The Potters' Round Table
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Firing the Soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, in this episode we discuss Firing the Soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. Phil Berneburg passed away on Jul...
Pottery Shorts: Why Does Plaster Set?
20 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Why Does Plaster Set? Plaster can be a potter’...
Pottery Shorts: What is a PSD
13 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is What is a PSD? The short answer is particle siz...
Pottery Shorts: Three Tips for Using a Triple Beam Balance
06 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Three Tips for Using a Triple Beam Balance. For...
Pottery Shorts: Preparation for Glazing
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Preparation for Glazing. We often hear the tip ...
Pottery Shorts: Buying a Used Kiln
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Buying a Used Kiln. Buying a used kiln can be a...
Functional Teapot Design
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, in this episode we discuss Functional Teapot Design. There are many characteristics to think about when designi...
Pottery Shorts: Glazes and Disappearing Colors
02 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Glazes and Disappearing Colors. Have you ever m...
Pottery Shorts: Annoying Glaze Materials
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Annoying Glaze Materials. If you mix your own g...
Pottery Shorts: Controlled Drying
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Controlled Drying. How many times have you gone...
Firing Schedules
09 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, in this episode we discuss Firing Schedules. Firing schedules, also known as firing programs and firing curves,...
Pottery Shorts: What is a Eutectic?
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is What is a Eutectic? How does glaze melt? Many o...
Pottery Shorts: What happens to clay in a firing?
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is What Happens to Clay in a Firing? If you have f...
Pottery Shorts: How does a glaze strengthen a pot? Or does it?
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is How Does a Glaze Strengthen a Pot? Or Does It? ...
Tips for Making Professional Looking Pottery
10 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, in this episode we discuss Tips for Making Professional Looking Pottery. Just about every potter or pottery stu...
Pottery Shorts: Tiny Details in a Glaze
04 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Tiny Details in a Glaze. Why do glazes look the...
Pottery Shorts: How does an Oxiprobe Work?
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is How Does An Oxiprobe Work? What is an Oxiprobe?...
Making Test Blends for Glazes and Clay Bodies
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, in this episode we discuss Making Test Blends for Glazes and Clay Bodies. How can you design a clay body or gla...
Pottery Shorts: How does a thermocouple work?
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is How Does A Thermocouple Work? What is a thermoc...
Pottery Shorts: Making Use of Specific Gravity
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Making Use of Specific Gravity. Specific gravit...
Pottery Shorts: Making Shrinkage Test Bars
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Making Shrinkage Test Bars. As we all know, cla...
Ash Glazes
14 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Ash Glazes. Ash glazes produce unique effects and interesting textures on ceramic...
Pottery Shorts: Adjusting a Kiln Sitter
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Adjusting a Kiln Sitter. A kiln sitter that is ...
Pottery Shorts: Using Cones in a Kiln Sitter
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Using Cones in a Kiln Sitter. A kiln sitter req...
Pottery Shorts: Making Cone Packs
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Making Cone Packs. Using cones is the most reli...
Improving Visibility of Cones in an Electric Kiln Firing
24 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pottery Shorts, brought to you by The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Improving the Visibility of Cones in an Electri...
Reduction Firing in a Gas Kiln
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, the topic for this episode is Reduction Firing in a Gas Kiln: A General Procedure. Working with a gas kiln can ...
Construction of a Gas Fired Soda Kiln Part 3
30 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table slideshow of the construction of a gas-fired soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. The slideshow will walk thr...
Construction of a Gas Fired Soda Kiln Part 2
23 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table slideshow of the construction of a gas-fired soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. The slideshow will walk thr...
Construction of a Gas-Fired Soda Kiln Part 1
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table slideshow of the construction of a gas-fired soda Kiln at Washington Street Studios. The slideshow will walk thr...
What Glaze Recipes Can Tell You
13 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, the topic today is What Glaze Recipes Can Tell You. Want to get some idea of what a glaze might be like before ...
An Introduction to Glaze Testing Part 2
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, the topic today is An Introduction to Glaze Testing Part 2. One way to learn how to fix problems with your glaz...
Tips for Buying Used Pottery Equipment
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the final episode in the Understanding Pottery series, Chapter 26: Tips for Buying Used Pottery Equipment. They say that you can pick out ...
Critiquing Your Own Pottery Part 2
22 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 25: Critiquing Your Own Pottery: Design Principles You Can Use – Part 2. Critiquing works of art usually ...
Critiquing Your Own Pottery Part 1
16 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 25: Critiquing Your Own Pottery: Design Principles You Can Use – Part 1. Critiquing works of art usually ...
An Introduction to Glaze Testing Part 1
13 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Potter’s Round Table, the topic today is An Introduction to Glaze Testing. One way to learn how to fix problems with your glaze is to...
Personal Safety in the Pottery Studio
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 24: Personal Safety in the Pottery Studio. Materials used in ceramics can be unsafe if used improperly. In ...
Pottery Figurin' (Math for Potters) Part 2
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 23: Pottery Figurin’ (Math for Potters) Part 2. Math? And pottery? What is this, high school all ov...
Pottery Figurin' (Math for Potters) Part 1
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 23: Pottery Figurin’ (Math for Potters) Part 1. Math? And pottery? What is this, high school all over ag...
Pottery and Physics
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 22: Pottery and Physics. Physics is the science of matter and energy and their interactions. When you...
Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries Part 3
12 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 21: Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries Part 3. Many scientific terms and theor...
Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries Part 2
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 21: Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries Part 2. Many scientific terms and theories ha...
Operating a Small Gas Kiln
02 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Potters’ Round Table lecture on Operating a Small Gas Kiln. Gas kilns can produce some of the most beautify textures and colors in th...
Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries Part 1
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 21: Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries Part 1. Many scientific terms and theories hav...
Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions Part 3
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 20: Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions Part 3. Many terms and theories have surfaced over the years in...
Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions Part 2
20 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 20: Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions Part 2. Many terms and theories have surfaced over the years in...
Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions Part 1
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 20: Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions Part 1. Many terms and theories have surfaced over the years in...
Glaze Defects
13 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 19: Glaze Defects. There seem to be so many ways that bad things can happen to good pots. Defects in fired c...
Defects in Fired Clay
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 18: Defects in Fired Clay or Clay Defects. There seem to be so many ways that bad things can happen to good ...
Kiln Performance Problems
06 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 17: Kiln Performance Problems. There seem to be so many ways that bad things can happen to good pots. Defect...
Gas Fired Raku Kilns
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Got an old electric kiln that doesn’t work anymore? How about turning it into a raku kiln? Gas-fired raku kilns are generally simple in design and s...
Electric Kilns Part 4
29 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 15: Electric Kilns Part 4. This episode is focused on electric kilns with special emphasis on differences in...
Electric Kilns Part 3
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 15: Electric Kilns Part 3. This episode is focused on electric kilns with special emphasis on differences in...
Electric Kilns Part 2
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 15: Electric Kilns Part 2 This episode is focused on electric kilns with special emphasis on differences in ...
Electric Kilns Part 1
21 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 15: Electric Kilns Part 1 This episode is focused on electric kilns with special emphasis on differences in ...
Gas Fired Kilns Part 3 of 3
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 14: Gas Fired Kilns Part 3. This is the second of a three episode series on Pottery Kiln Design, Constructio...
Gas Fired Kilns Part 2 of 3
14 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 14: Gas Fired Kilns Part 2. This is the second of a three episode series on Pottery Kiln Design, Constructio...
Gas Fired Kilns Part 1 of 3
10 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 14: Gas Fired Kilns Part 1. This is the second of a four chapter series on Pottery Kiln Design, Construction...
Wood Fired Kilns Part 2 of 2
08 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 13: Wood Fired Kilns Part 2. The next four chapters will be a mini-series on Pottery Kiln Design, Constructi...
Wood Fired Kilns Part 1
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 13: Wood Fired Kilns Part 1. The next four chapters will be a mini-series on Pottery Kiln Design, Constructi...
Atmospheric Firing
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 12: Atmospheric Firing. Every firing of a kiln is an atmospheric firing and every different atmosphere has a...
Use of Local Materials: Treasures in your Backyard Part 2 of 2
31 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 11: Use of Local Materials: Treasures in your Backyard Part 2 of 2. Traditionally, potters used whatever cla...
Use of Local Materials: Treasures in your Backyard Part 1 of 2
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery: Chapter 11 on Use of Local Materials is now available! The discussion topic today will explore the possibilities of ...
Geology for Potters Part 2 of 2
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 10: Pots, Rocks and Minerals: Geology for Potters Part 2. In this podcast you will learn about the different...
Geology for Potters Part 1 of 2
24 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 10: Pots, Rocks and Minerals: Geology for Potters Part 1. In this podcast you will learn about the different...
Oxides, Washes, Underglazes and Stains
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 9: Oxides, Washes, Underglazes and Stains. In this podcast you will learn why these surfaces treatments are ...
Glaze Chemistry Part 2 of 2
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 8: Glaze Chemistry Part 2 of 2. In this podcast you will continue to learn about the different materials tha...
Glaze Chemistry Part 1 of 2
18 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 8: Glaze Chemistry Part 1 of 2. In this podcast you will learn about the different materials that are used i...
Chemistry for Potters
14 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter : Chemistry for Potters. In this podcast you will learn some basic chemistry principles and how they apply t...
Glaze Firing
09 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 6: Glaze Firing. In this podcast you will learn about the changes that happen to change clay and glaze into ...
Pyrometric Cones
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 5: Pyrometric Cones. In this podcast you will learn all you ever want to know about pyrometric cones. Who cr...
Tips for Successful Glazing Part 3 of 3
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 4: Tips for Successful Glazing Part 3 of 3. In this podcast you will learn about methods of applying glaze, ...
Tips for Successful Glazing Part 2 of 3
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 4: Tips for Successful Glazing Part 2 of 3. In this podcast you will learn glazing tips on preparing already...
Tips for Successful Glazing Part 1 of 3
25 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Part 1 of Tips for Successful Glazing covers glaze composition, preparation and mixing. Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 4: Tips for Successf...
Bisque Firing
20 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 3: Bisque Firing. In this podcast you will learn what happens in a bisque firing, tips and pitfalls. The nex...
Clay Properties and Drying
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 2: Clay Properties and Drying. In this podcast you will learn Clay properties which allow us to create with ...
What is Clay?
04 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 1: What is Clay? In this podcast you will learn about what the clay we use is made of and why the clay has t...
Tips and Suggestions When Buying Used Pottery Equipment
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
They say that you can pick out a horse by looking at its teeth, and kicking tires is supposedly a good way to judge a car. But what do you look for wh...
Build Your Own Gas Fired Raku Kiln
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Got an old electric kiln that doesn’t work anymore? How about turning it into a raku kiln? Gas-fired raku kilns are generally simple in design and s...
An introduction to Glaze Chemistry - Part 2
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about glaze ingredients and their contribution to the glaze
An introduction to Glaze Chemistry - Part 1
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about glaze ingredients and their contribution to the glaze
Pottery and Physics
18 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Here’s a chance to see how a little science can help us understand our everyday pottery activities.
Pottery Figurin': Simple Math Rules and Calculations that You Can Actually Use
16 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Simple math rules and calculations that are handy to know around the pottery studio
Challenges in Firing Ceramics: Solving Problems with Pottery Defects and Kiln Performance
11 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Phil discusses solving problems with pottery defects and kiln performance
Pottery Kilns Design Construction and Operation - Electric Kilns
22 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is the last of a three episode series on Pottery Kiln Design, Construction and Operation with this episode focused on Electric Kilns.
Pottery Kilns Design Construction and Operation - Gas Fired Kilns
25 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second of a three episode series on Pottery Kiln Design, Construction and Operation with this episode focused on Gas Fired Kilns.
Pottery Kiln Design, Construction and Operation - Wood Fired Kilns
24 Jul 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Explore the world of wood fired kilns!
Critiquing Your Own Pottery: Design Principles You Can Use
21 Jun 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Phil discusses design principles and a few questions to guide critiquing your work
An introduction to Glaze Chemistry
24 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Learn about glaze ingredients and their contribution to the glaze
Thixotrophy, Quartz Inversions and other Pottery Mysteries
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Phil explains seldom or incorrectly used terminology that we encounter in the ceramic arts process.
Tips for Successful Glazing
23 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Glazing tips and tricks
Pots, Rocks and Minerals - Geology for Potters
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Phil discusses geology as it relates to the materials we use in pottery
An Interview with Phil Berneburg, the host of the Potters' Round Table
21 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Getting to know Phil Berneburg and how he learned all he knows.
Treasures in Your Backyard: Use of Local Materials for Pottery
18 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Exploring the possibilities of using locally available materials for pottery.
The Potters' Round Table (Trailer)
17 May 2019
Contributed by Lukas