scottiebie Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Has anyone use any of the 3 types of kilns to do a green ware pit firing in their backyard at home? Anyone care to share their step-by-step loading and firing techniques. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marko Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 Try doing a YouTube search. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted April 5, 2020 Report Share Posted April 5, 2020 https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/firing-techniques/wood-kiln-firing/grilling-season/ Not precisely what you're asking about but recent and maybe relevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted April 6, 2020 Report Share Posted April 6, 2020 Fired locally dug clay on an open fire a few years back. Got the fire started, put the pots in an altar fire, lowered the altar fire onto the fire, piled wood on top of the bars, fed with wood for several hours. I estimate the temperature reached around 800c. Clay was black cored, and softer than normal bisque firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 On 4/5/2020 at 2:28 PM, scottiebie said: Has anyone use any of the 3 types of kilns to do a green ware pit firing in their backyard at home? Anyone care to share their step-by-step loading and firing techniques. 3 Types of kilns? Groundhog /pit /dung??? Updraft /downdraft/Electric???? pit/BBQ/propane grill??? Propane /natural gas/Electric??? small pit /meduim pit/Large pit???? Big backyard/Small Backyaerd? huge backyard?/ Scottland yard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted April 9, 2020 Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 All I can contribute, based on pit firing I used to do in my teeny backyard in an apartment complex, is to warn your neighbors about smoke--it tends to make them nervous if they don't know what's going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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