Tag: flue

Passages in kiln for flames or exhaust gases. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook

Demystifying the Reduction Firing Process

We all know what reduction firing is, right? Or do we? The science of what happens in a reduction kiln … Read More

Reduction firing is often not properly understood or explained. Find out what is really going on in the kiln so … Read More

Tired of staying up until the wee hours of the morning coaxing a stalling kiln to temperature? Learn why it … Read More

$How to Build a Solid Arch Ceramic Kiln with Castable Refractory$

Kilns can be built out of many things and castable refractory is one of the materials we rarely consider. Perhaps … Read More

As I have mentioned in this blog before, it’s not easy being green when you are a ceramic artist, but … Read More

An anagama kiln at a high school? That seems highly unlikely, doesn’t it? Many high school art teachers feel lucky … Read More

Fuels are organic and carbon based, they burn readily. Until recently, all kilns were fuel burning; even now when we … Read More

Wood burns in two distinctly different stages. The first, and most obvious, is the burning of gasses produced when wood … Read More