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After a lot of hard work and planning, I made some time this fall to fire the new train kiln, a pottery kiln fired with wood. The firing started on a Friday morning with a small camp fire. A temperature of around 250 degrees Fahrenheit was maintained for 8 hours. I then raised the temperature slowly over the next 4 hours to around 600 degrees F and then threw some large logs in the firebox, clo...

A summer's night in the new kiln shed. Making music to a background of falling acorns, blue jays and angry squirrels.

To my surprise, ready mix concrete delivered by truck is cheaper than bagged concrete. The problem is, laying all of the concrete in place and finishing it is a lot of hard work and you have one chance to get it right. Stakes are high. Having poured a few slabs in the past I thought I would give it a try to pour small enough sections at a time to manage by myself. The ready mix trucks near me h...

Preparing the kiln shed for concrete floors

Collecting wild clay from the banks of the stream running through the property. A large storm quickly passed through the property, but while it's duration was swift, the damage was severe. Hail destroyed the veggie garden, 50-60 trees were downed by straight line winds, minor flooding. Luckily no structures were damaged, including the brand new pottery kiln. 0:00 - Collecting Wild Clay 4:07 - F...

I am building a pottery kiln fueled by fire wood. The design is a slight modification of a "Train Kiln." Starting a fire in the new kiln without any pottery loaded. Observing the draft through the chimney, also using heat to "cure" the refractory mortar.

I am building a pottery kiln fueled by fire wood. The design is a slight modification of a "Train Kiln." The last parts of the kiln construction are completed.

Putting the new homemade screw log splitter through it's paces. I built it over the previous winter to aid me in splitting the firewood I will need to fire my wood fired pottery kiln a couple of times per year. Combine that with the firewood I burn in the home wood stove and I will need about 6-7 cords of seasoned firewood every year. I plan on getting ahead a year or two so I will need a stora...

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