missyjayne Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 I am having a friend save me some guitar strings to experiment with firing a piece that is wrapped with them to see what kind of effect the melting/burning of the strings has on the clay and glaze. I swear I have heard of this being done before, but I am struggling to find anything on it via Google. Has anyone experimented with guitar strings in their firings before? I'm wondering if I'm wasting my time or if it could have some cool results. Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 How are you firing- cone, reduction/oxidaiton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawPots Posted August 9, 2017 Report Share Posted August 9, 2017 Wire wrapped pots are mentioned in Japanese Woodfired Ceramics in the chapter on pit firing. Copper wire, especially, is mentioned as creating dark lines on the pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Metal guitar strings are either steel or steel wrapped in a bronze alloy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave K Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 I have fired fine copper wire wrapped around a vase at cone 6 oxidation and also very small pieces of bronze and brass. For me the results were not interesting enough to try it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Miller Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 if you want a more consistent, repeatable result, dip twine in oxides and wrap around the pot. Essentially what you'd be doing with phosphor bronze, but instead of making the oxides in the kiln, they'll be there already and will react predictably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted August 10, 2017 Report Share Posted August 10, 2017 Hey nice to read you again Tyler. John Dermer wrapped oxide soaked casuarina needles around pots and fired them Ithink in fibre saggers. Beautiful pots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 I think 'wrapping' techniques are most successful in low fire, non-functional or primitive firing techniques- pits, saggars, raku, etc. I'm not saying that you couldn't get something interesting to happen with cone 6 glaze wrapped with stuff, but it'll take a lot of work to figure out how to not make it look like a just cone 6 pot wrapped with stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnolia Mud Research Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 my mentors emphasized (and my experience has confirmed) that the Neil's statement "it'll take a lot of work to figure out how to not make it look like a just cone 6 pot wrapped with stuff" is true for all firing ranges. A lot of the ware produced in Raku, sagger, primitive, wood, cone 6, etc. firings look exactly like it had 'stuff' on it without a plan. Only few unplanned pots come out with a WOW label. And since they were unplanned, a repeat is unlikely. LT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted August 11, 2017 Report Share Posted August 11, 2017 My guitar gently weeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docweathers Posted August 12, 2017 Report Share Posted August 12, 2017 I've had some nice results sticking very very fine copper wire on top of glaze using a glue gun. You can make all kinds of interesting patterns. I don't find that steel or aluminum make very attractive patterns.. Unless you're in this some kind of funk art effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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