Kiln Opening Cone 6. Ancient Copper Finally Showed Its Color, Pics At The End, Pottery, Ceramics

Hello everyone, so if you have been following my videos I have been trying to find the right cone temp. that makes the glaze flow the way I like it. I started at cone 5. The glaze did not flow as much as I expected it too. So I tried cone 5 with a 5 minute hold. This had a better result because it flowed more but still not what I was looking for. I then did cone 5 with a 10 minute hold. This achieved a much better result. The glaze flowed better and the colors were vibrant. Dare I say it was still not exactly what I was looking for. Enter cone 6 this is what I was looking for. The glaze flowed very nicely but not so much that it flowed onto the shelf. The colors changed on some of the glazes at this temp. Seaweed PC-42 kind of washed out but Oatmeal PC-31came into its own producing a beautiful color. Ancient Copper PC-56 looked like copper foil, just beautiful. I tried a few new glazes such as Black Aventurine PC-65 and Cosmic Tea Dust PC-63. A word of advice if using Cosmic Tea Dust it has a lot of glitter mixed in. Keep a separate rag and brush for it as it gets everywhere.
I did have a couple of pots split at this temp. I am currently looking into what could have caused this.
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[@bandwilkalviwilk8437]

A very honest down to earth kiln opening refreshing to see. Some jems in there, I always find my ref fires come out better. Great video

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Hey, thanks so much.

[@julipolito7761]

Ohhhh! Better combinations? Absolutely gorgeous copper oatmeal combo.

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thank you so much. The combo’s are getting better each kiln opening.

[@yesh3279]

Hello from Canada. 😊 Have to say I really love all your colour combinations. I fire at cone 6 and have pretty good results. I haven’t done much in the past five years because of a move but plan to get back into into shortly. Just ordered some Mayco and Amaco glazes and I am excited. 😊 Just wondering if you perhaps add your flux as the last coat on the rim of your pots you will get more flow of the glaze. From what I have seen on other sights this seems to be what they do. Usually it’s just one coat and just barely 1/4 from the top. The smokey merlot, iron lustre and seaweed look fantastic. It’s a good combo. 😊 Anyway, just wanted to say, Howdy and I enjoy your pottery. Cheers!!!

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Hello and thanks for your kind words from Canada. If I’m not mistaken I didn’t use flux on any of the pots in this video. I started using Honey Flux on the Five Cup Journey videos part II and III. I remember that I didn’t like it on its own on one of the cups. I have learned to work with it since then. I usually go 1/4 way down with two coats. Used as a base coat yields better results in my opinion. I’m looking forward to seeing your pottery once you get settled in. Until then take care.

[@andrewdavis2276]

I like how you have the music and art at the end ! Keep up the good work 👏

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thank you

[@micheledickey4066]

Beautiful pieces!! I’m sure you know this but when you use freestanding witness cones a perfect cone is when the top of the cone is equal to the top of the base the cone is sitting on so you got a hot cone 6. I like my glazes at cone 6 to 6 1/2 myself. May I ask why you don’t overlap the top glazes over the base glaze? If you want to get that melty look you need to overlap them. You will see a HUGE difference!!

[@winstonsuggs9069]

Beautiful! Love how the colors look rustic and blend together so well.

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Big Win how are you my friend? Thank you for your comments they mean a lot.

[@susyward581]

One possible reason for split rims, I noice your bases are reasonably thick and your rims are somewhat thinner, so when you turn the bases the pressure you are putting on the rims is promoting the split which doesn’t reveal itself until the glaze firing. Nice pieces and love the combinations

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thanks for the advice.

[@caroline5.828]

the iron luster at the top with oatmeal glaze has to be my favorite one, very nice 👍

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thank you, it’s one of my favorites as well.

[@audreyburm8143]

Nice job. Thanks for the share!

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thank you very much.

[@AudreyBurm-tg5sr]

Nice job! Thank you for sharing!😊

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thank you!

[@cynthiarichert6226]

I have found with the ancient jasper it I use 3 to 4 coats and fire on cone 6 it's a beautiful rusty red and black. I use Georgie's Trail Mix.

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Yes you are right, it is also a versatile glaze that does well when layering.

[@jackscourage]

thanks for this valuable info. 10:30 someones gonna like those colors. something cool going on with that combo

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Your right, I found that out yesterday at the Farmers Market. The colors that I thought for sure would sell didn’t. It’s pretty cool to see the people pick through the colors and choose. Everyone has a different eye for what they want.

[@perryloganca]

Crack problem could be elements need to have line of sight to center of bowls to heat up evenly. Shelves too close together.

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thanks for the info.

[@parulsinha3092]

Beautiful pots, except for a couple with marigold in combination with other glazes, the rest are beautiful. Lovely shapes and colours.

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thank you

[@vernateriyaki8031]

I Think they are all nice. There's something for everyone.

[@parulsinha3092]

@@vernateriyaki8031 of course, that goes without saying... Different people, different tastes..

[@mattwassenaar456]

Marigold with ancient jasper shows promise. I would suggest the following to avoid pin-holing: bisque to Cone 05. Then in the glaze firing hold at temperature for 15 minutes. This will allow any organic material to burn out and any pin holes that develop should smooth over Cheers

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

@@mattwassenaar456 Hey thanks for the advice. I glaze fire to cone six. Would holding 15 on a cone six be ok or cone 5 with a 20 minute hold?

[@s.missizhippiew.1117]

When you say that there are 4 coats or 3 coats.. do you mean that you applied the glaze with a brush, or did you dip it 4 times or 3 times? Thnx…beautiful work!

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Thank you, I use various size brushes. I only pour if I’m not able to fit a brush on the inside of a pot. In one of the five cup journey videos I’m painting the glaze on so you can see what brushes I was using. I have since added #4 and #8 fan brushes which work great.

[@s.missizhippiew.1117]

@@OldSargePottery-Music thank you so much… I need to go back and watch those videos of yours to see that…🌸

[@dalespohnholtz2781]

I see the cups/mugs that you make are a little bit different in styles and sizes. My question is how many ounce containers are they in average? Also would the items that you have displayed be safe in a dishwasher? Thanks for the content. Great work!

[@OldSargePottery-Music]

Hello, and thank you. I'll use anywhere from 16 to 20 ounces of clay. I like to trim shape into my cups so the extra clay helps me do that. I'm not a production potter so my cups can be whatever shape they come out to be. I just try to keep the lines crisp and clean and make the glaze stand out. The answer to your question on the dishwasher is yes but I don't recommend any pottery being put in a dishwasher. It's really a question if you fired your pottery hot enough to vitrify. I do use food safe glazes for cups, bowls, platters and such. Thank you for the questions.

[@kathrynwade5112]

Maybe go a little faster with each mug.

[@audreyburm8143]

You can skip through with the transcripts!😊

[@kathrynw3732]

@@audreyburm8143 don't have the patience, moving on