Andy, have you ever considered buying a cheap ball mill (tumbler) from Harbor Freight, and use ceramic milling media to just powder everything all at one time. You can get -200-325 mesh particle sizes that way, and not have to do all that water mixing more than once. And you will get a consistent color per rock-batch. And the milling is all effortless. This is what we do to get fine particle sizes in the pyrotechnics industry.

I like how you say "down in the doodlydoo" Makes me smile every time

Superb ❤enjoyed watching

This is so helpful, I keep coming back to your videos and find things I messed or forgot. Thanks

that ground ochre looks delectable, like paprika

oh that red ochre bird pot has a brilliant color!

After watching some of your videos I think I live in a pottery making gold mine!

Would you be interested in receiving ochre samples from other regions? My area (Southern Oregon) has a lot of ochre clay that ranges from yellow to almost burgundy. I'd be happy to send you some, and to see how they work in the hands of a skilled craftsman.

Another awesome video!

This video helps me thank you

THANKS Andy really good information on all your video s. You are the man in native american pottery.

thanks for all this precious info, well presented

room full of ceramic bowls and pots

Thank you for sharing this with me and graces to you...

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Do you think you could use a goldpan to help speed up the levigation?

You have to put a lot of time into getting a final product but it really looks worth it.

I'm excited for warmer weather here so I can go and play in our local dirt which is so full of ochre. My area used to be known as an iron ore producer and all the fields are just red after being tilled

Andy we did field finds of something we refer to as Indian paint pots...do you know if that’s an ochre? We pulverized some and painted some pottery and I’m interested to see how it fires. The paint pot is red or yellow and soft enough to dig a groove with your thumb nail.

What kind of maintenance and upkeep do you need to do for your corn grinder? How long does it last?