Saybra came with me out to the kiln and snapped a couple of photos with her phone.
This is part of the bone yard, pots that cracked or chipped and have been given pre-retirement leaned up against the wall.
Unbricking the kiln.
A very good firing.
A winner, about 15" tall.
Cheers!
6 comments:
Sweet one, Brandon.
ahhh, nice to be able to fire all year 'round! we have to wait for at least april to get another one in...
;-)
Looks really good Brandon!! I know you're pleased and relieved.
Looks like a real winner, Brandon...lovely color tones. How would describe your reduction...I'm still making too many dark pots. Well done!
Dan-
I shoot for neutral or just barely on the reduction side of neutral. The trick I've learned is to try and avoid black smoke, light gray - dark gray is ok but i've found black smoke = dark pots(too much reduc.)
The previous couple of firings had been a little dark for my tastes so I made some small changes. This last firing I used a little less wood per stoke and opened up the dampers a little more. I usually leave them 2/3 open but this time around I had them from 3/4-7/8 open. I paid attention to the color of the smoke coming from the stack, I figured out how to stoke and get temp gain but avoid dense black smoke(i use a pyrometer.) It seemed to work and I'm much more pleased with the color in this firing. I'm firing again in a couple weeks so I'll have the opportunity to make sure that this wasn't a fluke.
What a beautiful sight, warm toasty pots and white snow, how cool is that!
I use my little jar of yours every day, thinking I should have a mug to go with it. Sell pots, buy pots, that's my motto :)
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