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What Holds a Kiln Together: A Potter’s Guide to Kiln Mortar
This post grew out of a specific construction problem: I am rebuilding Ana, a single-chamber Bourry box wood kiln at Creek Road Pottery LLC in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, and I had to understand mortar correctly before the arch went up. What … Read the rest
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Deconstructing The Bourry Box Wood Kiln & Sudden Loss
I have been working most of the month of August on taking down a Bourry box wood kiln named Ana, about an hour away from my studio at Creek Road Pottery LLC here in Laceyville, PA. It was a rather … Read the rest
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Artistry of Tatami Bricks: Crafting Time-Honored Kilns
I am in the process of deconstructing a wood kiln that was given to me. I found that the fire box top was made of Tatami bricks that formed the dome like cover. Before this, I had no idea what … Read the rest
