themselves....it was passed down through the family. But you can sort of "cheat" the time (I'm sure it would never compare to this well aged Japanese clay lol! How I'd love to try that clay out!) by turning the clay into a slip, adding beer, and then let it sit until enough water evaporates that you can start to work with it.
Hi. Do you know where I could find more info on these japanese clay aging tradition? and/or about microbes' effects on clay? It sounds really interesting. Thanks for sharing!
@@TheEDGAVE so first, my disclaimer is that I am not scientist. I know this info because I took a pottery class in college and threw a bunch of pots that were really just practice and didn't want to fire them and have to buy more clay. So one of the grad students told me that if you let it dry, break it down into dust and then let it sit in a bucket of water it will become clay again and he mentioned the only problem would be that without aging it would lack the elasticity that good clay has. That's when he went into telling me about the old Japanese masters that would make clay and let it age for several generations before it would get used and he would be using clay made by his ancestors several generations before him. He told me that the beer would help to add microbes/elasticity without it needing to age. I want to say he mentioned something about moldy clay being good......I don't know scientifically if mold and microbes are the same.....I might be mis-useing the term microbes. But I do know the beer trick worked well. I think he also mentioned that they would make the clay and then store it somewhere cool and, obviously moist, where it would be harvest years later. That is as much as I know. If you find more info about it I'd love to see what resources you looked at because it is an interesting topic.
@@stringventure how much beer, did you know?
The next time you make it be sure, to add ash from wood fire it will help with your issues. Great work!
They look stunning!
That marbled look is really cool, I like it!
Quantos graus é queimada essa peça e por quanto tempo? Parabéns pelo vídeo 👏👏👏
They turned out great! Love the glaze.
thanks for the video--i've been having fun doing this at home during covid times. can you say anything about firing temps? i am usually a stoneware potter, but i imagine most of this is earthenware....what cone did you fire to? i would think the b-mix (if it was cone 5) would not fire well with a lower fire clay. so much to learn!
Thanks for making the video. I have always wanted to make pottery. Both of the bowls are beautiful. I might try some day. Thanks
Amazing video! It was a lot of fun to watch, I appreciate you for making it!
Love the dog drinking from the hose.
Beautiful color! I was surprised the glaze firing made it look so dark, but it really enhanced the marble
100% backyard one is so gorgeous my friend. I want to do a clay top brick oven outside. Thanks for the video.
I’m so excited to try this. Thank you for making this video.
that's some really gorgeous clay you have there, wow, also thanks for the tips
Imspector doggo doin a heckin good job
Nice pieces, man! Especially the marbled one. The crack on the bottom looked like it was right next to a quite large piece of pure studio clay; maybe the two types of clay shrink differently when you burn them, causing tensions in the pot when the mixture isn't homogeneous, and eventually leading to a crack at that place where I can imagine the tension became higher than on other places.
Nice work n thanks for sharing how to dig yr own clay, I hope that I can make handmade clay pot/s😃👌👍🙏
Incredibly relaxing to watch.
Wopila! I really enjoyed this video! A'ho!
The dog is lovely drinking water
I dry my clay on a plaster bat made from plaster of Paris, I made a mold to make 16x16 inch tiles and pour the clay on the bats once it looks like pancake batter...dries really fast
A couple questions: Before you worked the clay on the wheel, did you let it age? I'm thinking that might have helped the feel to let it age in a wet state for several weeks-month. What temperature did you bisque/glaze fire these at? ^04, 6^?
I think so, the old (Irish?) term was to let the clay "sour", after 3 months it has become more plastic for a given level of hydration.
Daniel Matthews that certainly should have been enough time. I expect your wild clay is a very refractory type (think the type that makes bricks) VS a plastic ball type clay. VERY INTERESTING AND COOL
@@grandcarriage1 Can you tell me more about this? My clay is 34 % alumina and was used to make bricks commercially. I have a difficult time primitive firing it by itself, but mixed with Texas clay, it does ok.
Beggs n Achin'. Gosh. Yes. You have a very refractory fire type clay if it was used to make bricks. The workability on it is probably pretty poor. Mixing it with Texas clay must be adding a native ball type clay to it which will improve workability. I would suggest looking up Washington Street Studios channel here on you tube: they have a lot of videos that go much more in depth in explaining the science of clay and glazes than I could ever do here. Tell them I sent ya! 😃
I let my clay sludge sit in a bucket for about 3 months. After sifting it had good plasticity and excellent for throwing.
Both pieces are beautiful.
Your description of the clay on the wheel indicates that it’s either “bad” clay or, more likely, that too much silt was left in the mix. The strainer just isn’t fine enough to remove the silt. That leaves two options: a fiber mesh or thinning out the slurry more and pouring off more times in an attempt to float out the clay and leave silt in the bottom of the bucket.
Sounds like there's a lot of silt in it. When I process clay the silk that is left over resembles a putting like consistency similar to cornstarch and water mixed together.
so cool!!! thanks for this - been trying to figure out how to make my local clay useable
i adore it!
I literally feel like to eat those red pot 🤤🤤Good Job sir
Nice heels
I think you have a coarse clay there. To get it more throwable i would suggest that you add some 10 to 20% bentonite ( i use clumping cat litter for this) and or a little paper pulp.
Another treatment that may improve plasticity is to add small amounts of sugar or flour and a even smaller ammount of nitrates or protein and roll it into a ball and store it for a week or two to allow some bacterial growth to ocour. It makes the clay smell a bit like the bottom of a river but ot seems to improve its handling dramatically sometimes.
I like the one purely from your backyard. 😍
Nicely done ...
"Dirt clods"
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Freeze around 5:31 and it looks like an angry mama llama scolding her baby. I wonder if he was getting angry at then clay while marbling it into the studio clay. Haha
I noticed with the local clay from our property. Red clay. Mix it, and strain it, then I refine it 2 times, over 12 hours. Let it settle 2 hrs, drain, rinse repeat. Then I pour it in a tshirt or similar cloth. I let it hang in the sun for a day, then in the shade. The clay molds like rubber. It is a finer clay, and works better the more dry you have it.
good job 👍🌿🌿🌿
The backyard one is so pretty!
I think I have found a clay quarry on my farm and would like to experiment with the process you describe. What temperature should I consider in my electric kiln? Thank you very much for your video. 🙏
wow. first time found out how clay is made.
This is the first video I watched of yours, and I was thinking of saving the link so I could come back again later, and I saw your end card, "pottery woodworking and metalworking" and I subscribed because those are my interests too. The clay you refined behaved like grolleg porcelain. It's also super soft and plastic and feels like pudding.
Amazing craft 😍
Very interesting. I'm doing something similar with some clay from my yard. On advice I was given before starting, I am aging my yard clay for some time. I'm currently aging the clay slurry underwater before I screen a second time with a finer mesh and start the clay block aging process. I'm probably not going to go for the full multi year aging of the clay block that I have seen some studios do for creating a local studio clay. It will be interesting to see how it turns out, I need to find a local studio where I can fire whatever I get out of it in the end. I'm sure it's not going to be anywhere as cool as what you made.
Ps love the case you sent Paul's garage. You do Beautiful work.
Wow, aging the clay! Super cool idea. It would be interesting to grab a fist-full of the aging clay every month or two and make a little something, so that at the end you could see a progression and know when the aging process started becoming beneficial.
@@JustinsMakery oh, ya. testing how much aging is needed would be super fun to explore.
It would also be interesting to explore all of the "magic" additives some potters swear by. I've read about adding vinegar, beer, wine, mold, urea, wood ash, milk, kero syrup, sugar, etc as a clay deflocculant or as something to speed aging (although some warn that dangerous molds or harmful bacteria might grow with some of the additives). I've also heard of adding small amounts of things which are used as fluxes like table salt, Epsom salt, borax, with varying opinions and warnings about not using too much as these do flux the clay and some warning about the flux type additives causing kiln damage but I'm not sure it would be any worse than some glazes (or the damage that forges get from forge welding flux getting on the firebricks).
@@askquestionstrythings I'm pretty sure from the stuff I've seen on vinegar, is that because its acidic, it actually acts as the opposite of a deflocculant. As in the videos where they make terra sig using sodium silicate to thin the slip out, the vinegar would actually thicken the clay. I've heard of people using it as an alternative to slip for score and slipping, since it binds the two parts together.
@@TotemoGaijin right. I keep getting flocculent and deflocculent mixed up. If I understand it right: Flocculent is The process by which individual particles of clay aggregate into clotlike masses or precipitate into small lumps. (become a flock and thus thickening the clay) and deflocculent is the opposite pulling things into solution (breaking the "flocks" of material up and thins the clay)
Would still be interesting to explore different additives and what does and doesn't make for good clay.
I've recently heard that my local clay might have too low of a refractory value and is likely to melt at a low cone number. I'm going to have to see what additives will help raise the refractory value. I recently found a place that will bisque fire a shelf of stuff for a reasonable rate so I might have to explore that at some point.
@@askquestionstrythings I feel like I've heard that sand raises it...but I might be imagining things. What about trying a pit fire? I'm not even sure where a local place for me would be, so we're going to be trying to make one of those mud rocket kilns ourselves.
Wauw did not expect that, that looks crazy beautiful!
Up in North Dakota they have this really light weight rock called scoria. Seems like when crushed it would make good light weight pottery.
I broke my foot cause of that shit .... Fucking scoria
absolutly awesome-- thank you!!!
Thanks for sharing. How do you make a home made rolling platform
Was the pure dirt clay difficult to throw because it was too wet? Maybe dry for another day and try again? Loved the video thanks for the great ideas. Imagine how much you could save adding a 50/50 mix of dirt to your bought in clay!
A lot of clay for ceramics has ash in it, probably would have helped to put ash in since that's what a lot of traditional potters used to do way back when.
@@Darkshizumaru Yes they used to add bone ash in fine China porcelain.
It's not weathered that's it
Very cool, I'd be interested in a follow up video with any changes you might make to the process.
Great video! You now have me interested in something I’ve never tried before lol
What is the curing process? Bake in oven? Fire brick oven?
Curious, what color did these turn when bone dry? My stuff is a similar dark grey when wet, but when bone dry turns a light tan/sandy color.
The natural clay from my back garden was a mid-grey, when fired to bisque it has come out a vibrant orangey-red brown as in this video. I suspect it will be dark brown when I've vitrified it.
Jer 18: 19, Isaiah 29: 16, Isaiah 45:9, Isaiah 64:8, Rom 9:14-24, 2 Tim 2: 20-21 comes to mind when you so brilliantly make your vessels. Humbles me and make me stop complaining.
Do you think it would have helped adding some straw, sand or something like it to the first version, maybe keeping it together better, making it more firm? Really great video. Im 100% gonna do this!
I was thinking the same thing, actually-if he ever added a temper, he did so offscreen and/or didn’t mention it. If he didn’t add any, then I suspect that’s where the crack on the bottom of the marbled one came from (because presumably there are materials already mixed into studio clay that would temper it).
I haven’t tried this myself yet, but like you, I super-duper want to, so I’ve been watching a lot of videos on the subject! It actually took a while to come across other videos that mentioned adding temper (usually in the form of ground-up rocks or shells, or “grog” which is clay that has been fired and then ground back into dust), but I eventually found them, and they say it’s to keep it from cracking. The added dry material would probably also make it a lot easier to work with.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3
Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image.
I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people?
I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true.
Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully.
My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change.
If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up.
You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses, complaining, arguing, and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent.
Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist and overcome them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side.
It simply would not be the same without you.
Thank you for your time.
Love the marbling one.
Dog inspects 🤣🤣 wow beautiful you made pots took😯😯 Now that's pure talent. Please teach me to make pots
Could you add some sand to make it a better texture/density for throwing?
not only water.it will hold coffee.tea or every type of soup. by the way you have a good talented inspector.😀
My friend it may have felt like that because you needed to add temper! Like sand or wood ash. It helps the texture and helps it to not crack when firing.
Great Video..
I fully enjoyed the video. Your voice and speech along with your dog's looks go very well together. I mean this with no disrespect but if you were to do a voice over with your dog telling you what to do step by step that would be phenomenal.. Looking forward to more of your diy's. I'm in southern Cali and have a goldmine of clay under a foot and a half of dirt in my backyard and front yard.
I, Nephi, having been born of goodly parents, therefore I was taught somewhat in all the learning of my father; and having seen many afflictions in the course of my days, nevertheless, having been highly favored of the Lord in all my days; yea, having had a great knowledge of the goodness and the mysteries of God, therefore I make a record of my proceedings in my days. Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.
And I know that the record which I make is true; and I make it with mine own hand; and I make it according to my knowledge". 1 Nephi 1-3
Hello friends, I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The verses above are the first three verses in The Book of Mormon. I know this probably isn't the most ideal place to talk about religion but I really do want you to know that God loves you. You may not love Him or care about Him at all, but He still will continue to love you. You are a beloved son or daughter of God. He knows you personally and He truly and deeply desires for your happiness. He loves everyone who has every lived on this earth, with a perfect equal love regardless of their race, gender, ethnicity, faith and values and beliefs. The Lord loves you more than you can think or comprehend. "He inviteth them all to come unto him and partake of his goodness; and he denieth none that come unto him, black and white, bond and free, male and female; and he remembereth the heathen; and all are alike unto God, both Jew and Gentile" 2 Nephi. He is our loving, caring Heavenly Father. We are literally His children and creations. When we were in the womb, he knew about us" Jerimiah 4:5. He knitted us and we were created in His image.
I testify to you that you and I are not a mistake. He knows the very moment when we stand and when we sit. He is familiar with all our ways and knows us personally who we are. The hairs on our very head are numbered. God loved us so much, He sent His Only Begotten Son for us, that we may be able to return and dwell in the presence of God again. The Lord has not forgotten about us even when it feels like He has. He will never forsake us. When we are happy, He and His angels rejoice alongside us. When we are sad, He heals us and lifts us up from our trials. He has always been there for us. He has always been our loving, compassionate Heavenly Father and God. Will we always be His children and people?
I testify to you that God lives and that Jesus is the Christ. Both love you exceedingly and rejoice when you are happy. They both love you so much. They love you with a love unfeigned. They will never ever stop doing good unto you. I know that The Book of Mormon is true. "And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost". Moroni 10:4 I promise and testify to you, that if you will read The Book of Mormon, ponder on its message and ask God if it is not true, you will come to know of its truthfulness, whether its true or not true.
Remember my friends that God loves you with all his heart, might mind, soul and strength. He wants you to be happy. He knows what you are going through and dealing with right now. He desires for you to return back to Him. Unfortunately, He has been misrepresented and seen as a cruel and angry God who anticipates for us to slip and writes down every mistake we make waiting to punish us by those who do not know or know Him fully.
My friends, God has stored many opportunities and blessings for you. He is incredibly eager and desires with all His heart to bless you abundantly. He wants you to live with Him again. He only wants the best for you and your well being. He wants to experience everlasting joy and indescribable happiness in this life and in the life to come. He wants you to partake of His goodness and come and follow Him. The Lord does not care how early or late you decide to come unto Him. I testify to you that if you have strayed and wondered off the path that there is hope in Jesus Christ, The Savior of the world. The Lord accepts those who come unto Him whether your early, late or just in time who desire to change. The Lord will accept you wholeheartedly and forgive you if you are willing to change. The Lord will welcome you and will always be ready to embrace you with open arms. The Lord will lift us up in our trials and use us to bless the lives of those around us if we are willing to change.
If you desire to learn more, you are always welcome to visit comeuntochrist.org. There you will learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ and our core beliefs and values. If you have taken the time to read The Book of Mormon and this comment, thank you. It takes a huge leap of faith and a lot of courage to muster enough faith to read in the Book of Mormon and to believe in something in a personage that you may never see in this lifetime. Although we may not be able to see God and Jesus Christ in this life, I testify to you that they are real. They do truly exist. I promise you that if you will pray to know of their existence, you will come to know whether they exist or have been made up.
You are my friends. The Lord loves you and despite all our weaknesses, complaining, arguing, and shortcomings, he still loves us and will forgive us if we will humble ourselves before Him and diligently seek correction and do whatever is needed to repent.
Remember that The Lord is always available to talk to through prayer 24/7. No question sounds too silly for Him. James wrote, "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him" James 1:5. If you must know whether or not something is true or evil and deceptive, you can always pray to God. He will help you know what the truth is and what is not the truth. He will never be too busy to talk to. He will give you strength you need to overcome your temptations and will give you the strength you need to endure through your trials and afflictions. Paul said that The Lord will not give you temptations that you cannot resist, but that in your temptations, He will provide a way for you to resist and overcome them. He will provide a way. He wants to bless you and reward you abundantly. The Lord knows you and will not forget you. You are loved. You are utterly amazing. You have incredible potential. You are not forgotten or ever will be forsaken. You are special. You are unique. You are one of a kind. You have been reserved for this time and The Lord needs you on His side.
It simply would not be the same without you.
Thank you for your time.
1:16 Thirsty Puppy!
What cone did you fire to? Thank you for this video, I am going to try and make my own clay this weekend.
I see people complaining but I live in Texas where clay is abundant 🙈
I have an interest in this clay business. Have even as a kid going back to visiting the site of a very old kiln near my hometown in the midwest. I discovered the remains of an old kiln north of here many years ago, including some old marked bricks (LABC and SIMON) and some pieces of wrought iron grill work from something like an oven or furnace. Anyway, I finally got around to looking into videos on how to locate clay deposits, this video being the first that I've actually looked at. This recent interest was prompted by a stroll two days ago where I found a few old bricks cast along a street curb, one of which was marked ACME. Why that brick was here is curious because I think the ACME company was actually in Texas and started making bricks there around 1891. We are more than a thousand miles from Texas. At any rate, in actuality I have essentially zero interest in using clay and making things from it, unlike the guy in this video. However, finding clay deposits, and brickmaking in general, is interesting to me. It turns out that the main interest of people in the midwest was not in bricks, necessarily, but in finding clay deposits that could be used in forming dams for farm ponds. I guess because of the fineness of the particles, clay was excellent for stopping the pond water from leaking away on the dam side of the pond. It happens now that I believe I have a yard totally made of some kind of clay (adobe?) as is much of the soil in this general area (SoCal). Thus, it was the primary building material for early cabins, churches/missions, walls, etc here. I know that digging a hole in my yard is nearly impossible without a pick and shovel, or even some kind of hydraulic chisel/jackhammer. The soil has baked over the years into something akin to sewer tile.
Hmm...
Interesting with regards to the Midwest.
Can you tell me whereabouts? I know Wisc. & Michigan soils hold mainly sand, so are you talking Illinois, Iowa or Nebraska? Maybe Kansas?
I know the Southeastern states hold plenty such as Georgia and the Carolinas, esp. South Carolina that's for sure, but haven't seen much in the Midwest... TY in advance! :)
“Dug a hole for another reason..”
Black kinda sus
Never seen any one take a flame to the wheel...very impressive..
Beautiful..!
Nice job...
Ive started getting into pottery, and just recently my throw table has arrived. My clay order disappeared, so i went to to the beach and grabbed some free clay, as of this moment the 2 buckets are settling, as long as i do it right i should end up with clay that will be good enough to practice with right?
Great video thanks, what is the mix at 8 min made of? I'm trying to find something to slip coat natural clay stuff before I pit fire it