Dan Palmer

Yes agree about the safety aspect. Lustre sounds interesting. I'll do some googling

Right, I don't think I would use lead even if in a safer form, because I fire to cone 9-10. In the UK, I believe some people use lead bisilicate, rather than a frit. It is a relatively safe form for ceramics

Brewers shops sell husks but it works out so expensive to buy those and burn them to get a tiny amount of ash. I calculated at least 50 euros a kilo.

Thanks. I live in the EU and the ashes aren't widely available here. I have tried a Czech company that sells it but they have no stock and another was only interested in selling metric tonnes, hehe. I know Italy produces the ash but I haven't yet found a place to order from.

When you formulate a new ash glaze for high-fire oxidation firings and it looks lovely, but somehow it is all on the bottom! Haha. A little adjustment is needed.

I did use a drip tray anticipating this. And it did its job.

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Some small mixing/pouring bowls from the last gas firing.
I dropped and smashed the last one, duh.
Nice for omelettes and dressings, or matcha.

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Too right!

Right, all the ones I've tried before have too. I'm sure one could add soda ash to this too, too increase the chance of carbon trapping

Cone ten reduction obvs

I can't take credit but thanks. Basically no flux other than neph sye. Here's the recipe. Super simple

I used this little pouring bowl to test a new shino glaze that doesn't use lithium or spodumene (which are very expensive these days due to the Li-ion battery industry taking it all). It's a whiter white than many shinos which are often kinda grey white.

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Fab shot !

Reduction Firing Pottery in My Electric Kiln Using Saggars A cunning way to get those lovely reduction glazes from an electric kiln without using silicon carbide. There are some risks though…

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I did a blog on my tests. Not all great results but all reduced.

danpalmerceramics.com/2025/05/08/r...

Are you firing electric cone 6? I can suggest a couple of glazes that get a similar effect to this, even if mine is cone ten reduction

I started experimenting with reduction in the electric using saggars. It works. Basically make a pot with a lid and seal your smaller pot inside with some charcoal. I find batt wash is best to seal it. Clay cracks. I plan to test more glazes that way. I've only tried it 3x

I'm no spring chicken :) It's just years of making mistakes until a few turn out to be not mistakes. 😄
Thank you!

I spent a while thinking I could come up with some great glazes for the electric kiln but in the end I really struggled. I have a few nice ones but I'm so much happier with reduction firing. And the process too. Even if I get nervous before each firing :)

Thanks!

It's like chasing the gold at the end of the rainbow :) the promise is there just beyond your fingertips

Haha you can always knock one together for fun.
Yeah the rice ash has only traces of other things than silica. I think they do affect the look a little... Maybe. I'm suspecting though that the nukas that turn blue are that way because of the wood ash used. I'm really after the blue nuka

They do tend to flow down into the bottom of things. I like it on tea bowls and fruit bowls etc. But you don't want it on everything.
This was nice from the last firing. But it has some little lumps in the glaze so I'm keeping it :)

That's for your green Phil Rogers style ash glazes. The nuka's wood ash isn't washed

I tend to only wash them if the glaze is too fluid. I don't see a big diff if I do. I've been struggling with the ash glazes honestly. They either don't fully melt and are a bit crusty, or they melt and blister, or run off the foot 😄 I'm switching to a different base I think is better

That's great! I am very into my glazes. It can be frustrating when it doesn't go well (which is quite often :) and I have had tons of failed tests) but it's worth the effort

Thank you! Yes I have been a bit frustrated trying to find a recipe that worked for me

I have tried various recipes for the famous Japanese nuka glaze. It's a white that is traditionally made with rice husk ash, which I can't get. Using silica and other ingredients instead, this is by far the best attempt yet. I formulated it myself using an analysis of RH ash.

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She is! She needs some grooming but she's pretty spectacular

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I forgot the audio had my huge mountain dog growling 😂

Not my normal style but quite a nice bottle from the recent firing. Two ash glazes. The base glaze has been scorched by the flame and gone semi-volcanic. One of those unexpected gifts from the kiln. More often the kiln kicks you hard in the ass, hehe.

C10 gas redux

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