How many beans?

[DopeDaniel]

Gotta 'tag' three members to enter.
Like this @Jewels
@HouseOfLearnedStoners

Good lookin out @Jewels
@HouseOfLearnedStoners see rule 1 in op for valid entry.

 

[Caddis]

Three fingers....
call yourselves stoners?
@oldschool @toostoned @fatfingers

 

[DopeDaniel]

Three fingers....
call yourselves stoners?
@oldschool @toostoned @fatfingers

Strong work there @Caddis I thought you had alerady put in an answer for how many, you nailed how much tho so pm me an addy and I'll send some beans. Same offer for all other entrants. You all made this so much fun for me to do.

The pots are in the final dry and will be ready for firing later this week. The winner has been asked how they want them fired open, closed, or in between

The poll in this question is meant for the comp I am hosting.


Feel free though to answer the question any way you want. The competion pots are a stone ware clay and can be fired in what is called an "open" or "closed" and anywhere inbetween.

Open firing allows water into and through the body. They hold water but are not waterproof. The pots can appear wet.

Closed firing makes the form as sealed as possible without creating a blob in the kiln. Generally still porous but wont appear wet.

The catch - do you use bennies? If so I think open form is better, otherwise I think I like the closed form. Your choices are as follows:
Cone 4 - Open
Cone 5 - Middle ground
Cone 6 - Closed

Again a big thank you to all entrants -

@Drynobbob
@Smokieokie
@LittleDabbie @Bodean @GthaEnigma @Deebs @JL2G @jaguarlax @MHippie @Gentlemancorpse @Jewels @jpcyan2 @HydroRed @horribleherk @chiefer888 @Phylex @Cattapilla @Ggrow @Kind024 @TheSadBadGrower @Easyday20 @Skunky Dunk Farms @Idlewilder @TerpyTyrone @Opie @Gweedo's Growroom @macsnax @Caddis

The bean count was 2301.

I am so sorry @HouseOfLearnedStoners you don't have a valid entry. Insanely close guess tho, pm me for beans.

And the winner is......


With a guess of 2200.......

@jaguarlax pm sent.

 

[LittleDabbie]

Oh Jag won huh.. Contest was RIGGED

RIGGED I SAY!


(jokes)

Congrats ya undeserving lil shit

(jokes again)

You deserve it jag im just busting ya tiny lil itty bitty balls

Cause im bitter that i didn't win!!!

 

[GthaEnigma]

great contest @SSGrower, thank you for the opportunity to win your handcrafted goodies. congrats jag, what a cool addition to your growspace, you lucky dog.

 

[jaguarlax]

Oh what an awesome thing to wake up to. Fuckin right doggie. I never win shit.

 

[spyralout]

@SSGrower this is so very generous and thoughtful of you to do. This is one of the many things that makes our community so awesome. Very fun and engaging for everyone. Huge props to you for putting this together.

Congrats @jaguarlax it's gonna look sweet in your garden.

 

[Jewels]

Sooo, no pubers?

@High kev @queengreen420 @Cool Hand Puke

1999.5
and the traditional

Thanks for the ride, SS !

 

[Deebs]

Seriously man! Congrats @jaguarlax! This was an awesome contest, and awesome reward for sure @SSGrower! Keep throwin' that clay! Your rockin' it!

 

[stanknugzz77]

Sooo, no pubers?


Thanks for the ride, SS !

There were 3 pubes. I messaged @SSGrower my guess of 26 pubes and he said since no one else messaged him about pubes besides me, he would send me some seeds if I just promised to never contact him again. #Winning

In all seriousness, congratulations @jaguarlax and cool contest @SSGrower! Positive vibes...

~nugzz

 

[Smokieokie]

Thanks @SSGrower , awesome way to spread the love. Congrats @jaguarlax hope you enjoy?. I was gonna say I wanted a recount but that's alot of beans lol.

 

[DopeDaniel]

Some uninvited guests in the garage this week had to wait till they could leave cause I dont wanna do a heat treatment on them.

This is a pyrometric cone

It goes on this mechanism

which is a kill switch for the kiln



The cone bends, begins to liquify, this is the same thing that is hapening to the clay overfiring will result in a pile of waste. We are going to cone 4 on a clay that is technically a cone 5 so there isnt much risk of that. There is what I have heard referred to a s wabi sabi in the process, the math says it will do xyz lets find out.

 

[DopeDaniel]

A peek into the peep hole

The bright spot is part of one of the heating elements. I could see the pots but couldnt get camear to pick up.



Finished last night about 6 or 7. Still too warm to unload.

 

[JL2G]

A peek into the peep hole
View attachment 26559
The bright spot is part of one of the heating elements. I could see the pots but couldnt get camear to pick up.
View attachment 26560

View attachment 26561
Finished last night about 6 or 7. Still too warm to unload.

Lol, melt your camera trying to get a good pic. ???