Amazing series, so much work you put into it....all the editing, building, incredible job !!! Thank you so much for sharing....I'm definitely gonna follow your firings, 👍
Beautiful kiln, music, and enjoyed seeing your pieces that were fired. My wife Nancy and I both got our BFAs in Ceramics at UGA in 1977, moved to Texas where i earned my MFA in Ceramics at UNT. Moved back to Georgia, built a gas stoneware kiln, bought hardbricks for a wood soda kiln that is still stacked ready to use. Taught 30 years, raised two sons and now at 68 i hope to finally build it. Cudos for a job well done.
Thank you for making this video. I’m gathering design ideas and inspiration for a high-fire kiln: This video has as much helpful visual detail (even without narration!) as it does beautiful aesthetic to see and listen to. It’s an absolute joy to watch.
Thanks for the comment! I wanted to make videos of a kiln build that I wish were available when I was designing this kiln. These are complicated beasts, especially if you don't have a lot of experience. I hope to edit a compilation video of the entire build with narration when work slows down, but until then, here's who inspired me: Marc Lancet's Rocinante kiln- ua-cam.com/video/GE2D3UEHTJk/v-deo.htmlsi=H6cc-A-bkaWjdJL4 Ted Neal on Instagram is the Train Kiln expert. I spent a lot of time counting bricks in his photos trying to reverse engineer his kilns. Good luck on your own build! The journey has been just as fun as the destination.
@@jquickj thanks so much for Marc Lancet’s link! That’s extraordinarily helpful info. Most of what I’d been able to gather so far on Bourry boxes is from Australian potters like Steve Harrison. Marc’s video gives a lot of context and I really like the grate bars design vs the hobs for fuel support. 👌 I’m also really looking forward to seeing more of your own work, Jason. I can see from your kiln build video series that there are many beautiful, exciting things to come. (I really dig the homesteading topic, and love the plant identification sprinkled in the end of several videos, too.) Cheers, - J
Really chilled out video, love the composition. What a beautiful kiln! So glad for you that all your hard work has paid off. P. S.40+ hours! What a slog 😅
Hiya Jason! We sat and watched all of these videos back to back. Truly incredible! Really hope you keep up the good work. Can’t wait to see what else you make. I was also curious, where did you get your soft brick and fire brick from? And what program did you use to create the layers I saw in the prints?
Loving this. Thank you! What was the reasoning behind corbeling in to the firebox above the step grate? Did this increase reduction from stokes? I noticed the buildup of coals as a result.
Nice observation! Designed to increase the size of the coal chamber and firebox of a standard train kiln designed around 24" kiln shelves. The intent is to bury pottery pieces under the coal bed to maximize ash buildup on the clay fired in this area. Thanks
Really enjoying your channel! Might I ask where you’re located? I’m getting back into making pots after almost 7 years of not making, I miss it so much it’s starting to hurt. I did lots of soda, salt and wood firing when earning my MFA. The electric process just doesn’t hit the same!
Thanks! I burned less than I was expecting to. Probably somewhere around 1 full cord (130cu. ft. or 3700 liters). After I reached 2100 degrees F, I held the kiln at that temp for 8 hours to build up ash and then pushed the temp to drop the cones.
Hi Jason, really useful videos. In the thermal imaging you did during the firing - what temperature did you get on the outside face of the brickwork during the firing?
Thank you for your interest. Looks like Jingdezhen is a beautiful place, especially 景德镇陶瓷大学 . I included enough video footage in this series, where a person could count the bricks layer by layer to reverse engineer the kiln. This is how I came up with the design myself. Good luck.
Love the music, almost has a nick drake vibe. The kiln is insane too and beautiful results.
Thank you very much, again, for the whole series!
Glad you like them!
Amazing series, so much work you put into it....all the editing, building, incredible job !!! Thank you so much for sharing....I'm definitely gonna follow your firings, 👍
Beautiful kiln, music, and enjoyed seeing your pieces that were fired. My wife Nancy and I both got our BFAs in Ceramics at UGA in 1977, moved to Texas where i earned my MFA in Ceramics at UNT. Moved back to Georgia, built a gas stoneware kiln, bought hardbricks for a wood soda kiln that is still stacked ready to use. Taught 30 years, raised two sons and now at 68 i hope to finally build it. Cudos for a job well done.
Thanks! I really enjoyed building the kiln. Let me know if you want a hand building yours. Lol
Did I see some bonsai pots in there? Now to look at the entire series… congrats on the successful firing!
Indeed you did. Thanks for watching!
Thank you for making this video. I’m gathering design ideas and inspiration for a high-fire kiln: This video has as much helpful visual detail (even without narration!) as it does beautiful aesthetic to see and listen to. It’s an absolute joy to watch.
Thanks for the comment! I wanted to make videos of a kiln build that I wish were available when I was designing this kiln. These are complicated beasts, especially if you don't have a lot of experience. I hope to edit a compilation video of the entire build with narration when work slows down, but until then, here's who inspired me:
Marc Lancet's Rocinante kiln- ua-cam.com/video/GE2D3UEHTJk/v-deo.htmlsi=H6cc-A-bkaWjdJL4
Ted Neal on Instagram is the Train Kiln expert. I spent a lot of time counting bricks in his photos trying to reverse engineer his kilns.
Good luck on your own build! The journey has been just as fun as the destination.
@@jquickj thanks so much for Marc Lancet’s link! That’s extraordinarily helpful info. Most of what I’d been able to gather so far on Bourry boxes is from Australian potters like Steve Harrison. Marc’s video gives a lot of context and I really like the grate bars design vs the hobs for fuel support. 👌
I’m also really looking forward to seeing more of your own work, Jason. I can see from your kiln build video series that there are many beautiful, exciting things to come. (I really dig the homesteading topic, and love the plant identification sprinkled in the end of several videos, too.) Cheers, - J
Damm the kiln is looking NICEEEE!!!!!!!
Really chilled out video, love the composition. What a beautiful kiln! So glad for you that all your hard work has paid off. P. S.40+ hours! What a slog 😅
Thanks so much!
すばらしいプロジェクトでした。いいものを見せてくれてありがとう。
今後もよい焼き物を作ってください。
Lovely!
Hiya Jason! We sat and watched all of these videos back to back. Truly incredible! Really hope you keep up the good work. Can’t wait to see what else you make. I was also curious, where did you get your soft brick and fire brick from? And what program did you use to create the layers I saw in the prints?
Loving this. Thank you! What was the reasoning behind corbeling in to the firebox above the step grate? Did this increase reduction from stokes? I noticed the buildup of coals as a result.
Nice observation! Designed to increase the size of the coal chamber and firebox of a standard train kiln designed around 24" kiln shelves. The intent is to bury pottery pieces under the coal bed to maximize ash buildup on the clay fired in this area. Thanks
Really enjoying your channel! Might I ask where you’re located? I’m getting back into making pots after almost 7 years of not making, I miss it so much it’s starting to hurt. I did lots of soda, salt and wood firing when earning my MFA. The electric process just doesn’t hit the same!
This was a Beautiful Composition and it inspires me to make my own. Out of curiosity though, how much wood did you end up using?
Thanks! I burned less than I was expecting to. Probably somewhere around 1 full cord (130cu. ft. or 3700 liters). After I reached 2100 degrees F, I held the kiln at that temp for 8 hours to build up ash and then pushed the temp to drop the cones.
I like the kiln you built very much, can you share the design drawings? I want to build the same kiln. I'm in Jingdezhen, China.
Hi Jason, really useful videos. In the thermal imaging you did during the firing - what temperature did you get on the outside face of the brickwork during the firing?
Invite you to Jingdezhen, China, where there are many ways to make it.
Thank you for your interest. Looks like Jingdezhen is a beautiful place, especially 景德镇陶瓷大学 . I included enough video footage in this series, where a person could count the bricks layer by layer to reverse engineer the kiln. This is how I came up with the design myself. Good luck.
how meany cubic foot of firing space in this butaful kiln ?
The ware chamber is about 55 cubic feet. Thanks!
@@jquickj and you fired it solo in 2 days thats cool
I think you should have made the roof HIGHER...lol
Agreed! I am thinking about hanging a heat shield during the next firing. The flames shot way higher than I anticipated.
would have been nice to hear your thoughts or what's going on instead of this garbage music.