Wood Fired Clay Pipes...

[elvishrunes]

So I was in the countryside on vacation and watching TV and a show came up on making clay pipes and some of them where even fired in a bonfire. Clay is the only type of pipe I haven't tried and seeing that there were potters nearby, it wasn't too hard to secure some clay and for free too. After a few days modeling then I fired them in a fire... Made 7, and 4 broke, so I was left with 3... Not bad for a first shot. I learned later the church wardens were too wet, so they broke, needed more drying time. Would have liked to have one of those.
I put the pipes on the edge of the fire until they heated up and then surrounded them in coals and they fired up well, the survivors anyhow.
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Edited by jvnshr: Title capitalization.

 

[elvishrunes]

Not sure why my photos aren't coming up, I'll try tomorrow.

 

[elvishrunes]

 

[jpmcwjr]

Photobucket has gone AWOL. Nutso. Greedy. Almost everyone has bailed on them.
You can put photos up on this site, This is how to add photos to your post using the site's photo album:
Images tend to be smaller than hosting site's size, but can be full sized if you remove the pixel limitation, -600x360)— the numbers and the dash preceding, leaving no spaces, and ending in .jpg
1.) Login

2.) Go to My Account (may have hit Home button first) and mouse down to Album.

3.) Choose Upload Picture (navigate to photo you've given a sensible name to), be sure to then hit Upload.

4.) Go back to Album, click on thumbnail to open full size image. Right click (Windows); Control Click (Mac) and select "copy image location" (its URL).

5.) Return to your reply window in the thread and click on the IMG button at the top of the compose window.

7.) Paste the image location into the window and click OK. (You can paste over the existing http://)
An example, of a thumbnail named "hms-penzance-1940" followed by -150x100.jpg is the name of the photo in my album, and the the -150x100 limits the size.

If I remove the numbers, it goes to whatever size at which it was uploaded, subject to web sized image limitations.

 

[elvishrunes]

 

[elvishrunes]

Jpmcwr thanks, I tried and followed your guide, but because I'm on an Iphone, I didn't work... Unless someone has an idea for the IPhone I think I'm going to leave it as is... I already spent an hour with photobucket earlier, no idea it was so difficult to post a few photos these days.

 

[madox07]

Pity ... I would have wanted to see these. Recently I have taken interest in clay pipes ..

 

[crashthegrey]

I hope you try again from a computer. I'd be very curious to see how these turned out.

 

[sumusfumus]

Wish your photos were posted successfully, would have liked to see your pipe-ish efforts at making clay pipes.
The following is just guesswork on my part... but just a few thoughts:
You didn't mention the type of clay body that was used to make your pipes. It matters. High fire clays like stoneware/porcelains probably will not fire well in a wood fire. Clays like that need very high-temp kilns to fire correctly. They can also warp, crack, and sag. High-temp clays do strange things in intense heat.
If you haven't done so, you might want to consider using a Raku clay body, for making your pipes. This kind of clay is formulated to withstand the extreme expansion and contraction cycles when exposed to intense thermal shocks. You can fire this clay in a controlled kiln, or, in your back yard in a roaring wood fire....a very low-tech, low-temperature, very economical way to make objects of utility. Possibly smoking pipes, too.
Good luck with your endeavors. Hope the above, might help you get some more pipes.
Frank