I am seriously considering switching to single fire - anything to save time/costs but still have high quality. I've started pouring on glaze instead of brushing for this reason and will never go back!
This is soo interesting! Your pots are just beautiful !!! One thing with brushing glazes is that you really need a natural bristle brush so it holds a lot of glaze. And it’s always a good idea to go in several different directions with each application. Oh and shaking the jar isn’t enough you really need to get in there and use a brush to stir all around the edges and bottoms. I hope that helps for next time. Thanks so much for showing this. How long did the entire firing take?
I agree, if you are going to brush you really need to invest in it fully by mixing very well and brushing at least 3 layers... I'm just too impatient! lol Total fire time was 9hours and 15 mins, a bit short I think so next fire I will tweak it to run a bit longer and slower from the start.
Seaweed is a tricky glaze, it doesn't like too thick of a glaze layer. I had crazy pinholes when I put in on the rim last time with like 6 layers of other glazes underneath. and I think I fired too hot. Prob. went to cone 7 😅 but that was on a bisque test tile so it was a good learning there.
greetings from illinois! thank you for this great video explainer. the tip for moisture equalization between inside/outside was especially helpful. i'm going to try this (because honestly i don't care to re-load kilns xD). tangent question: do you mind me asking how you do those neat off-center/ovoid turning marks on the bottom of your mugs? i've seen that a couple craft fairs now and haven't been able to figure it out without botching my feet
Check out Simon Leach's videos about how he does single fire! He is the expert! And do you mean the swirl pattern on the bottom? It's from the wire cutter I use, I don't trim the base of my pots if I use that wire.
I have been raw glazing for a year. Had my first snafu my last firing. The kiln survived with just a few spots I had to grind (6th firing in this kiln ever 😩) but…. The ENTIRE load was ruined. Bits and fragments in every piece. Soooooo my bravery is toast and we are back to bisque lol
Oh NOOOOOO!!! that's rough to hear! I did a few single fires when I first started and just got too scared and went to bisque. I hope to keep single-firing from here but... it is slightly scary lol
@@potterymama744 haha I will share what I learned. Sometimes even glazing bone dry, overnight isn’t long enough after glazing lol so if you run a preheat, you should be totally fine! I am playing it safe for a few but probably go right back to single fire 🔥
I have an ancient Skutt kilnsitter so I don't know how this works with a more modern one, but I hear you shouldn't turn your kiln up until you can place a small mirror near your top peep hole and see no steam collecting on it... That way you know there is no more moisture left in the load before it really gets going.
@@deerhearted I have a kilnsitter too. It's a Skutt KS818. I've heard that too, but if I feel pieces are not quite dry I leave it on low for a few extra hours.
Thank you so much. I’m a beginner who’s been thinking of doing a single fire as soon as I started throwing. I really appreciated your informative video. I love the lesson conclusion at the end. Also I’m curious about would a single fired mug dishwasher safe as well as microwave? Perhaps I’d have to test that myself?
Welcome! Definitely watch videos by Simon Leach, he exclusively single fires. The final pieces if you fired to the correct cone to be vitrified, the pieces should be dishwasher/microwave safe. I often advise buyers to heat things slowly in the microwave to avoid thermal shock, 30sec-1min at a time.
Thanks for watching, definitely check out Simon Leach and how he does raw glazing! I do spray the bottoms if I did a double dip but the only issue I keep encountering is cracks on the rim, bottoms are always fine. And I use a variety of clay bodies, I'm not sure what the difference would be between types of clay, that's a good question!
Look at that beautiful chattering on that mug! Well, all your work is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing the finished work!
I really love you Mama!!! Amazing tutorial. Thanks.
I am seriously considering switching to single fire - anything to save time/costs but still have high quality. I've started pouring on glaze instead of brushing for this reason and will never go back!
There's a great Facebook group for single firing.
Can you share the name pls
The studio I go to is switching over to single firing. Cool how this popped up.
This is soo interesting! Your pots are just beautiful !!! One thing with brushing glazes is that you really need a natural bristle brush so it holds a lot of glaze. And it’s always a good idea to go in several different directions with each application. Oh and shaking the jar isn’t enough you really need to get in there and use a brush to stir all around the edges and bottoms. I hope that helps for next time. Thanks so much for showing this. How long did the entire firing take?
I agree, if you are going to brush you really need to invest in it fully by mixing very well and brushing at least 3 layers... I'm just too impatient! lol
Total fire time was 9hours and 15 mins, a bit short I think so next fire I will tweak it to run a bit longer and slower from the start.
Seaweed is a tricky glaze, it doesn't like too thick of a glaze layer. I had crazy pinholes when I put in on the rim last time with like 6 layers of other glazes underneath. and I think I fired too hot. Prob. went to cone 7 😅 but that was on a bisque test tile so it was a good learning there.
Very tricky glaze, but when it works it's pretty!!
greetings from illinois!
thank you for this great video explainer. the tip for moisture equalization between inside/outside was especially helpful. i'm going to try this (because honestly i don't care to re-load kilns xD).
tangent question: do you mind me asking how you do those neat off-center/ovoid turning marks on the bottom of your mugs? i've seen that a couple craft fairs now and haven't been able to figure it out without botching my feet
Check out Simon Leach's videos about how he does single fire! He is the expert!
And do you mean the swirl pattern on the bottom? It's from the wire cutter I use, I don't trim the base of my pots if I use that wire.
I have been raw glazing for a year. Had my first snafu my last firing. The kiln survived with just a few spots I had to grind (6th firing in this kiln ever 😩) but…. The ENTIRE load was ruined. Bits and fragments in every piece. Soooooo my bravery is toast and we are back to bisque lol
Oh NOOOOOO!!! that's rough to hear! I did a few single fires when I first started and just got too scared and went to bisque. I hope to keep single-firing from here but... it is slightly scary lol
@@potterymama744 haha I will share what I learned. Sometimes even glazing bone dry, overnight isn’t long enough after glazing lol so if you run a preheat, you should be totally fine! I am playing it safe for a few but probably go right back to single fire 🔥
I have an ancient Skutt kilnsitter so I don't know how this works with a more modern one, but I hear you shouldn't turn your kiln up until you can place a small mirror near your top peep hole and see no steam collecting on it... That way you know there is no more moisture left in the load before it really gets going.
@@deerhearted I have a kilnsitter too. It's a Skutt KS818. I've heard that too, but if I feel pieces are not quite dry I leave it on low for a few extra hours.
Thanks!
Thank you so much. I’m a beginner who’s been thinking of doing a single fire as soon as I started throwing. I really appreciated your informative video. I love the lesson conclusion at the end. Also I’m curious about would a single fired mug dishwasher safe as well as microwave? Perhaps I’d have to test that myself?
Welcome! Definitely watch videos by Simon Leach, he exclusively single fires. The final pieces if you fired to the correct cone to be vitrified, the pieces should be dishwasher/microwave safe. I often advise buyers to heat things slowly in the microwave to avoid thermal shock, 30sec-1min at a time.
I see you don’t spray the bottom? Also what kind of clay is best to use for this process? Thanks so much. I’ve watched this several times.
Thanks for watching, definitely check out Simon Leach and how he does raw glazing! I do spray the bottoms if I did a double dip but the only issue I keep encountering is cracks on the rim, bottoms are always fine. And I use a variety of clay bodies, I'm not sure what the difference would be between types of clay, that's a good question!
After glazing, how many hours or days do you keep to dry the peices? If you fire it the same day, wouldn't it explote due to moisture?
Let it dry for about a week. Depending on the moisture in the air. It would explode if you fired it the same day.