26. Pitfire Pottery Tests & Experiments

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In this Pitfire Pottery video I will show you more of my experiments. This time with some new materials, for interesting patterns and the refiring of a sand blasted vase. Please subscribe to this YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1DP_AX19jVNFA5JN6W9vbg?sub_confirmation=1 Follow me on Instagram to see my newest pottery: https://www.instagram.com/mikkeldemib/ INDEX: 00:00 Welcome 00:36 Cleaning the Pitfire oil drum 01:30 Preparing the oil drum for Pitfire 02:28 Sawdust tips 04:26 Using pine tree 05:05 Preparing the pots for Pitfire - using Ferric Chloride 12:35 Wrapping the pots in Tin Foil Saggar - and tips for stacking 13:35 Using Cobber Wire Mesh (stockings) to create interesting patterns 19:05 Refiring a Sand Blasted pot 20:31 Using Cobolt Sulphate to color Pitfired Pots 21:54 Using Steel Wool to create interesting patterns on Pitfire Pots 25:00 Using Banana peels and Coffee for coloring Pitfire Pots 25:58 Using hairspray to make your colorants stick to your pots 29:28 Stacking the pots in the Pitfire kiln 33:10 Fire the Pitfire kiln 36:19 Covering up the Pitfire kiln for the night 36:57 The Next Morning 37:50 Unloading the Pifire Kiln - First Look at the pots 44:32 Photos of all the Pitfired Pots I made this time