How To Make Raku Pottery - A Step-by-Step Beginner Guide

In this video, you will learn step-by-step how to make Raku pottery. I will cover everything you need to know, from choosing the right materials and tools to firing and finishing your pottery. Whether you are a complete novice or an experienced potter, this guide will provide you with all the information you need to get started with Raku pottery. The Tools and Supplies used and links are listed down below in the 👇SHOW MORE SECTION👇

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🔷 Tools and Supplies 🔷
Supplies needed – Clay, Glaze, Kiln or Kilns, Long Metal Tongs, Heat Resistant Gloves, UV protection Safety glasses, Reduction Camber, Sand, Combustible materials, A sponge with an abrasive cleaning pad, and Soap.

✅ Laguna Soldate 60 Clay
✅ Raku Clay
✅Mayco Peacock Raku Glaze
✅ Low fire Clear Glaze
✅ Small Trash Can with Lid
✅ Long Tongs
✅ Thermocouple
✅ Fan Brush set
✅ UV Safety Glasses
✅ Sand
✅ Heat & Flame-Resistant Arm Protection
✅ Heat Resistant Gloves

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🔷 Bonus Material 🔷
👉Read - How To Make Raku Pottery: A Step-by-Step Beginner Guide

👉Read – The Differences Between a Raku and Electric Kiln Explained

👉Read - What Is the Difference Between a Gas and Electric Kiln

👉 Watch - How to Wedge Clay

👉 Watch - How to Make Test Tiles
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🔷 My Pottery Wheel and Kiln 🔷
✅ Brent CXC
My Kiln
✅ Skutt KM Series 818-3
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🔷 Tools in My Studio that I use all the time 🔷

Hand Tools
Glazes
Brushes
Favorite Clays
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[allenfitz]

Hi Maria.
Thank you for another video.
I did Raku years ago, and our process was a bit different.
We fired the pots till there were red yellow. No pryrometor, just the look of the pots. Then we took them out and set them on the ground in straw. we covered them up with more straw and covered it in dirt. We waited a few min for the reduction and then started uncovering the piece. We watched, and as the color started to change, we sprayed it with water. We worked our way around sprawing until the piece was completely uncovered. Let it cool a while, then washed it off in a sink.

This was 30 years ago

[lucist]

I am about to go to my first Raku firing session today. Glad I watched this since I tend to glaze very thin.

[GeoVespa]

Thank you so much for your videos! I’m just starting my pottery journey and have found your videos very educational and inspiring.

[brokenredflag]

I love your videos. Their easy to understand instructions! Very detaild to. Thank you. God bless

[scideas]

Fabulous! Thanks for the thorough explanation of the process!!!

[snOOpster]

Super helpful tips on process thank you

[sachalaprasad]

I have a question, what happens to the pottery if they are left open to cool down, without moving them into the reduction chamber?

[Beholdthesky]

Thank you for this wonderful resource! I have a question; how should I schedule the incremental increase in temperature using a small, non-programmable jeweler’s kiln? I was thinking I should divide the target temperature by the # of hours for a medium fire, 7 hours. That’s an increase of 278 degrees per hour for 7 hours to reach a temperature of
1946 or cone 04. Am I anywhere near correct? Thank you!

[louisawood]

How about the process of trimming the pots? What is it like trimming high grog clay and is there anything anyone needs to know about creating a smoother surface?

[Godjbehdk]

wow the time and all the effort it must have taken to make this video - and you made it look effortless. Thank you! and this video came in at a perfect timing for me. I am a beginner who has a small home studio. I was playing with just a simple white stoneware clay for a while and needed some variation. That's when I came across raku clay at a local clay shop. I didn't necessarily had raku firing in mind when I bought it because I only have access to electric kiln. so I am wondering... (1) will mid-fire firings work with raku clay? (2) when doing it at mid-fire (not raku fire) will I be able to use it for dinnerware? (someone told me that raku clay might not get completely vitrified) I would really appreciate your insight... thank you.

[rachellister]

Hi can you please tell me how long I have to let my glaze dry before I can fire it thank you and I like your videos

[zinfinitez]

thank you so much for this video! I am researching pottery for a writing project and new to ceramics. For this writing project, I was wondering how it might work to do terracotta pottery, with wood firing, and raku? Is it only feasible with an electric or gas kiln? thank you, hard to answer this question with my research so far!

[peanut]

How many combined hours does one piece like a vase take to make, from start to finish?

[Mollyedmonton]

How do I make my pieces food safe with vitrified cone 6 inside the mug

[Berre]

Please explain the meaning of the word "raku". Never heard of it.

[philmorton]

Why are you not cycling down inside the kiln? 900 is only earthenware, you need 1100 to 1250 degrees to get stoneware.

[C-M-E]

I rather like using shredded junk mail for my combustible media, and occasionally get some interesting effects with the semi-glossy ads that I normally leave out (depending what base paper its on). Makes for an entertaining method to get rid of those persistent credit card offers, and I can usually find something more constructive to add the ashes to afterwards to boot!

[bobbysmith]

Interesting but the video production itself is painful. And this woman I’m pretty sure doesn’t blink once.

[terranovarubacha]

Why isn't the glaze harmed by the tongs when moving pots between the raku kiln and the reduction buckets?