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u.p. hobagama 3rd. firing in the rain & after i took a nap

updated fri 17 jun 11

 

gary navarre on thu 16 jun 11


Hey Folks,

It's a good thing I strung up some fresh plastic over the kiln because we =
really got dumped on during the firing...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DWif5N2-c-_E

... which totally sucked because I had made a bed roll on the leftover Pign=
ose fuel so I could cat nap while stoking. As a result I had to slide the d=
amper in and cut the air on a stuffed firebox while I took an inside nap. T=
he one neat thing is this time I kept good color and was able to bring the =
kiln back to life and not break anything ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DZ77WVeohGPc

I recall Lee Love saying someone he know in Japan would do that so I gave =
it a try and it almost worked perfectly, all except melting the glazes. May=
be better luck next time, if there is a next time.

Thanks for watching and stay in there eh.

Gary Navarre
Navarre Pottery
Navarre Enterprises
Norway, Michigan, USA
http://www.NavarrePottery.etsy.com
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