bciskepottery Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 My adventure for the summer is helping a fellow potter rebuild her salt kiln. Today was destruction day -- taking down the old kiln. Our merry band of four plan to start constructing the new kiln in mid-July. Over the past two years, I've been helping on kiln maintenance (in return for firings) and trying to shake out some design bugs from the previous rebuild. The old kiln only had about 20 firing on it, but was showing structural issues, brick wear and some design problems that, try as we might (and with some great advice and suggestions from Mark C. and Neil E., just could not overcome. Great learning experience - I've never done kiln construction before. In addition to our merry band, we are getting advice and consultations from Will Baker in NC -- a master kiln builder. The fun has begun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glazenerd Posted June 26, 2016 Report Share Posted June 26, 2016 Cool stuff Bruce- enjoy! Nerd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 Looking forward to following this journey. Keep us updated. I love salt fired pots. Hope your group gets the desired results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted June 27, 2016 Report Share Posted June 27, 2016 bruce, is that the one in shannondale? it is only a few miles from me. once you all get sticky hot, come on over for a dip in the potomac. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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