Marcia Selsor Posted April 14, 2013 Report Share Posted April 14, 2013 I thought I'd start a new topic since it seems like a slow weekend. I posted one pic in the previous thread about raku kilns. here is a few more. There are comments in the gallery with these photos under raku kilns. http://ceramicartsdaily.org/community/index.php?app=gallery&module=user&user=1954&do=view_album&album=130 This kiln fired on split 2 x 4 scrap from a truss manufacturer. We would gather the wood in a pickup truck. There is a schematic drawing of this kiln in Steve Branfman's Raku; a Practical Approach , 2nd. Edition. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TypicalGirl Posted April 15, 2013 Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 This makes me wonder...does wood-fired raku have a different quality (visually/physically/aesthetically) than "cleaner" fueled raku? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcia Selsor Posted April 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2013 This makes me wonder...does wood-fired raku have a different quality (visually/physically/aesthetically) than "cleaner" fueled raku? I don't think there is much difference in the final results. You don't get fly ash as you would in a high fire wood kiln. As for cleaner, this kiln was fired with scrap bits of 2 x 4 and fired very clean as in little smoke, no fossil fuels. I built it during the first Spring of teaching when I had a very limited budget of $175/year. Marcia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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