How Salt-Glazed Stoneware is Made | The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation

On this segment of The Henry Ford's Innovation Nation, Mo Rocca meets with Josh Wojick, Crafts & Trades Program Manager, to learn more about how salt helped beautify pottery.
Salt kilns were primarily in commercial use from the 15th though the 20th century. In 19th-century America, sturdy waterproof stoneware pottery became popular for utilitarian items such as crocks, jugs, and butter churns. The rough-textured outer glaze was created when common rock salt was thrown into the kiln during firing, which vaporized and combined with melted silica from the pottery.
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[@ifitsrusteditsmine]

Guys, you have good content here, but please, don't dumb it down...

[@Daledavispratt]

Agreed. There is enough "comedy" on RUclips.

[@MrOhighway]

Interesting process! I was just in Nelsonville OH and saw a couple of their kilns built in 1880. They were known worldwide for their salt glazed brick. Supposedly 600 million were produced between 1880 and 1920.

[@lolademilo7474]

Why spoil the content with that clownery and facial carneval?

[@currently7886]

This presenter was hard to watch

[@yinshah3303]

It would be better if the eye glasses guy were mute or absent. That last attempt of comedy was contrived and a bit offensive considering he literally said it took a week to fire it and he just dumps it for comedic effect(fail).

[@ethanpayne4116]

Maybe the original intended audience was young children or something, but even then they should be able to make it engaging for all ages without resorting to slapstick

[@clayeasy]

Great video! Thank you!

[@___X___]

So awkward, ah jeez.

[@gamathis]

Hi, does anybody know why my glazed vase/pot that i use as an ornament and have had for 6 yrs why now making crackling noise?

[@osirusj275]

So where does the salt goes to the fire?

[@viniciuspaolini4007]

I think it goes directly inside the main heated chamber where the reaction occurs in the ceramics.

[@Jazzgin]

Typical american final. Do people still find this type of stuff “entertaining”?