I liked all the funnies in this video. Glad the skinny kid figured out the smectite mystery so we can benefit from it.

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Angela.

@cliffordkelly5327

Ай бұрын

@@AncientPottery Howdy Andy , just received my order of Smectite & your kool Icon sticker badge , I’m torn as to where the best place to put it ! Thank Yu very much for the prompt deliver !

clay is so important, it's medicinal uses are great, and knowing which clay to use. I had a profound childhood experience with clay involving my native people, and a old story.

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Yes it is, thanks

It's very generous of you to share your knowledge with other potters. Thank you.

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like them!

Loved the video. Just a trifle disappointed that Professor Ward didn’t make an appearance. Maybe next time.👍🏼

Great explanation ! Thanks for sharing Andy. Another type of clay worth experimenting with for trapping organic colors in fired clay is called Palygorskite, Mayan blue is credited for that along with organic indigo plants .

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Wow, that's a mouthful, I'll have to look that up. Thanks Jeff.

Wonderful explanation with illustrations. Thx for doing this, filming it and sharing it with us. 👍👍👍👍👍

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

Getting the right slip is step one. And then you have to fire the stuff. Thanks for the video.

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

True but the firing is not as hard as the finding in most cases.

brilliant. informative and fun.....and never was a truer word spoken by Abe. Thanks skinny kid and thanks Andy for listening to the skinny kid.

Wow! Thanks so much for addressing this. I feel so much smarter now!

thanks! I think Apache county is the smectite capitol of AZ

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

That's the truth

Great information. Cleared up a lot of stuff and I really appreciate the reading list.

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I think ours is more montmorillanite! But we are still running some cave man tests.. Nice video! We will know more when we use urganic as our primary paint, because right now, we just use organics beeweed for a binder,... Thanks again! love this stuff!

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Mark, can't wait to learn more about your slip

Great video! Thanks for all the great information you’ve shared!

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

Great explanation; thanks!

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

History and practical application. Nice video!

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!

I never thought of the over-the-top Bond villain before, but I'm sure as heck going to use it now! There are a lot of different smectites in my area, but I haven't figured out which ones will work for me yet. BTW, that skinny kid had nice hair. I'm jealous!

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Dave. Half the fun is experimenting with different clays to see which will work best, have fun.

That sums it up perfect. im just about out of my cannonball ..

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

A rare treat indeed in France. Although, Montmorillonite is named after Montmorillon France.

Cool video! Loads of interesting stuff in it, with a nice history about your quest for the right clay! Actually hoping to fire a smectite slipped jar today before this storm hits.

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Thanks Will. I'm coming to Phoenix for a few days in a week or so, maybe we can get together if you have time.

I have a question that has nothing to do with Smectite, but just came to me: I noticed that many of the pottery pieces you show have a sheen to them, but you do not use glazing as far as I know. How do they get the sheen? Are they being oiled? Waxed? Polished before firing?

These informational videos are fantastic for novice potters! Learned a lot and definitely going to help with further experiments. Any books you'd recommend, aside from the ones shown in the video? Thanks Andy!

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Thanks, I have a lot of book recommendations, check out this page ancientpottery.how/recommended-books-on-primitive-pottery/

@seth424

4 ай бұрын

@@AncientPottery thanks!

The video is great; I’m just a trifle disappointed that Professor Ward didn’t make an appearance. Maybe next time.👍🏼

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Oh! Missed opportunity. Thanks!

Smack-tight? That's how you get the air out and make sure that pieces of clay bond together.

Did you ever find out if the Cochiti Pueblo people found a new source of smecktite?

Firstly, thank you for these videos! May I point out that at 1:50 the text reads "adsorptive" with a D. It might make a difference into how you're interpreting the results. I have no idea how it would do so, but I am certain that you will. 👍🏻

@AncientPottery

3 ай бұрын

Typos abound

👍

What would we do without the doodlydoo :) Thanks Andy

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

Seriously! If KZread took away the dooblydoo I would probably just quit.

im just here getting stoned as hell watching this delightful fella tell me bout clay

Maybe you could get a grant to fund the tests?

@AncientPottery

4 ай бұрын

The irony is that the University of Arizona Geosciences department says they will test any mineral you bring in. Then when I bring them a mineral they beg off. Florida State University was posting on Facebook recently asking people who had found clays in Florida to send them in for free testing.

😄👍

@bdi11000

4 ай бұрын

what is the blue clay we pack in horses hooves? find it in urbana ohio in creek

i call that blue clay, maybe because I'm in southern utah

@AncientPottery

2 ай бұрын

I just call it the color it looks to my eyes. I haven't seen any clay in southern Utah that appears blue yet

You could buy a microscope and start photographing the clays. Maybe a spectrometer. See if it has any different color

wut is doobleedoo

Smegmite

Is it safe to assume you watch AvE videos?? Or is “doobly-doo” a more common phrase than I realize? Hahaha

We still have a long way to go...🥲