Thanks for your videos! I like your simplicity and that you try different things. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and recipes! Looking forward to more videos! // Susanne from Sweden
Loving the methods you use, I'm going to try Raku firing using a glaze I'm making with clay I dug from a local beach mixed with wood ash, trying to use 'found' materials as part of a college project. As the clay has salt in it, I'm inspired to try the foil sagga method to stop it spitting in the kiln! - Many thanks for your inspiration!
Thanks for your great explanation. I am going to pit fire some pots that I burnished with terra sig. You spoke about burnishing pots after the raku firing. I was wondering, how do you do that? Do you just wax and polish them or do you do that some other way? Greetings from Italy!!
Thanks :-) I get my EPK from Scarva located in Ireland: www.scarva.com/en/Scarva-Raw-Materials-EPK-Kaolin-China-Clay-RM1019/m-117.aspx It can be replaced by other kinds of China Clay which is not exactly the same as Ball Clay. But different materials will always produce different results. So test before you make too much
I'm trying to understand the differences between pit and saggar firings. How would you describe the differences? It seems to me they are identical other than the method of heating ---- wood fire for pit, and raku kiln for the saggar. Is that correct?
Saggar is container og some sort you place your pots in. Originally to protect it from the ashes and fire. Pitfire is a fire method. Just like an electric kiln or raku kiln is. You can fire a saggar in all three of ghen
Good morning Mikkel, thank you for your videos very clears and thanks for your generosity and your professionalism. I'm french and sometimes, i don't understand some information. And, this time, i would know what temperature is attain and in what time frame ? Thanks for your answer . Have a nice day ! Marie-Claude
@@deMibPottery Thanks for your answer. It's the same kiln that you. Usually, I fire in a pit fire with clay sigillata, but you stimulate me to make in a raku kiln. I will try soon. I think reach the good temperature in 30 minutes. Thanks still for the knowledge sharings and sorry for my approximative english....
Hi Mikkel Tnx for your impressive videos. Always have a question (since Im not a potter and just watch the videos) Do you put your bisques in kiln first (cook the bisques first) and then put them in Raku? Or put the uncooked bisques in Raku from the beginning ?
Thanks for your videos! I like your simplicity and that you try different things. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and recipes! Looking forward to more videos! // Susanne from Sweden
Thank you so much. I am happy you like the videos :-)
Can you please share the recipe for the naked Raku 🔥,it looks fabulous
Great tutorial! Definitely going to try this. Thanks. Greetings from the Netherlands
Awesome! Thank you!
thank you for your explanations. It's very clear and useful. I'll try this technics as soon as possible.
Thank you so much. Please go ahead. Its great fun :-)
Beautiful results!! You explain every process of your demonstration with great clarity and knowledge. Thank you for posting!👍🏼😀💞
Thank you so much. It means a lot to me to hear that you like it
Thank you sir! From Belgium/Flanders
Thank you too :-)
Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Very interesting and beautiful results 👍
My pleasure!
Many thanks for sharing your skills I love your finished work Dieter 👏🌟
Loving the methods you use, I'm going to try Raku firing using a glaze I'm making with clay I dug from a local beach mixed with wood ash, trying to use 'found' materials as part of a college project. As the clay has salt in it, I'm inspired to try the foil sagga method to stop it spitting in the kiln! - Many thanks for your inspiration!
Thanks - good luck with your project. Sounds really interesting :-)
Thanks :-)
Wonderful demonstration! In your recipe for naked Raku slip, what exactly is "fireclay"?
Thanks. It's a special kind of clay. You should be able to get it from most pottery stores
I like your vídeos and how you explain it. May I ask you, if I can take ferric sulfate too?
Thanks :-) I am not sure what you mean?
Thanks for your great explanation. I am going to pit fire some pots that I burnished with terra sig. You spoke about burnishing pots after the raku firing. I was wondering, how do you do that? Do you just wax and polish them or do you do that some other way? Greetings from Italy!!
Thanks. Yes I use various kinds of wax, oils and acrylic spray for the final polishing :-)
Thanks. Yes I use various kinds of wax, oils and acrylic spray for the final polishing :-)
Thanks for all your amazing videos. I cant find EPK in UK is there an equivalent or can I use ball clay? Thank you
Thanks :-)
I get my EPK from Scarva located in Ireland:
www.scarva.com/en/Scarva-Raw-Materials-EPK-Kaolin-China-Clay-RM1019/m-117.aspx
It can be replaced by other kinds of China Clay which is not exactly the same as Ball Clay. But different materials will always produce different results. So test before you make too much
Nice!
Thank you! Cheers!
I'm trying to understand the differences between pit and saggar firings. How would you describe the differences? It seems to me they are identical other than the method of heating ---- wood fire for pit, and raku kiln for the saggar. Is that correct?
Saggar is container og some sort you place your pots in. Originally to protect it from the ashes and fire. Pitfire is a fire method. Just like an electric kiln or raku kiln is. You can fire a saggar in all three of ghen
Good morning Mikkel, thank you for your videos very clears and thanks for your generosity and your professionalism. I'm french and sometimes, i don't understand some information. And, this time, i would know what temperature is attain and in what time frame ? Thanks for your answer . Have a nice day ! Marie-Claude
Thanks :-)
It depends a little bit on materials but approx 800 C should be good.
@@deMibPottery Thanks for your answer. It's the same kiln that you. Usually, I fire in a pit fire with clay sigillata, but you stimulate me to make in a raku kiln. I will try soon. I think reach the good temperature in 30 minutes. Thanks still for the knowledge sharings and sorry for my approximative english....
Your English is fine :-)
@@deMibPottery ☺
Hi Mikkel
Tnx for your impressive videos.
Always have a question (since Im not a potter and just watch the videos)
Do you put your bisques in kiln first (cook the bisques first) and then put them in Raku?
Or put the uncooked bisques in Raku from the beginning ?
I always busqure fire my pots befor raku or pitfire :-)
@@deMibPottery tnx for reply.
after the 1st fire with ferric chloride at say 400 c is the colour fixed if you later decide to fire at a higher temperature.
No, it may burn off or change on refire
What is the effect of adding flower petals?
I dont think I did :-)
still not sure what temp you went to. You said centigrade . Do you mean celsius?
Yes I did :-)