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What kind of work do you do?

thrown and handbuilt

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drawing, hiking, travel and meditation

wood fire soda kilns?

I am interested in viewing any information on the types of kilns used by members of this group. I am hoping to build a wood fired kiln and am trying to research as many types of approach to this project as possible. I am sure many of you have much experience and thoughts on this topic.
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At 8:52pm on December 16, 2008, Crawford Horne said…: Joan - One of the primary reasons I went with the Bourry-box is that I prefer less ash - although I do like some - and I wanted a kiln that could be fired in a time frame that would not require lots of people or many stoking shifts for a few people. It's not that I don't enjoy the comaraderie, but you can't always tell when folks will be available. My kiln has two 43 cubic foot (stacking space) chambers and has taken about 38-40 hours to reach temperature. It's constructed of hard brick walls with a combination hard brick and castable arch. I suppose I could have achieved shorter firings with smaller volume (and brick mass) or with the use of soft brick. Lessons learned, I guess. I believe I can shorten the firings to about 36 or so once I figure out the stoking and air control (supply and damper settings). I'd like to get consistently in the 36 hour range. I do subscribe to The Log Book - an excellent publication for wood-firing. I'd also recommend Japanese Wood Fired Ceramics by Lancet and Kusabe in addition to the books by Robert Sanderson/Coll Minogue and the classic by Jack Troy. Also, check out Kevin Crowe's wood-fired work (Tye River Pottery). A number of others are part of this network - Jim Dugan, Allison Coles Severance, Brad Birkhimer and Jason Bohnert. Good luck!

At 9:12pm on December 11, 2008, Crawford Horne said…: Joan - I think your lidded vessels in the second photo are very appealing. Nice forms and warm colors. Were they wood-fired? I've got a dual chambered wood-fired kiln with a Bourry-style firebox. You appear to like glazed exteriors so you might want to look into the Bourry-box for your own kiln. My research suggested it is a good choice if you like to use glazes on the exterior of the wares.

At 12:06am on October 14, 2008, Pamela Theis said…: Welcome and Thanks for joining!
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