52 How to Make Pottery Ash Glazes from Pitfire Ashes

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In this video I will show you how to make your own ash glaze. And it's actually a very special ash glaze - because I will be using the left over ashes I get from pitfire. • I will show you everything from cleaning and filtering af ash, how to mix the glaze, adjust it, glazing your pots, fire them and how it all ends up. • The recipe I use in this video is: • 1/3 Ash (575g ) • 1/3 Nepheline Syenite • 1/3 Quartz • Visit my webshop at: • https://www.demib.com • Subscribe to my Facebook Pottery Page here: • / demibpottery • Please subscribe to this YouTube channel • / @demibpottery • Follow me on Instagram to see my newest pottery: • / mikkeldemib • Visit my Webshop at: www.demib.com • INDEX: • 00:00 Welcome • 00:33 Making your own pottery glazes - and ash glazes • 00:51 Using pitfire ashes for ash glazes • 01:58 Cleaning up and filter the ashes • 02:20 Recipes for mixing ash glazes • 03:20 Safety: Wear mask, protection glases and gloves • 04:38 Siev the ashes • 10:52 Maxing the ash glase elements • 15:23 Adjusting Specific Gravity and filtering the finished glaze • 20:10 How to measure the Specific Gravity of your glaze • 27:08 Using the new pitfire ash glaze - mixed with other glazes • 35:28 Loading and fire the pottery kiln • 36:16 Two days later - unloading the kiln • 43:46 Comments on the results of the pitfire ash glaze • 45:35 Photos and comments to all the glazed bowls

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