Raku Fired Bonsai Pots

Find out how we make our own authentic, Raku fired bonsai pots at the Herons workshop.

Raku firing is an ancient Japanese technique. Raku pots beautifully complement Japanese bonsais.

We use a special Raku kiln.

We then place a biscuit fired pot in the kiln and gradually increase the temperature.

We then warm our next pots on the lid of the kiln to avoid temperature shock.

The fired pot is then taken out of the kiln and placed into a readymade combustion chamber.

The finished result!

This is another pot we have made using an alternative finish which incorporates horse hair.

Another beautiful Raku pot made in our Herons workshop!

Some more Herons Raku Pot examples

We hoped you enjoyed this look into our Raku firing process!