More pottery practice

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

I am still tinkering with the native type pottery. wild clay, pinched and rolled by hand and fired in a camp fire. All hold water but a couple had lots of experimental "trash" in them which inadvertently caused a couple to weep very slowely. once dry again I will season them with warm oil good and hope they do a little better.  It's just a very slight weep tho, nothing to deter me from using them. Drank my morning coffee out of one of the weepers this morning.  Still not much luck on large vessels though, they always crack during the air drying stage.

[PrimitiveTim]

That is so stinkin' cool!  Drank your morning coffee out of one!  I bet you felt accomplished doing that!  Good work and thanks for sharing.

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

Thanks Tim, lots of clay down here, get on out and get you some pots made 

[PrimitiveTim]

Thanks Tim, lots of clay down here, get on out and get you some pots made 

  Haha, just sand where I am.  Maybe when I head up to Tally later this month I'll dig me up a bucket full.  Any pointers on what I should look for in soil?

[mullet]

 If you can get up around northern Ocala National Forest there is white kaolin. There is a couple of mines in the area I did some prospect drilling in the past. What is there is real good, quality porcelain clay material.

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

I've been getting mine in Citrus county, bout 25 mins from the house. There are two major veins, a dark one and a white one. The white one is almost too good and shrinks a huge amount so it has needed a lot of sand. the dark vein needs a lot less sand.  But basically I just find a spot that sticks to my feet when I walk

[PrimitiveTim]

Most of what I see in Tallahassee area is orange, but I haven't really looked much.  I'll just go for whatever is sticky. lol.  Those are some pretty primitive instructions and I like it!

[HoBow]

Now that is cool!   

[mullet]

Ryan, there is a vein of the white in the River where we are getting the coral, also. When
Claude VanOrder prepares his clay he grinds up his rock chips and mixes it in the clay.

[Badly Bent]

Those have a nice primitive look to them Ryan, I like em'. My wife has a small collection of small native pots that she has displayed in our den. If you ever want to trade for a couple of yours send me a pm, I think she would enjoy one
of those to add to her display.

[cracker]

If anyone needs red clay just come on to my place and bring a dump truck. Ron
P.S. nice work. Sorry to be rude at first.

[Pappy]

Nice stuff.Looks great. 
   Pappy

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

thanks guys.
cracker.... can't find anywhere you were rude..lol
Badly Bent-  send me a pm, if you got something you want to trade let me know

[cracker]

Wonder how this old GA red clay would work for pottery?

[Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive]

if it's sticky then I'd say it should work, but I am by no means an authority on pottery.  I have some red clay around here in spots too, figured I might try it sooner or later. It isn't as sticky as my other stuff tho