Rich Germer on thu 10 apr 97
Does anyone know how much it costs to build an anagama kiln? I know it depends
on size but a ball park figure for an average size anagama would be helpful.
Rich
rgermer@semcoop.com
Richard Gralnik on fri 11 apr 97
There was a very good article in CM last December about a guy in Oregon
who built a combination anagama/noborigama. At one point the article
mentions that it took a while to save up the $15,000 kiln fund. That
probably just covered the materials.
Richard
At 07:03 AM 4/10/97 EDT, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Does anyone know how much it costs to build an anagama kiln? I know it
depends
>on size but a ball park figure for an average size anagama would be helpful.
>
>Rich
>rgermer@semcoop.com
>
>
Karl David Knudson on sat 12 apr 97
On Fri, 11 Apr 1997, Richard Gralnik wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> There was a very good article in CM last December about a guy in Oregon
> who built a combination anagama/noborigama. At one point the article
> mentions that it took a while to save up the $15,000 kiln fund. That
> probably just covered the materials.
We just finished building one here at the UO with expenses running around
$1500 I believe. OF course we had some donated materials, and
canabalized other kilns for brick. But we do have the best anagama in
Oregon, in my humble opinion which is obviously biased.
Karl in Eugene
Steve Hum on sat 12 apr 97
How much to build a kiln?
Well, who do you know and what can they do? Six of us just finished the first
firing of a four chamber noborigama (10' wide and about 30' long), total cost
out of pocket was about $6,000. We also knew a lot of people who were
interested in what we were trying to accomplish and were willing to help with
donated materials, equipment (like mixers and log splitters), and when it
came time to fire to help with that to. We also traded kiln space for
shelves, materials, labor etc... This was all a good thing as it brought
together a lot of potters, students, buyers/collectors and just interested
people who otherwise would have been off doing their own thing alone. Dare I
say we all got together and had some "FUN".
So, in addition to a wallet check I would recommend a check of friends, old
and not yet known and what talents they have (welders are good and so are
truck owners), someone who can forage for materials (brick, roofing, lumber,
etc..) is a very valuable resource.
Recovered and charged up from NCECA and planning for Texas
Steve Hum in bucolic Bonny Doon were spring resides
Steve Hum on fri 18 apr 97
Steve'
I emailed straight back to you directly, quess you did not recieve it, glad
you reposted. Below is my original reply.
Steve,
I would be happy to give you the tour of the kiln and answer as best I can
any questions you might have about the area etc... Feel free to call me and
if you are coming this way let me know as early as possible so we can arrange
to get together.
Steve Hum
408-429-5689
200 Ice Cream Grade
Santa Cruz, Ca. 95060
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