Using a Pottery Wheel & the Bisqueware Stage

Video Transcript

"I'm Mark Coy. Now this is what we would call a bisquer. It comes after our green ware. We've taken our green ware, we fired it, we did our dry fire and got rid of our molecular water, got it nice and dry out completely. That is about 500 degrees for that. The bisquing in the kiln is about 16 to 1800 degrees and at that point with the bisque, we have now fused the clay body into a very durable substance. You can the difference between a green ware piece that is kind of clunky and this piece that is turned into a nice bell tone. Once we've bisquer our clay, there is a number of companies out there all kinds of different glazes from under glazes to crystaling glazes and different invasion and shiny glazes, ___ glazes. Once you've got a bisquer pot and you have the clay you need to do the kind of glazing that you want. You want a good fit with your glaze so you make sure that they are compatible. Then you are ready to paint or color your pot."