The Fire Gods happy danced all over your pots; they are so beautiful. I didn't realize you could pit fire in the winter, I thought the shock of getting cold so fast would break the pots. Thanks for the video, keep up the good mad scientist work. Be well

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :-) Even in the winter by oil drum actually cool down pretty slowly. Just remember to put the lid on by the end of the fire. Do not open it before it has cooled down in it. By that time there will be no thermal chock when taking the pots out

@jevpots

Жыл бұрын

@@deMibPottery yes, it's a problem anyway with firing in an oil drum. They cool really fast after the for has gone. Maybe this would explain the dunting cracks in your bowls - wide rim cools faster than the thicker narrower footing anyway.

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

They actually cool really slow. Even after 8-10 hours after they fire dies out and I put the lid on it is often too hot to touch the pots :-)

I simply love your videos and bold experiments! This was amazing, thank you so much for sharing.

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thank you. That is very kind of you to say 🙏

It's my new experience. Thank you for video. ☺️☺️

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Glad to inspire :-)

They turned out so well

@deMibPottery

9 ай бұрын

Thanks :-)

This is a great video, thank you!

@deMibPottery

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

Beautiful work. Pit fires look really interesting. I have only done wood fired pottery with a group of local potters. Beautiful energy and unpredictable outcomes

@deMibPottery

10 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

I love it, i would love try at home 😸 Greetings from Ecuador

@deMibPottery

4 ай бұрын

Go for it! :-)

The simplicity in the bowls is stunning… the cracking will always be a problem for the bowls in a pit fire from my understanding due to the inconsistency of the heat. Love your videos

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

I hace actually made a bunch of pitfired bawls that survived. It is possible :-)

😂 laughing so hard…”chicken shit”!!! Love it! I love watching your videos!

@deMibPottery

6 ай бұрын

Thanks :-)

Thanks for sharing your experience with pit firing. To what cone is the clay fired to when pit fired? Thanks for your response.

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks :-) You cannot really measure cones in a pitfire. I fire as hot as I can but the temp depends on wood, oxygen and type of fyre.

So beautiful! I was wondering if I could use lake weeds or if it has to be from the salty sea? Or add sea salt to the lake weeds? Thank You!

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

I never tried but I think you should. If not good just refire :-)

Looking forward to trying this with native plants and seaweed in Australia. What was the white glaze/wash on the pots please?

@deMibPottery

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. It was probably the terra sigillata

Pretty Kitty!

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

She is indeed ❤️

The red is fantastic 👌🏼great work 👏🏼👏🏼😍 I guess, if you put the pots upside down, you’ll get a black inside

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. Upside down tend to increase risk of cracks :-)

@potteringaroundtheworld823

Жыл бұрын

@@deMibPottery Perhaps it is more difficult in the barrel. I burn in the pit, nothing has ever broken.

Mikkel, do you have a video on how you polish the pots?

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Yes, there is one here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmFr18yyoLS_mdY.html

Tak for endnu en god film. Jeg har svært ved at høre hvad det er du siger omkring de 14 min inde, om et stof du ikke bruger i denne brænding, men ellers holder meget af at benytte? Hvad er det? :)

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Tak :-) Ja, jeg havde desværre lidt problemer med vindstøj på denne video. Det skal jeg nok prøve at forhindre sker igen :-) De to kemikaler jeg bruger her er Kobberkarbonat og Kobbersulfat

Have you ever tried adding clear glaze and then glaze firing them in an electric kiln after the pit firing? I am curious if the nice patterns and colors remain.

@deMibPottery

10 ай бұрын

Yes, but it often burns away the nice pitfire colors. I have friends that do it with raku glazes at a lower temp with greater success

Wish we were neighbours, we could compare notes! You've managed to get some beautiful colours n this firing, nice one. If I was to offer any advice, I have found bowl forms not to be as successful with this technique. I think a plate or charger provides a better canvas Mikkel, what do you think?

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. I did have my fair share of challenges with bowls. Maybe succeeded and turned out amazing but too many had cracks. I am not sure hat you mean by " plate or charger provides a better canvas"?

So the aluminum foil just disintegrates? Wow! Very cool

@deMibPottery

6 ай бұрын

Yes, I think that happens around 700 C

Maybe try wrapping foil over rim and leave inside open to get black inside. Loooooove the colors!!

@deMibPottery

7 ай бұрын

Thanks :-)

What do the Bananas do? And does the copper wire burn off?

@deMibPottery

8 ай бұрын

Like all other organic materials banana peels create fumes when burned and leave colors on the pots. The copper wired do not completely burn away

was this the first firing of the pots or did you kiln fire them first?

@deMibPottery

5 ай бұрын

All the pots I pitfire I bisque fire first

Og to andre spørgsmål; 1: Er dine emner forglødet forinden, eller har de været igennem en glasurbrændning (uden glasur)? Og i så fald, sker der flere uheld hvis man undlader forglødningen? 2: Hvad vokser du dine værker i efterfølgende? Tak for din tid! =)

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

1) Ja - kun almindelig forglødning. Der er nogle som forgløder ved lidt højere temperaturer, for at vitrificere leret, men så kan det også være lidt sværere at få nogle farver til at trænge ind. Ja, der er meget større risiko for skader hvis du skal håndtere uforglødet emner i en pitfire. Særligt hvis du stabler, som jeg 2) Jeg har en hel video om polering og forsegling her: kzread.info/dash/bejne/nmFr18yyoLS_mdY.html Og en om fødevaresikker forsegling her: kzread.info/dash/bejne/a3Znj5qel9G6gc4.html

@nokia32107

Жыл бұрын

@@deMibPottery tusind tak for hjælpen, dejligt at se alle dine film - der er virkelig meget god læring at hente, så mange tak for dem! =)

Hello, I stumbled upon this video and I would like to inquire how many firings the pre-prepared objects have undergone. Will firing these objects, which have been barrel-fired, again in an electric kiln cause the surface fire marks and smoke patterns to disappear? Thank you.

@deMibPottery

4 ай бұрын

All the pots I pitfire have been bisque fire first. I never glaze fire them after but some do with mixed results

@marzduo2585

4 ай бұрын

Is the bisque firing you use at 800 degrees Celsius? Or can it go higher? Bisque-fired pieces feel more delicate in handling and storing, and I've tried this method once, but there was still some fine dust on the surface after cleaning.

@marzduo2585

4 ай бұрын

Thank you for your response!

Try Kintsugi repair method to seal the crack line? Take a photo before wrapping up each pot may help to recall what was inside?

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

I did make a video on how I do kintsugi og cracked pitfired pots :-) kzread.info/dash/bejne/jKWL07Jsj8mYqbA.html I do video, so I do not have to take photos to document further

@xm3364

Жыл бұрын

@@deMibPottery Hahaha! Oh Yes! You had video and we watched! Cheers

I've not had much luck getting blues with any cobalt material, but Google says that cobalt carbonate has a much lower melt temp (427f) than either cobalt oxide (3515f) or cobalt sulfate (1355f). Have you tried cobalt carbonate or anything else that gets you blue?

@rickwise6259

Жыл бұрын

(Error -- make that 800f for cobalt carb.)

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

I have used cobalt carbonate too but it gives a much less interesting blue in pitfires. More dull. I prefer Cobalt Sulfate much. The meting points you mention do not seem right. Cobalt Oxide and Cobalt Carbonate is almost the same. Sulfate is different but need approx 950 C to be perfect, so when I need that I give it a second fire in my raku kiln.

Tare the pots that you pack with all kinds of materials, fired already or raw and just painted with slip?

@cristinaolar570

4 ай бұрын

Are

@deMibPottery

4 ай бұрын

They have been bisque fired first

Is it possible to write on the bottom of the pot and have it readable after firing?

@deMibPottery

2 күн бұрын

Yes, you can use an underglaze pen

How long did the fire burn for? Did you need to add more wood?

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

I typically keep the fire going for 2-4 hours - adding more wood, and then let it slowly die out. In the end I add the lid and let is ease out and natural cool until the next day

@Kit-o-matic3000

Жыл бұрын

@@deMibPottery Thank you! I’m looking forward to learning more from your channel. 💖

Interesting - some nice results. Would love to see a very controlled experiment. Eg a pot with only seaweed, others with only one thing at a time in the saggar. Eg banana skins, chicken shit, single chemical, etc to take try to work out which things were doing what in terms of colouration.

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Thanks. It is very often in combination the most interesting things come out. So testing then seperately may be very different results from combined

@jevpots

Жыл бұрын

@@deMibPottery It would be good to see the evidence for this

@321ReadysSetG0

Жыл бұрын

We are doing this in our ceramic glaze department at our college - many things will be tested by themselves but in a gas raku kiln - aluminum sagar. If I remember - I'll let you know if we get any great results - life is full and I forget sometime

@jevpots

Жыл бұрын

@@321ReadysSetG0 excellent. Look forward to hearing how it goes

Hi, where can I find the movie regarding create black insides

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

Here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fKV8zMp_dJjUcdY.html

@malinwaldestal1813

Жыл бұрын

So fun to experience all the tests you do!! LOVE IT!! And wow what amazing colors you got on the pots. Now I have to run around all the beaches in Sweden to find the right seaweed😀

@malinwaldestal1813

Жыл бұрын

@@deMibPottery thanks 🙏

Try firing your bowls with the opening(s) downward

@deMibPottery

Ай бұрын

I did that too :-)

😮😯😲💯👍👍👋💯

@deMibPottery

Жыл бұрын

🙏