Experimental Pottery Firing: Reduced Iron Paint

Another attempt at a smothered reduction firing. Will I be able to achieve reduced iron black paint? Will the big olla survive the fire this time?

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0:00 Today's plan for firing the pots
1:20 Preheating, loading pots and stacking wood
2:15 Firing the pots
2:57 Smothering
5:09 Waiting for the pots to cool
6:00 Digging out the pots
6:57 Lessons learned in this firing

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