Maid O'Mud Pottery on tue 5 sep 00
At 6 a.m. this morning, my wonderful hubby started up our "virgin" wood
kiln. It's been a dream of mine to build and run a wood kiln since
taking Fred Olsen's course a few years back in Edmonton. When I
described my idea; a non-mortared kiln made of used bricks, top loader,
kiln shelves for a roof (what I later found out is properly called a
junkagama ;-) he scoffed at the idea.
A couple of years later I bumped into Tony and Sheila at the FUSION
conference (in May of this year) and I showed them my chicken scratch
drawings. Tony adding a few scratches of his own, and told me to go for
it.
Bruce (SO) and I built the kiln in June, but due to major hot humid
weather (and lots of paying orders ), put off firing til today.
A student and I mixed up a number of redux glazes to test (thanks to
Tony's article in CT) and I look forward to seeing rutile blues and
copper reds for the 1st time out of *my* kiln. (giggle).
I'll be checking into Clayart regularly today. If there's anyone out
there willing to hold my hand, I'll need it today fer shure.
The kiln is 13.? cubic feet, long, skinny design with a high stack.
Grated firebox. Mouse holes; and 3 peeps scattered down the sides. Top
is shelving covered with a full layer of soft brick. Stack is hard
brick 1/2 way, with an old woodstove pipe 3 feet long, then an old pipe
3 feet long. All materials used in the kiln are recycled and
scrounged. This should make mel and Tony proud.
Wish me luck!!
--
sam - alias the cat lady
SW Ontario CANADA
http://www.geocities.com/paris/3110 scuttell@odyssey.on.ca
"Never attribute to malice, that which can be
explained by stupidity." anon
"First, the clay told me what to do
Then, I told the clay what to do
Now; we co-operate"
sam, 1994
n wheeler on tue 5 sep 00
All the best - I too am almost owner of pre-virgin wood killn too similar
to yours. Tony too had input / encouragement. This week I pick up final
bits and build. Let's stay in touch and share ...
NormWheeler
Midland
Bill Raymond on tue 5 sep 00
My Grandmother always told me nothing ventured nothing gained. In my life
time I've ventured to some places I should not have and to other places that
were most wonderful. I appauld you for your courage to try something you
were told would not work. Remember where there is fear there is no
creativity. Have a wonderful day enjoy the smell of the wood burning and let
us all know how wonderful pots turn out. Josie
-----Original Message-----
From: Maid O'Mud Pottery
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Date: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 9:57 AM
Subject: Woodfiring 1st! in Melbourne, Ontario
>At 6 a.m. this morning, my wonderful hubby started up our "virgin" wood
>kiln. It's been a dream of mine to build and run a wood kiln since
>taking Fred Olsen's course a few years back in Edmonton. When I
>described my idea; a non-mortared kiln made of used bricks, top loader,
>kiln shelves for a roof (what I later found out is properly called a
>junkagama ;-) he scoffed at the idea.
>
>A couple of years later I bumped into Tony and Sheila at the FUSION
>conference (in May of this year) and I showed them my chicken scratch
>drawings. Tony adding a few scratches of his own, and told me to go for
>it.
>
>Bruce (SO) and I built the kiln in June, but due to major hot humid
>weather (and lots of paying orders ), put off firing til today.
>
>A student and I mixed up a number of redux glazes to test (thanks to
>Tony's article in CT) and I look forward to seeing rutile blues and
>copper reds for the 1st time out of *my* kiln. (giggle).
>
>I'll be checking into Clayart regularly today. If there's anyone out
>there willing to hold my hand, I'll need it today fer shure.
>
>The kiln is 13.? cubic feet, long, skinny design with a high stack.
>Grated firebox. Mouse holes; and 3 peeps scattered down the sides. Top
>is shelving covered with a full layer of soft brick. Stack is hard
>brick 1/2 way, with an old woodstove pipe 3 feet long, then an old pipe
>3 feet long. All materials used in the kiln are recycled and
>scrounged. This should make mel and Tony proud.
>
>Wish me luck!!
>
>--
>sam - alias the cat lady
>SW Ontario CANADA
>http://www.geocities.com/paris/3110 scuttell@odyssey.on.ca
>
>"Never attribute to malice, that which can be
>explained by stupidity." anon
>
>"First, the clay told me what to do
> Then, I told the clay what to do
> Now; we co-operate"
>sam, 1994
>
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Czola on tue 5 sep 00
GOOD LUCK!! do you have a digicam so you can take pictures when the kiln's
opened?? want to see, you know...
we're considering building a gas kiln... found some shareware plans for one
on line (amazing what you can find online!) and since the light of my life
is a metal sculptor, he can do the welding of the steel frame. A woodfiring
kiln is also on the wishlist... i've got access to land, but no time to
build.
When do you open the kiln? Thursday?
JODO96@AOL.COM on wed 6 sep 00
Sam
This sounds exciting. Please let us know the results!
Dorothy
Manakin-Sabot, Va.
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