Testing and Evaluating 8 New Stoneware Clays - From Throwing to Firing

Explore the process of testing eight new stoneware clay bodies from Potclays in this 26-minute video tutorial. Learn techniques for throwing, trimming, glazing, and reduction firing as the potter searches for a new clay to complement their usual red-pink pottery clay. Follow along as bowls are created, from initial shaping to bisque firing at 1000ºC, waxing feet, glazing, and final reduction firing at 1290ºC. Discover the surprising results upon opening the kiln and see the finished products after sanding. Gain insights into clay selection and pottery techniques while observing the evaluation of different stoneware clays.

- Introduction and talking clay
- Throwing the bowls
- Trimming the bowls
- Bisque firing to 1000ºC
- Waxing the bowls feet
- Glazing the bowls
- Cleaning up the glazed vessels
- Packing the gas kiln
- Reduction firing the pots to 1290ºC
- Opening the kiln
- A surprise from the kiln
- Sanding the bottoms of the bowls
- The finished bowls