I've watched a couple of your clay bong videos, pretty cool stuff! I suppose that there is a tube going down that's not made of clay, right? This part is not entirely clear to me.
Thank you so much! Yes I size the opening so that it will fit either a glass or silicone down stem once it’s finished 😊 I did make one bong with a built in down stem but it makes it a bit trickier to clean, so a removable one seems best.
@@theclaycollective this makes a lot of sense, thank you! I'm thinking of doing a removable clay pipe then. It could be fitted with a wet lump of clay instead of silicone, so that it's even more absurdly sustainable.
@@crabofchaos7881 sounds like a great idea!! Once you get the shrinkage of your clay exact, you can make them pretty seamless! Little rubber o-rings from the hardware store are great too for making things air tight if the stem fits a little loose in the hole!
Hey I’ve read your tips on how to size your down stem! for a 14mm down stem with 11.37% shrinkage it looks like the original size needs to be about 3/5”, but I’m having a hard time finding a clay punch of that diameter. Do you have any other suggestions?
Hmm, maybe you can find some piping at a hardware store at that size? Or possibly use a compass to carve the hole diameter and then manually cut it out?
Do you mind sharing what size the hole cutter is? Do you know the shrinkage of your claybody? I was wondering because I also want to make one to use with the silicone down stem. Thanks!
For sure! I use a 7/8” hole punch for the hole and making the “tube”. My red clay shrinks at 15.5%. The hole punch has worked well for me with other clays with different shrinkages too, but I also buy little rubber O-rings from the hardware store and slip it around the silicone down stem. That way it has a snug but flexible fit even if there’s slight variation in the finished hole size 😊
I’m trying to make one for a customer from my shop, do you use ceramic clay and a food grade glaze? I’m so lost in making one but I’m trying to learn 😭, I hate saying no to customers
Yes! I use cone 6 stoneware clay and cone 5/6 food safe glaze. If you’re new to pottery, you will need access to a kiln (maybe if you have a local paint your own pottery store they could fire it for you), and you don’t have to make it on the pottery wheel. You can hand build it! ☺️
I get them on Amazon! You can buy glass ones, but I like the silicone ones since they’re a bit more forgiving if your shrinkage calculation ends up being a little off 😊
Can you post a link to your parts. Sorry if this has posted more than once. It wasn’t showing me that it had. I only sell mine at festivals in Georgia so I don’t think I’ll be taking your business.
I just tried to find the link to the down-stems I purchase on Amazon for you but they’re gone now 😭 If you google silicone down-stems though there are lots of head shops that supply them! Not as cheap, but nice quality!
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Yay!!! Another one!!! I made 3 bongs yesterday after watching yalls videos!
Aww haha that’s amazing!! So glad to hear you found it inspiring 🥰
You are so talented! Love your work!🌻
Aww thank you so much! 🥰🥰
Thanks for this. I want to make pipes and bongs, and I don’t even smoke! I just think they’re pretty, and I know folks who would enjoy them.
That’s awesome! Best of luck to you 🥰
I've watched a couple of your clay bong videos, pretty cool stuff! I suppose that there is a tube going down that's not made of clay, right? This part is not entirely clear to me.
Thank you so much! Yes I size the opening so that it will fit either a glass or silicone down stem once it’s finished 😊 I did make one bong with a built in down stem but it makes it a bit trickier to clean, so a removable one seems best.
@@theclaycollective this makes a lot of sense, thank you! I'm thinking of doing a removable clay pipe then. It could be fitted with a wet lump of clay instead of silicone, so that it's even more absurdly sustainable.
@@crabofchaos7881 sounds like a great idea!! Once you get the shrinkage of your clay exact, you can make them pretty seamless! Little rubber o-rings from the hardware store are great too for making things air tight if the stem fits a little loose in the hole!
Hey I’ve read your tips on how to size your down stem! for a 14mm down stem with 11.37% shrinkage it looks like the original size needs to be about 3/5”, but I’m having a hard time finding a clay punch of that diameter. Do you have any other suggestions?
Hmm, maybe you can find some piping at a hardware store at that size? Or possibly use a compass to carve the hole diameter and then manually cut it out?
Thank you for getting back to me so quick!! Those are such good ideas I’ll try them out this weekend:)
@@goosetepher best of luck!! 😊
Do you mind sharing what size the hole cutter is? Do you know the shrinkage of your claybody? I was wondering because I also want to make one to use with the silicone down stem. Thanks!
For sure! I use a 7/8” hole punch for the hole and making the “tube”. My red clay shrinks at 15.5%. The hole punch has worked well for me with other clays with different shrinkages too, but I also buy little rubber O-rings from the hardware store and slip it around the silicone down stem. That way it has a snug but flexible fit even if there’s slight variation in the finished hole size 😊
@@theclaycollective Thank you so much! That is really helpful!
@@trishsannes so happy to help!! ☺️
I’m trying to make one for a customer from my shop, do you use ceramic clay and a food grade glaze? I’m so lost in making one but I’m trying to learn 😭, I hate saying no to customers
Yes! I use cone 6 stoneware clay and cone 5/6 food safe glaze. If you’re new to pottery, you will need access to a kiln (maybe if you have a local paint your own pottery store they could fire it for you), and you don’t have to make it on the pottery wheel. You can hand build it! ☺️
nice! where did you get the hole cutter tool to make the stem?
Thank you! I bought it from tuckers pottery supplies! But any ceramic store should carry them 😊
Hey where do you get your down stems since you don’t show that part.
I get them on Amazon! You can buy glass ones, but I like the silicone ones since they’re a bit more forgiving if your shrinkage calculation ends up being a little off 😊
Is this brown bear from KY mud works?
It’s mid cal red from tuckers pottery supplies! 😊
Thanks for the response! I’ll look that up
How do you glaze inside the bong?
I use dipping glaze and I pour it inside 😊
Can you post a link to your parts. Sorry if this has posted more than once. It wasn’t showing me that it had. I only sell mine at festivals in Georgia so I don’t think I’ll be taking your business.
I just tried to find the link to the down-stems I purchase on Amazon for you but they’re gone now 😭 If you google silicone down-stems though there are lots of head shops that supply them! Not as cheap, but nice quality!
Is is easy to clean inside after use?
About as easy as a glass bong! The only downside is you can’t see through it so it’s harder to tell when it’s clean 😅
Smell it lol
Hi! What glazes are you using for this piece?
Hey there! This glaze combo is Cordovan x2 under Birch x2 with a little bit of Light Flux on top 😁
How much clay are you using, pounds!!?
I kind of just eyeball it 😂 but I’d say around 2-3lbs!