Emma Law Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 Has anyone tried using wool in foil saggars? I have some collected from fences - would the lanolin create an interesting effect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted June 2, 2021 Report Share Posted June 2, 2021 I bet the smell would be bad-the rest is a must try it and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piedmont Pottery Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Most organic molecules, such as lanolin, would be burnt off relatively early in the firing process, so I would not expect to see too much effect from the fleece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KachemakKaren Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 Sheep's wool is interesting. It's naturally flame resistant (see below) with high nitrogen and water content. If you decide to use it in a saggar please post the result. I'd like to see what happens. A very high ignition temperature of 570-600° C A high Limiting Oxygen Index (LOI) (the measure of the oxygen level needed to sustain combustion) A low heat of combustion (the measure of the amount of heat energy released in the burning process) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 What are you going foir? If you impregnate the wool with some metallic oxidds you may get more interesting effects if wool is placed on/in pits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted June 3, 2021 Report Share Posted June 3, 2021 I think that there just won't be enough material to have a specific/unique effect beyond whatever carbon it provides, but it's always worth testing. Let us know how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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