Seahorse studio Posted December 23, 2010 Report Share Posted December 23, 2010 Hi potters, I spend most of my time firing bisque ware in a pit, barrel, beach or whatever I can find with a flame. Sitting at home in the winter with the fireplace roaring had me thinking, has anyone fired ware in the fireplace? If so please drop a note. Thanks so much Sharon ...I mistakenly put this in the wrong category, hope it should be here and not in the counsel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSmartCat Posted December 30, 2010 Report Share Posted December 30, 2010 I used to fire small pieces in my air tight wood stove, both in the actual stove and in the circulating oven over it. By comparison to kiln fired work I would say the work was approximately ^06 - ^2. Your biggest problem would be maintaining an even rising temperature. Why not make some test pieces and give it a try? Sounds like a good project for a cold winter's day. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotsbyChar Posted December 31, 2010 Report Share Posted December 31, 2010 Year ago, before I really learned anything about pottery, I was doing what I consider to be primitive pottery. I dug the clay from our Oklahom red soil, pinched or coiled it into pots and fired it in open fires. I burnished most of the pieces rather than glazing. Most everything turned out great. Occassionaly I would have a pot fly apart in the firing but I think that was because it might not have been quite dry. I didn't know about bone dry way back then. I was just going on instinct or maybe racial memory. I did not have a fireplace but I think you would probably get about the same results as I did. What I used was your basic campfire. Just kept feeding it wood for a couple of hours. I would bury the pots down in the coals once I had a nice coal bed. Then I would feed the fire for approximately 2 to 3 hours. Then let it slowly die out. The next day when the fire was completely out I would unearth my pots. It was always a pleasant surprise to see what patterns the fire had made. Give it a try I think you will be pleased with your results. Char Hi potters, I spend most of my time firing bisque ware in a pit, barrel, beach or whatever I can find with a flame. Sitting at home in the winter with the fireplace roaring had me thinking, has anyone fired ware in the fireplace? If so please drop a note. Thanks so much Sharon ...I mistakenly put this in the wrong category, hope it should be here and not in the counsel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deb Evans Posted January 2, 2011 Report Share Posted January 2, 2011 You can get some nice effects w/ burnished work and using hard wood! enjoy - we're all fire bugs at heart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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