Learn how to pack, fire, and unpack a kiln load of handmade pottery through this narrated video. The course covers steps such as packing glazed pots, making cone packs, reducing firing, and post-firing processes like sanding and cleaning. The teaching method involves a detailed walkthrough of each stage, demonstrated by the instructor. This course is intended for pottery enthusiasts looking to enhance their skills in loading and reduction firing kilns.
Loading and Reduction Firing a Kiln Full of Handmade Pottery - Narrated Version
Overview
Syllabus
- Introduction
- Packing the glazed pots into the kiln
- How to make cone packs
- Placing the waddings on a jar
- Lighting the gas kiln
- Turning on the air compressor
- Initiating reduction
- Example of cones before and after
- Switching the kiln off and crash cooling
- Opening the kiln
- Example of an under-fired bowl
- All the finished pots, and discussing how I sell my work
- Sanding the bases of pots and removing waddings
- Using Chemico paste to clean the lids
Taught by
Florian Gadsby
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