karenkstudio Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Can anyone give me a tips on wood fired bisque ^06-04 with pieces to be glazed later. I want to experiment using my wood-fired trash can raku kiln which can reach an ^08 temp. in an hour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 I would go slow for greenware. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Go slow so you don't blow them up, and keep it oxidized. Lots of air. You want to be sure to burn out everything that needs to be burned out in a bisque, and you don't want to be glazing over trapped carbon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt Posted June 29, 2016 Report Share Posted June 29, 2016 Preheat your bone dry pieces - slowly - in an oven first to absolute bone dry. You will still likely have some pore water, but will give you the best chance not to blow them up. Also only put your thinnest pieces in - no doorstops. If you do these steps you may get away with it. If not, you will hear the telltale muffled pop, pop, pop... As they say in pottery land, you haven't lived until you've blown a whole load of green pots to smithereens in a kiln. Shards can be pretty, though, if you arrange them just right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted June 30, 2016 Report Share Posted June 30, 2016 why are you doing this? what advantage to you in this step? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karenkstudio Posted July 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Lady, I occasionally like a challenge. Wanted to see what it might be like to cut the 220 cord. Curt, Neil, Marcia, Thanks for the suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrim8 Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 what does it look like? Any pictures? Wondering where the wood goes- a side burning grate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted July 1, 2016 Report Share Posted July 1, 2016 Clean the ash residue (it won't be fluxed... but will "stick") off the pieces before glazing. Otherwise you can get problems with glazes adhering to the surface well. I wood fired bisque in a noborigama for many years in back chambers. best, ...............john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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