MadDog Mike's Platterful of Pupule - El Tiki/Ben Wilson Wall Finished - Other Crafts

M MadDogMike Grand Member (8 years) The Anvil of the Sun Joined: Mar 30, 2008 Posts: 11037	M MadDogMike Posted posted on Fri, Mar 18, 2011 10:40 AM Wendy - it's fun! You should try it! You have to use a clay that will take the thermal shock, I used Max's Paperclay. You bisque it normally and paint a raku glaze on it, I used Mayco Peacock Matte. When it reaches proper glaze temp (^06 in this case) you pull it from the kiln GLOWING HOT with tongs. You drop it in a metal bucket full of combustibles (newspaper, grass, leaves, straw, wood shavings, etc), wait for it to catch fire, then put a tight lid on it. Raku kilns are easy enough to build and fairly inexpensive, I just haven't decided if I would use one enough to be worth it. I did the seahorses at the local community college (it's good to cultivate contacts :D ) I've got a pint of glaze, if I do any more I'll take pictures. PS Wendy, you got a nice selection of stilts there! When life hands you molasses, make rum [ Edited by: MadDogMike 2011-03-18 10:41 ]

Wendy - it's fun! You should try it! You have to use a clay that will take the thermal shock, I used Max's Paperclay. You bisque it normally and paint a raku glaze on it, I used Mayco Peacock Matte. When it reaches proper glaze temp (^06 in this case) you pull it from the kiln GLOWING HOT with tongs. You drop it in a metal bucket full of combustibles (newspaper, grass, leaves, straw, wood shavings, etc), wait for it to catch fire, then put a tight lid on it.

Raku kilns are easy enough to build and fairly inexpensive, I just haven't decided if I would use one enough to be worth it. I did the seahorses at the local community college (it's good to cultivate contacts :D ) I've got a pint of glaze, if I do any more I'll take pictures.

PS Wendy, you got a nice selection of stilts there!

When life hands you molasses, make rum

[ Edited by: MadDogMike 2011-03-18 10:41 ]

Post #580773 by MadDogMike on Fri, Mar 18, 2011 10:40 AM