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Update #2, nobori firing.
This is about 40 hours into it. I have stepped up the pace and plan on finishing tomorrow. The high temperature is the first room.
Started firing noborigama
I lit the fire last night. My plans are to go through to Saturday or Sunday. Unfortunately I won’t have my dog to keep me company this firing. The 142C photo is the first room, top, the 82C photo is … Continue reading
Closing the doors of the kiln, noborigama.
I have the doors bricked up and almost sealed. I plan to start the fire the 6th. of August.
Everything changes when you buy your ticket home, aka, firing results.
I have unloaded the front stacks in each room, I will leave the back stacks intact and just take out the work, use the shelves for the next firing. I would say this firing ‘style’, fire, put burner in and … Continue reading
Firing kiln, testing Abe Anjin
I have never met Abe Anjin. He has written about how it is possible to fire a kiln for a portion of the day, shut the door, get a good night of sleep and then restart the firing. In fact, … Continue reading
Loading kiln, finished. Kickstarter project.
I just finished the loading part of the kiln. The pictures show the second room I loaded. It is the room closest to the firebox. My concerns and experiments for this firing are as follows. 1) Can I minimize bubbling … Continue reading
First room, noborigama, Kickstarter project.
I have started loading the first room in my nobori. Here are some pictures of the very beginning. This room will have kohiki and some black glazed work. I have been loading for a couple of weeks. One major problem … Continue reading
Kiln loading.
I just finished the back room. There are about 220 bowls in all. I was hoping to get 250 in but it didn’t work.
Kiln loading
Here are some pictures of loading for my next firing. This is the back room, closest to the chimney. I have the back of the back room done and the front set of shelves almost done. The front set I … Continue reading
Test firing, new book
I finished making all the bowls I planned, about 1,100 or so. I will now do a test firing to see if my glazes will fit these clays. I mixed a new type of clay for my ash glaze and … Continue reading
Nanban ceramics 