Yeah but that's more common to plants in pots. Since they're out in the open the water will go down through the soil faster and they won't really get root rot.
Yeah, forgot about the whole draining into the earth thing for some reason. At least we now have some advice for people who want to have plants that might somehow stumble upon this.
i read his blog, one did break there ws going to be 4 big pots and the cooking pot but one cracked in kiln, also he used grog in the clay which was crushed tiles from the construction remains
The shell was used for burnishing, a technique used to make the surface smoother, more waterproof and less likely to crack during firing. As for not cracking, see comment #6 and because he let it dry long enough that the clay doesn't shrink too rapidly during the firing/drying process.
My guess is he was using the shell to smooth the surface, but IDK
There's no reason they should crack. He follows a pretty normal process for making pottery. I remember being taught about it back in elementary school, oddly enough.
- Knead the clay
- Use water and hands to work it into a shape
- Let it dry for a day
- Fire it in a kiln for a day
The kneading is really what keeps the clay from cracking. It works out air bubbles that could expand in the kiln.
I was thinking that but I always got the feeling there would be air bubbles in the way he made the pots (using long, snake-like bits of clay and stacking it on top of each other.)
can some one explain why he heated up the rocks, put them in the water, and then drank it? My guess is it's a form of filtering and giving the water minerals.
rocks were to boil water, to kill off pathogens, parasites, ect. he did not heat in the kiln (the furnace he fired the pots in) because it would be near impossible to get the pot out w/o burning himself
He has a blog where he posts in depth descriptions of what he does in every video(and what he doesn't show). It is a great read and really gives you a deeper understanding of what he is actually doing(He also replies to comments there, giving out small tidbits and future ideas(He plans on doing metalwork sometime in the future)).