Firing Temperatures of Clay with The Clay Lady

A simple analogy of understand the different firing temperatures of clay.

[@smr4219]

I guess i will never forget this explanation because it makes so much sense! Thanks a lot!

[@1puppetbike]

Bad to the cone. Great explanation. The numbers reminded me of gages in electrical wires.. the same but different! Thanks!

[@wendymartinez7366]

Thanks for laying it out in a simple manner - now I get it

[@LevAgency]

How about the ACTUAL Temperature Ranges and Time per type of Clay?

[@picklesnoutpenobscott3165]

That was my hope as well.

[@relima6717]

Best explanation ever

[@mrayco]

Crystal clear thank you Best demonstration ever❤️

[@danielletheclaylady]

Thanks!

[@eyetwinkle]

this is very helpful, thank you!

[@wadepatton2433]

aha! So I can make my own cone from the clay I harvest from the wild. Thanks! (I'm going to play with fire)

[@jenniferrussellstudio]

The analogies really helped. I could visualize better.

[@secretsleepover7052]

awesome video

[@jackiegrant410]

Higher up the mountain the higher the heat, if I understood correctly, thank you for this video.

[@denisedooley7670]

Thanks you sooooo much, I've recently bought an electric kiln which I know goes to cone 6, I was worried that it wasn't high enough for stoneware which is primarily what I work with.

[@mosseyw]

Very clear explanation, thank you 👍

[@danielletheclaylady]

Thank you!

[@tristansmith6474]

This was so helpful! I knew cone 10 was high fire, but I thought anything below that was low fire. This whole time I thought cone 6 was low.

[@danielletheclaylady]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@AlvaSudden]

Thanks for explaining the origin of the cone.

[@danielletheclaylady]

You are welcome!

[@createlovehappy]

I want to be a traveling potter. Firing is the challenge. I usually use stoneware in studio but maybe earthenware since it fires at a lower temp would be better. Could I pit fire it? Or if I used stoneware maybe just bisque fire so it can travel well until I have enough to high fire somewhere. Thoughts?

[@aartmark]

Thank you for such a clear explanation. I already have a lot of cone 10 clay. What will happen if I glaze fire it to only cone 6? Would that cause problems? Thanks.

[@lorrainedavis9775]

Fab thank you

[@workofartgreeley7065]

What cone do you bisque your medium fire (6) stoneware in greenware to bisque? I fire my earthenware to bisque at o4 and then glaze and refire at o6. I have never bisqued stoneware (greenware in stoneware) - I've only glazed at 6. Help please!

[@SugarMapleFarmhouse]

I have a stupid question. So if I bisque fired to 06. I have to have a glaze that is 06 too, correct? I’ve had so many people tell me they like to bisque fire at 06 and glaze fire at cone 6.

[@devsuraj1]

thanks a lot mam....

[@puckingery915]

how does one go about determining the cone for wild clays? I have experimented with bon-firing my backyard clay and got it fired evenly through the pieces, I assume that this is a low fire clay, but the clay 500 miles away might be different.

[@smr4219]

I fired a stoneware at 1040 as bisque, cause i have a sample furnace with a max 1040 temp. set. Can i also choose a 1040 glaze and apply it to this stoneware and fire at 1040? I dont have my furnace with me so firing at high will not be possible at home right now.

[@Eitricrafts]

Very interesting. Thanks. Do you happen to know the exact temperatures for each typre? (ideally in oC)

[@deannak1841]

My clay gets to 1% absorption at 02, but commercial glazes say food safe at 05/06, how do I get that absorption but keep it food safe? Will the glaze properly adhere onto 02 bisque with 1% absorption?

[@khakicampbell6640]

I love the interpretive mountain dance you do while explaining! Add some music and it could be an intro to Hula lesson~ ;)

[@danielletheclaylady]

ha ha! Next time I will dance more!

[@recepdemir7946]

"its up to you" (which temperatures?)

[@meenusubrahmanian5692]

Is terracotta a low fire clay to be fired at 06?

[@THEWIELDBOYS8700]

Good grief I understood this. Thank you

[@ammarashahid3463]

Im in pakistan. Im not able to buy it. I dont know where to buy. But u people are lucky. U hv more knowledge .

[@typicalmadi4120]

I have low and mid fire clay. I’m cleaning between throwing but a tiny bit of the low fire might get into the high fire. Could I still fire it to cone 5?? That’s my typical firing temp but idk if it’ll melt

[@danielletheclaylady]

Do not mix low and mid fire clay! You can use both in your studio, but keep them separated.

[@smr4219]

@@danielletheclaylady if we have already mixed them, i guess we should threat them as low fire to avoid any accidents??

[@beautifulsmall]

thanks for not giving any actual temperatures.

[@edkhoshaba170]

Which clay should I use for pizza oven

[@danielletheclaylady]

a cone 6-10 clay body that can take the thermal shock like Soldate 60 or Trinity white stoneware

[@mikefiatx19]

Not one mention of actual temperature.

[@faithislife86]

Thanks for not actually telling us any temperatures. That would have been way to helpful.

[@mariacruz2775]

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