Hi All,
I am trying out barrel firing whilst in lockdown as I do not have access to a kiln.
I'm having some problems.
The first firing I used the following
60cm pit dug
3-4 inches on fine sawdust
pots (some wrapped in foil, some not)
Salt
Seaweed
Red Iron Oxide
More sawdust
Kindling, then smaller logs up to larger logs
Paper to get the fire going.
The fire burned for about 2 hours and I think put a lid on and sealed the edges. Next moring it was still quite hot when I took the lid off, so i left it to cool a while. The pots we