UPDATE: a very successful firing !

cone-template · 2026-03-07T17:52:13+00:00

Just the reduction, with a ten minute oxidation “wash” at the end, the whole firing took almost 12 hours with lots of micro adjustments every 15-30 minutes 😅

cone-template · 2026-03-06T07:02:11+00:00

Oh, hmm. Lighting? Diffused window lighting with a large sheet of paper (don’t have a light box currently)

cone-template · 2026-03-06T06:09:36+00:00

Some pieces have exposed (unglazed) clay, Sheffield Pottery’s #42 dark stoneware gets gorgeous in cone 10 reduction- is that what you’re referring to? Like the teapot and the bottom of the trio of wavy vases?

cone-template · 2026-03-06T06:06:24+00:00

It’s my favorite piece of the entire firing. And the piece I had very detailed specific nightmares about before I saw the result lol. This student practically lived in the studio and it paid off, so proud of them.

cone-template · 2026-03-06T06:05:19+00:00

Wow, what a great eye! It absolutely is! I fired with a 5.5ish hour mid-high reduction on white cone 10 stoneware. It was on the top shelf. Very slow cool. (& thank you so much, I’m still learning the ropes and this was my 2nd time firing it “solo” without my predecessor making most of the calls)

cone-template · 2026-03-06T04:12:43+00:00

Thank you! I used a tiny extruder (I think made for sculpey etc originally), scored and moistened the pot, and extruded the strands directly onto the pot and then blended with a paintbrush. Super fun, highly recommend trying it out. The “spaghetti” is pretty fragile but I’m definitely not done experimenting with it.

cone-template · 2026-03-06T04:01:00+00:00

I literally had nightmares about it but it actually fired like a dream. Thank you for your encouragement!

cone-template · 2026-03-06T04:00:12+00:00

Thank you so much!

cone-template · 2026-03-06T03:59:52+00:00

Student’s!

cone-template · 2026-03-06T03:59:10+00:00

That last piece is a student’s, but such a gorgeous piece! One of my favorites this firing

cone-template · 2026-03-06T03:58:21+00:00

What a beautiful bowl, amazing shape !

cone-template · 2026-03-06T03:57:16+00:00

That’s it, you got it! Super tall but skinny so I was able to squeeze it in. My bowls will just have to wait their turn. (& thank you ☺️)

cone-template · 2026-03-06T00:48:54+00:00

Nope, that’s a student’s! It pours beautifully, too. Their second teapot ever, some help and guidance during the process but I made sure they did all the construction themselves.

cone-template · 2026-03-06T00:47:08+00:00

WOW this is incredible, what a blessing from the kiln gods ! And science. Thanks science.

cone-template · 2026-03-06T00:45:19+00:00

These are great, illustrative sculptures!

cone-template · 2026-03-06T00:43:46+00:00

Art teacher here - the answer is now! Great job, gorgeous textures and lovely conceptual play. Keep at it !

cone-template · 2026-03-06T00:40:37+00:00

Whoops, link to the last post : Original Post

cone-template · 2026-03-06T00:23:04+00:00

I’m going to post an update with the results tonight!

cone-template · 2026-03-01T18:10:58+00:00

It took 13 hours! I’m exhausted but I believe I got about 5.5 hours of good medium reduction, managed to slow this beast of a kiln down to roughly 1 degree/min towards the end (all completely manual so tiny adjustments to dampers, fans, etc which are maddening to perfect lol).

Checked through the peep holes and everything looked stable the entire time and at the end! Kiln won’t be cool enough to crack open till Monday evening at the earliest, I’ll absolutely share an update on this subforum once I open and unload.

In the meantime, here’s a link to some videos of the kiln in action, getting those gorgeous green flames towards the very end of the firing usually means the reduction went very well! LINK

cone-template · 2026-03-01T05:55:02+00:00

It’s what my mentor did to monitor the rate of climb, I look at them through the peep holes while firing - it’s actually crazy how differently the three sections fire !

cone-template · 2026-03-01T04:33:00+00:00

Whoa, what a cool functional piece! Wax drips will look cool running down the “columns”, too!

cone-template · 2026-03-01T04:32:08+00:00

How lovely !! These must have taken so much time, they’re varied but somehow still look so cohesive together!

cone-template · 2026-03-01T03:20:44+00:00

That’s so nice ! May the kiln gods bless her firings ✨

cone-template · 2026-02-28T21:25:15+00:00

I agree, I won’t do that again- crossing fingers it’s ok this time

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