Explore outdoor pottery firing techniques in this comprehensive video series. Discover methods for firing pottery without a kiln, including primitive and DIY approaches. Learn about upgrading homemade kilns, reducing smoke, and achieving higher temperatures. Understand the differences between reduction and oxidation in Southwest pottery. Gain insights into measuring temperature during outdoor firings using thermocouples and infrared guns. Observe demonstrations of pit firing, convection kilns, and above-ground firing methods. Investigate ancient pottery firing techniques, such as those used for Salado polychrome pottery. Acquire practical tips for successful outdoor firings and explore the archaeological aspects of primitive pottery production. Witness firings conducted in various settings, from backyards to archaeological field schools, and learn how to replicate ancient pottery firing methods.
Overview
Syllabus
I Upgraded My DIY Pottery Kiln (Going Hotter with Less Smoke).
Firing Pottery for the Archaeology Field School.
Backyard Pottery Firing, How To Fire At Home Without a Kiln.
Reduction vs.Oxidation in Southwest Pottery - Q and A.
My Last Pottery Firing Before Fire Restrictions Start.
Measuring Temperature in Outdoor Pottery Firings, Thermocouple vs. Infrared Gun.
Firing Pottery Without a Kiln (the old fashioned way).
Primitive Pottery Firings At My Fall Workshop.
Make a Pottery Kiln at Home for Free - Primitive Convection Kiln in my Backyard.
How Was Ancient Salado Pottery Fired? Firing and Looking for Clues Near Ruins.
3 Tips For PIT FIRING POTTERY, Demonstration Pot Firing at Steam Pump Ranch.
Firing Pottery in the Great Outdoors, Warm Arizona December Day.
Demonstration Pot Firing at Deer Valley Petroglyph Preserve.
Replica Pottery Firing at the Upper Gila Preservation Archaeology Field School.
How to Make Primitive Pottery.
Outdoor, Above-Ground Pottery Firing.
Primitive Outdoor Pottery Firing.
Salado Polychrome Pottery Firing January 2018.
Taught by
Andy Ward's Ancient Pottery
