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Excellent technical reference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/8d2fcfbe-8a6d-4a8a-a368-acc980fbdf2b/homemade+esthetics.jpg reading : enbi studio Homemade Esthetics - Clement Greenberg: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/9e1f0b88-20b8-44d6-a7a2-1ed2a612fede/soetsu+yanagi.jpg reading : enbi studio Selected Essays - Soetsu Yanagi: An intriguing collection of essays including clear descriptions of what 'mingei' is (inexpensive hand-crafted objects made for daily use by ordinary people) and is not (expensive pieces made by individuals in any sort of 'lineage'). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/6db4681d-5465-4d02-8270-4caf476b099f/PYE.jpg reading : enbi studio The Nature and Art of Workmanship - David Pye https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1610560274712-NCP2H3D4AXUB5K2DYNAB/The+Cave.jpg reading : enbi studio The Cave - Jose Saramago: A beautiful and haunting book by one of my favorite writers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501757217-69IPGUSDH8RYFDWDZ6XK/inside+japanese+ceramics.png reading : enbi studio Inside Japanese Ceramics - Richard L. Wilson: Apt and unpretentious text and images of Japanese ceramics. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643241428-HIU9GY39MPT5QBIDWTEK/seeing-is-forgetting.png reading : enbi studio See is Forgetting - Robert Irwin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1606600486651-J5NOS9FYPPA7JLIURBYJ/dirt.jpg reading : enbi studio Dirt - The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth - William Bryant Logan: This book will make you excited about dirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501450194-CWLDFMO6V3QBN384BKEO/clay+talks.png reading : enbi studio Clay Talks - Emily Galusha, Editor: Northern Clay Center's publications under the leadership of Emily Galusha were shining stars in the ceramics field, always thoughtful and well-written. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501450334-R8M1DJCXCB1RX07ANMKV/japanese+pottery+handbook.png reading : enbi studio The Japanese Pottery Handbook - Penny Simpson, Lucy Kitto, Kanji Sodeoka: A profound and unassuming classic. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643226792-7ECLKM89CWM0943PDOR7/art-as-experience.png reading : enbi studio Art As Experience - John Dewey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643224043-8GIEDT4SOAXHQIQ8OYDW/20th-century-ceramics.png reading : enbi studio 20th Century Ceramics - Edmund de Waal: A good summary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/0aab58af-1086-4466-85c1-ef5c16e554c9/rob+barnard.jpg reading : enbi studio A Search for Relevance - Rob Barnard A collection of thoughtful essays, sometimes redundant, written in clear language. The search continues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1606792715709-ZOKW9QKDS76V4SJM6D3P/What+Makes+a+Potter.jpg reading : enbi studio What Makes a Potter - Janet Koplos: Contemporary survey of potters working today, based on interviews. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643223936-NIW3JD4OT9YLPOTVDGI6/About-Looking-p-500.jpeg reading : enbi studio About Looking - John Berger https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501999430-7AWB7A1FJGIRTHN23Y6K/tea+in+japan.png reading : enbi studio Tea in Japan - Paul Varley and Kamakura Isao, Editors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643225123-4RROC6WSALM3R1P295ZO/Art-and-the-Creative--Unconscious.JPG reading : enbi studio Art and the Creative Unconscious - Erich Neumann https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643223817-ZTW2XQCWKMP2JKX1A434/accidental-design.png reading : enbi studio Accidental Design - Takahashi Sugimoto Insights into aesthetics and design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643237228-IO3AQWR6Y1VIEOP77I8I/invisible-core.png reading : enbi studio The Invisible Core - Marguerite Wildenhain https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643245133-4ONZGAOQR66AL4U92AA0/tractate-on-japanese-aesthetics.png reading : enbi studio A Tractate on Japanese Aesthetics - Donald Richie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580502229436-FW6VIANODPWZDCWRBHDR/uncommon+clay.png reading : enbi studio Uncommon Clay - Sideny B. Cardozo and Masaaki Hirano https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580502229191-K1QL2NY0TK22BUTMEHZ1/ogata+kenzan+by+richard+l+wilson.png reading : enbi studio The Art of Ogata Kenzan - Richard L. Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580502229435-NH9UCZARMQFIVPBV9B10/unknown+craftsman.png reading : enbi studio The Unknown Craftsman - Soetsu Yanagi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580502864280-EHRGGKWGQAGXYA7WE0IB/by+junichiro+tanizaki.png reading : enbi studio In Praise of Shadows - Junichiro Tanizaki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643454901-8SLDYR2LIRMWVKZOIISM/michaelcraig-martin-onbeinganartist-web.jpg reading : enbi studio On Being an Artist - Michael Craig-Martin https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580502228178-N8R6UCILGLWJAEVQNP5U/zen+and+japanese+culture.png reading : enbi studio Zen and Japanese Culture - Daisetz T. Suzuki https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501999467-KYXBY6N5AK9MGU02TX7R/cha+no+yu.png reading : enbi studio Cha-No-Yu - A.L. Sadler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580502864677-O9E9YHN5BYTQJAG7141L/culture+of+craft.png reading : enbi studio The Culture of Craft - Peter Dormer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579815396766-NW6LI6IZ2SA72EXHO1Q7/aesthetics-the-classic-readings.png reading : enbi studio Aesthetics - The Classic Readings: Useful introduction. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501757218-7UQAA3ROTFABWDD36ELB/objects+and+meaning.png reading : enbi studio Objects & Meaning - Anna Fariello and Paula Owen, Editors https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643246911-YJEGWV9ESCF5Z37KTJX7/world-ceramics.png reading : enbi studio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643247118-I11GMNWAOUXKKLC34SSL/zen-in-the-art-of-archery.png reading : enbi studio Zen in the Art of Archery - Eugen Herrigel: Relevant to the potter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501296909-V14MDSNCPY44TORGL7LQ/a+theory+of+craft.png reading : enbi studio A Theory of Craft - Howard Risatti A methodical investigation into the terms of craft. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501297136-HERXF6WS4MX6TNAPTEHL/book+of+pottery+henry+varnum+poor.png reading : enbi studio A Book of Pottery - Henry Varnum Poor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501595197-306S79W92BB0MLG2OZCK/everything+that+rises.png reading : enbi studio Everything That Rises - Lawrence Weschler https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643231229-XATA2MWQL0L2DA1RJ0GV/Craeft.JPG reading : enbi studio Craeft - Alexander Langlands: Disappointing section on pottery, but worth reading. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501595589-3E0JBJYVW83RZYTCMFXJ/extraordinary.png reading : enbi studio Extra/Ordinary - Maria Elena Buszek https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501757215-S5L2VC6K8UB8DXR4D7QM/meaning+of+art.png reading : enbi studio The Meaning of Art - Herbert Read https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501903858-BVCM4OHJ60NBBANFBNW5/ten+thousand+years+of+pottery.png reading : enbi studio Ten Thousand Years of Pottery - Emmanuel Cooper https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501999127-H8X6B2BIVQRTEQ76FIRW/the+kiln+book.png reading : enbi studio The Kiln Book - Frederick L. Olsen: Indispensable reference for kiln building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501903883-KUS64VVN3XBSADRSUJ3B/the+craft+reader.png reading : enbi studio The Craft Reader - Glenn Adamson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580502229506-A17KZQA7SP5REJ84DUWX/world+ceramics.png reading : enbi studio World Ceramics- Hugo and Marjorie Munsterburg: Well-conceived overview of the field. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1580501756795-KE3CSQL5ZEI20O1JTQLS/shards.png reading : enbi studio Shards - Garth Clark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643228731-Q8U8WI6AN54NKARHZ5Q7/ceramic-millennium.png reading : enbi studio Ceramic Millennium - Garth Clark Editor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1579643244925-CBRPMVDGHF2EP4N1FE1W/the-potters-art.png reading : enbi studio 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https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/d21d5d38-afab-473e-8873-20161395111d/0001+original+kiln+firing.jpg kiln I am often asked how I learned to build a kiln (almost as often as I am asked who built it for me!). My teacher in Japan, understanding that after my apprenticeship I would have to build my own kiln, always made sure to put me in charge of any kiln renovations and reconfigurations, so I learned how to mix mortar and lay bricks. I also referred to Fred Olsen's The Kiln Book, which gives the important proportional relations of inlet and exit ports, etc. For the first kiln, I did not have a brick saw, so each cut was made with a hammer and brick chisel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/40d1566c-2075-459f-a466-8bc1422c8737/0001+original+kiln+stoking.jpg kiln The 'crew' - Betsy and Atticus Finch. This first kiln usually reached temperature (approximately 2350 degrees Fahrenheit) in about 14 or so hours, so I could fire it alone. The 'original' kiln, which I built in the summer of 2001 served me well for 95 firings / 22 years. Each firing using about 1/2 cord of wood. For the new kiln I wanted a kiln chamber that would allow for larger work and less frequent firings, as well as more direct contact with the fly ash. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1553b49d-73c1-4c58-a5a2-53183b315007/20230724_143903.jpg kiln Deconstruction begun, starting with the chimney. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/dcb897c7-7c4c-40ca-babe-eda5705ec4a4/001c+demo+early+stage+of+demolition.jpg kiln Deconstructing the first kiln was a hard decision, but in order to use the existing slab, kiln pad, and bricks, a necessary one. This image shows the inside of the kiln chamber after the arch has been mostly removed. It was a sad day to begin pulling it apart, but I've been able to reuse almost all of these beautiful bricks in the new kiln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/09bcd947-e412-43db-b0e3-be38afaf8afd/001a+demo+kiln+demo+for+email.jpg kiln Deconstructing the first kiln. Firebox view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/ab19cf17-5c5b-48cf-8705-4092bff239e3/001b+demo+firebox.jpg kiln Kiln chamber and chimney removed, with only the firebox remaining. The firebox arch was in perfect condition. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/3f95f03e-5c7f-452b-9af5-e91535b6ec8d/20230810_140831.jpg kiln Kazutaka Uchida (1948-2024) was here for an extended stay during the summer, and he assisted with the disassembly, helping remove the final layer of the original kiln floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/b61e48e7-b50e-4a82-9046-e71d3c15a201/20230701_120952.jpg kiln A hot Saturday afternoon palletizing bricks in Medanales (just over an hour away), so that we could go pick them up the following weekend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/935db29b-e553-4ca9-990d-46fe7e758887/20230708_102653.jpg kiln Picking up the palletized firebricks. Mark drove his big delivery truck with forklift out to Medanales to pick up the hundreds of bricks I had secured on pallets the weekend before. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/c5d0d0ee-dda0-480e-b4a4-211709cf66d7/01a1+kiln+shelf+layout.jpg kiln New kiln shelf layout - using the existing platform that held the original kiln (two cement blocks high, with a concrete-and-construction-rubble filled interior. This shelf layout is the first step in deciding what kind of kiln to build, as the kiln chamber floor area determines the area of the firebox floor, and so on until all of the proportions are established. I created a spreadsheet to understand the proportional relations among the inlet and exit flues, etc., such that changing one value would also change the other values. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/f0e4fcb0-0957-4d4a-b499-3b09dc6ad682/20230905_172903.jpg kiln Some of my used firebricks from the first kiln, stacked and ready for re-use. Agnes for scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/6f743688-929a-4578-8cbd-84f7ac179c73/20240507_095836.jpg kiln Studying different wall configurations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/308d07c4-3330-4154-bfc2-1a0a0f40b0d9/20250227_095308.jpg kiln One-twelfth scale model showing the final version of the kiln without buttressing. This is one of many models that I made during the building process because each one helped me work out specific design considerations. I highly recommend this exercise. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1740931676765-HBGJWKNVKSFNRTINRLIR/model%2Bview%2B2.jpg kiln Model alternate view. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/161a5286-9e73-49ac-b193-a7a515aa9650/01a2+extending+the+slab.jpg kiln Preparing for the extension of the existing slab to accommodate the new firebox section. Perez Ciddio was a great help with pouring this slab. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/3bd9f0b0-ead6-4dfe-b403-4f773c309021/01a3+slab+for+firebox.jpg kiln New slab curing. Five days were allowed before putting any weight on it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/dbdc6e86-777a-4b15-b89d-b163dd5f3da4/01b+beginning+the+firebox+floor.jpg kiln Beginning the layout of the firebox. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/7f6d8188-922a-4c1f-8c17-8b822e021266/01c1+setting+up+the+brick+saw.jpg kiln Brick saw set up. Mark had bought this saw secondhand many years ago, and I cleaned it up and replaced the blade. It is a scary machine, but it has made this work possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/3667f563-d7b6-4aa1-ba64-8b3932cb2d56/01c2+firebox+floor+insulating+layer.jpg kiln Insulating layer of firebox floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/8c489d6a-571d-4c52-8a92-631fa18f8022/01d+firebox+floor+second+layer.jpg kiln Second (hot face) layer of firebox floor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/e763c935-734a-49e1-aba9-26c29253642f/Tori+photo+basic+layout.jpeg kiln Floor layer of the firebox complete. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/682ed3b1-5a08-446a-8530-e2f28c8238dc/Tori+photo+insulating+layer+of+kiln+chamber+floor.jpeg kiln Filling in the insulating layer of the kiln chamber floor with sand. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/798a8947-02a6-418e-b9ad-09897030bc96/01f+beginning+firebox+walls.jpg kiln Firebox walls, including a center 'spine' to support the grate bars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/b0d50c2f-9189-4a9c-bcb0-ca1b6238850c/01f3+grate+system+layout.jpg kiln Notched bricks on either side to hold the grate bars. This is my idea for a grate in which each bar can be removed and replaced as needed. My husband, Mark, gave us a lesson in how to notch the bricks cleanly using the brick saw followed by a hammer and chisel. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/4b4cd349-c82f-4d7d-ae63-b07ade4c030d/Tori+photo+notching+bricks.jpeg kiln Notching bricks for the grate system. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/0dcffb43-c8a1-4fe2-9238-14aed38ede6d/01f4+cutting+1+inch+barstock+for+grate+system.jpg kiln Tori and I cut the grate bars to the correct length. We used 20' long 1" bar stock, cutting 16 pieces just over 33 inches long, using Mark's metal cutting saw at his shop. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/2607d4cc-571a-4b03-a37c-7d8d67b6a4de/01f4+notching+the+bricks+for+the+grate+system.jpg kiln Checking the length of the bars. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/9434b70b-3cf3-4e2f-b3fb-73532d6ff3a0/01g+keyed+castable+refractory+over+the+ash+pit+opening.jpg kiln The spans over the ashpit are castable refractory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/0e0be137-a075-4d8c-b3ea-a0585cd86b8e/01h1+preparing+for+the+second+ash+pit+castable+span.jpg kiln First span has been cast, and the form is in place for the left side ashpit span. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/e6d1f55b-ca05-4aa6-84af-b27e06d12887/01h2+castable+drying.jpg kiln Laying the next course over the notched bricks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/ac04cbe3-ea60-4ff7-85d7-e79d2d6ef7e7/01h3+allowing+the+castable+to+cure+slowly.jpg kiln Allowing the castable to cure slowly for strength. This shot also shows the wall leading from firebox into kiln chamber, with a beveled edge on the top course to facilitate flame movement into the kiln chamber. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/385afbf3-c9c2-4835-a81b-512807bf01b8/01j+continuing+the+firebox+walls.jpg kiln Continuation of the firebox walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/b7057a2d-605f-4ba6-9f26-a8ca68e4e3d2/01k+firebox+continued.jpg kiln Firebox continued. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/9b925c18-efa8-4b38-9bdf-eeee8d485845/Tori+photo+where+firebox+and+kiln+chamber+meet.jpeg kiln Detail of where the firebox and the kiln chamber will intersect and be tied together with a double wall. Proper construction of areas where two sections (firebox and kiln chamber, kiln chamber and collection box, etc.) meet is crucial. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/254cdc51-533e-4f59-9c0f-7be50f997d92/01l1+arch+form+trial+run.jpg kiln Arch form for firebox in place, with a test ring set up for any adjustments. For both the firebox arch and the kiln chamber arch, I decided on a Roman arch (also called a semi-circular or barrel arch), for strength, flame circulation, and beauty. The Roman arch has an awesome presence. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/a4e5887c-4dfe-4312-8130-8608a463e10e/01l1a+another+view.jpg kiln Another view of the arch form and test ring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/67e178bb-7a8e-47e1-944a-6c4cf1eb9bfc/01l2+firebox+arch+form+in+place.jpg kiln Arch form in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/244383d4-2251-452a-9e6c-7a92416f4195/01m+beginning+to+lay+the+arch.jpg kiln Laying the arch bricks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/7c3aeab4-5650-4bcf-ade5-38ab63dbd0b0/01o+alternate+view.jpg kiln Arch awaiting keystone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/f3c2639d-c90a-4a53-9078-7cab61844181/01n+arch+form+awaiting+keystone+brick.jpg kiln Firebox arch complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1d8abfe3-5c64-45c5-9a38-3ffb087afe9e/01p+casting+the+door+span.jpg kiln Arch form removed, and work continues to fill in the end with an opening for the stoke port door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/8f438559-4675-498c-bc1e-7c3a728c6404/01q+cast+door+span+curing.jpg kiln Casting the stoke port door span. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/b424850f-acb4-4e23-8015-f367bb3002e2/01r+tori+photo+firebox.jpg kiln Firebox arch and door end complete, with buttressing begun. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/a4823406-0e28-400e-ad16-22c544bf70ec/kiln+august+2024.jpg kiln The firebox arch with buttress walls under construction. The front wall includes stoke port at a convenient stoking height, and two air inlet ports below the grate area that can be cleaned out easily. The door from the original kiln will be used for this kiln as well. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/b10d6f67-7fe8-4106-9c79-908c7c385ed7/inside+the+firebox.jpg kiln The firebox chamber, looking toward the stoke port outward, with individual grate bars over a central row of bricks, notched into the structure on either side. This design allows for individual grate bars to be removed and replaced as their structural integrity declines. Each piece is 1" bar stock. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/610a6ed1-9da5-40f4-af0d-54aa36ecf129/Tori+photo+chimney+base.jpeg kiln Pad for the chimney freshly poured. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/69349c23-30af-4499-a566-9db599b1128f/Tori+photo+deciding+on+vertical+dampers.jpeg kiln Layout for the collection box and vertical dampers. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/ceffbce7-2bbd-429d-b1b9-7b5e5714e822/02a+laying+out+the+corbelled+exit+flue+under+a+relieving+arch.jpg kiln Relieving arch for the chimney to rest on, with corbelling layout for the exit flues. The relieving arch, a segmental or sprung arch with a relatively high rise, was decided on after lengthy discussion with Mark. I think it is a great solution. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/345b5932-bd36-43fe-a05e-27f9ab870d6c/Tori+photo+inside+collection+box.jpeg kiln Inside the collection box there is another corbelled pillar for good measure, just to tie everything together. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/2bc0b3f2-2c51-41b2-94ed-d251d228f158/02b+corbelled+exit+flue+done.jpg kiln Corbelled exit flues completed and the relieving arch filled in. It was Randy Johnston's suggestion, during a friendly visit, to make the exit flues on the far left and right slightly wider than the central flues, to counteract the natural tendency of flame to form a peak (like a candle flame). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/8c6bb58d-4448-443e-9aa2-a79e787b7ac9/fire+temple.jpg kiln Looking through the stoke port, through the kiln chamber, into the exit flues. Corbelling the flues and then spanning them with a relieving arch results in a stronger base for the chimney, such that if the exit flues ever need to be modified, they are not load bearing and can be removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/5c8c2ad5-aa3f-44fa-9576-535de65c1321/Tori+photo+getting+ready+for+kiln+chamber.jpeg kiln Continuing to build up the kiln chamber walls now that the firebox arch (left) and the collection box arch (right) are complete. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/a829d9f6-f385-45e3-ab01-b1ad186a62d1/02d+long+view.jpg kiln Long view of the firebox with the exit flues leading to the collection box. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1740972443424-T2Z0DJZR312X55FRT3IH/Tori%2Bphoto%2Bbuilding%2Bkiln%2Bchamber%2Barch%2Bform.jpg kiln Building the kiln chamber arch using plywood, 2x4s, and masonite. When complete, its weight will make it too heavy to lift on our own, so we built it in place. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/23553928-aa81-4113-b22d-b2c28b29aa15/Tori+photo+inside+kiln+chamber+arch+form.jpeg kiln Inside view of the kiln chamber arch form before the bricks are laid. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/e4ac3b68-28b9-4fc5-b449-ec5c02192fa4/03b+kiln+chamber+arch+complete.jpg kiln Kiln chamber arch in place and arch bricks layed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/a0c2bea1-7396-4826-a254-e094bb9b2441/03c+november+2024+kiln+buttressing.jpg kiln Beginning the buttressing of the large arch. Because of the outward force of this massive Roman arch, the arch form was not removed until the buttressing was complete. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/7381af27-2e12-4557-a657-a2c96f9bea4b/03d1+corbelled+buttressing+detail+greased+shims.jpg kiln Arch form in place with holes cut for access and greased shims in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/4aeda24d-530e-429a-a249-7e13f8a8c53a/03d2+corbelled+buttressing.jpg kiln Layout of the corbelled buttress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/d6d17409-d8ca-43f8-a7e5-a27e9123c76c/03e1+beginning+the+buttressing.jpg kiln Another view of the buttressing in its early stages. Because of the large quantity of firebricks on hand, massive buttressing was a good option for both structural support and to promote a slow cooling cycle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/d9d08ac3-6be2-44c5-8af4-c82680fcd362/03e2+front+view+with+buttressing+in+progress.jpg kiln Buttressing continues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/ccddb015-54f8-4fc5-9028-1c0c4a226b20/03f+buttressing+in+progress+rear+view.jpg kiln The arch form and buttressing as seen from the collection box end of the kiln. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/9cb7aeab-5cea-4fef-bf2b-39f0154e5324/03g+close+up+of+corbelled+buttress.jpg kiln Close up of the buttressing in progress. By this time, winter temperatures necessitate covering the day's work with an electric blanket overnight, to allow the mortar to set up without freezing. Ralph Scala gave me this tip among others. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1f411c14-5d62-41b1-a951-80eb209f57bf/03h+buttressing+nears+completion.jpg kiln The buttressing close to completion in preparation for removing the large arch form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/577b9aa4-f464-47a5-9d5c-ca41bf213779/03i+corbelled+buttress+in+the+light.jpg kiln Buttressing from the chimney end. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/dd7c3743-f6ea-4ea0-b33a-8789c010b421/03j+tori+photo+buttressing+from+high+point.jpg kiln Top view of the buttressing nearing completion. The topmost portion is castable, with two 'blow-hole' openings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/d964a835-d7a8-4e8a-9fa1-0774b14f8a30/03k+mark+photo+betsy+on+top.jpg kiln Mark snapped this photo of me finishing up castable refractory surrounds for the pyrometer and blow holes in the top of the arch form. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/88bee530-d982-41d2-be75-c7e32f76eb25/04a2+sliding+out+gradually.jpeg kiln Because the kiln chamber arch form was very heavy and there was not clearance on either side to remove its entire length, a system for gradual removal had to be engineered. Two ten-foot pine boards with stops (shown here) were slipped in under the arch form. Because they were just 1" thick, they allowed the arch form to drop from the shims and then slide on the boards, which we greased slightly for ease of sliding. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/10964acb-bdf1-41ae-8cd7-02204b608b57/04a1+beginning+to+slide+out+arch+form+on+two+boards.jpeg kiln The form was slid out gradually, a few inches at a time, with Tori on one end and me on the other. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/eec4c166-6b78-465a-bf06-6c75bb9a729e/04a3+continuing+the+slide.jpeg kiln Sliding out of the form continued. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/4dacc38e-1f92-4ff1-bc4c-8a07b669afbb/04d+tori+photo+disassembly+of+first+half+of+form.jpeg kiln After the form was out about halfway, a shed wall stands in the way, so we cut the form apart and disassembled it for removal, since even cut in half it was two heavy for the two of us to lift. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/0390f90f-545a-41aa-831e-0f6e2a560665/04e+continuing+the+slide+out+with+second+half.jpeg kiln First half removed, and the process continues with the second half. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/57c6ff51-783d-46a4-9d2b-5b7f7ede1d49/05a+closing+in+the+kiln+chamber+arch+ends.jpg kiln Arch form removed, filling in of the the arch ends continues. There are three peephole openings and a stoke port in this wall. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/d510a7a2-93c9-40d6-bebe-1762cd31ab1b/05b+inside+kiln+chamber+closing+in+the+ends.jpg kiln View from inside the kiln chamber, bricking up the arch ends in progress. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/6fc2fca6-849e-4486-ad26-ca4266ca1b93/05c+building+up+the+door.jpg kiln Continuing to fill in the door side of the arch end. The door opening is 27" wide, to accommodate exactly 3 brick lengths. As an oversight, the door opening was just a fraction too narrow, so I used a flush-mount cutting blade to trim the left side wall (a dusty and harrowing job). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/0c74ace9-1839-45c8-837b-9f12847e6f09/05d+preparing+for+the+double+arch+over+the+door.jpg kiln Door opening continues upward. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/5d655dc7-e965-447f-9c8a-3381ef619759/05e+double+arch+for+kiln+chamber+door.jpg kiln A double arch on the door side will protect the arch from the wear and tear of repeated bricking up and unbricking of the door opening over time. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/f3095497-2fa1-419b-b740-ac94c910c1e2/05f+form+for+castable+keystone.jpg kiln Double arch complete with a castable refractory keystone, since this configuration does not allow a keystone to be tapped into place from above. The castable cures for a full week before removing the form. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/2e9cda52-9bd3-427e-9c82-dc2a8e250f13/Tori+photo+stokeport+plug.jpeg kiln Trapezoidal stoke port plug made from castable refractory with a 'handle' from a repurposed leg of my previous grate. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/4611799e-3a63-48ac-ace3-167a453492e3/20250225_150907.jpg kiln Top crescent of the back wall of the kiln chamber arch has been filled with castable and a jerry-rigged form is in place. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/914f858d-68f4-4e67-9017-180f8d6f7c83/double+arch+completed+and+arch+form+removed.jpg kiln Double arch complete, keystone cast, and arch form removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/2c4fde08-9ee7-43a4-90c8-0e1a954c7537/door+area+completed.jpg kiln Door opening completed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/d1f1a3d5-fb99-48f9-9fec-d1c0acc0afb2/door+bricked+in+trial+run.jpg kiln A trial run of bricking up the door opening, in preparation for custom shaping the top pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/3f57bd62-312e-4a06-8c49-eb5703d645b1/20250326_190713.jpg kiln Work on the chimney. Notches cut in the bricks for the dampers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/941f8aba-d1eb-4dd6-ab25-b0211cf88e08/20250328_104618.jpg kiln Birds-eye view of the chimney to the height of the dampers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/5d9de92c-5cbe-45bd-9875-35196d7eb19f/20250328_151315.jpg kiln Forms in place for castable refractory dividers for the dampers. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/ba9a88ab-37ed-4af5-b707-ef7695be94e8/20250328_170934.jpg kiln Castable filling in the forms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/9b1b6bfe-0a19-46e6-9169-5fa7701af807/20250328_180254.jpg kiln Beginning to work out a door to close up the kiln between firings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/193fd898-d7f5-46a5-bde4-cf4feb0cc5d5/20250402_120140.jpg kiln The chimney after the castable refractory has dried and forms have been removed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/1aca01d1-d341-4be7-84ef-f681d669a557/20250409_130425.jpg kiln Chimney above the dampers, with the transition from two bricks thick to one brick thick walls. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/aa58f573-ef58-415c-ade6-1b26cecaf227/20250409_161937.jpg kiln Chimney work continues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/5e345974-2491-456d-9b43-67a8a7d66325/20250410_165924.jpg kiln Using scrap insulating firebrick for the kiln chamber roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/8ab49599-73e1-4735-9f33-60c4921d0e30/20250411_100028.jpg kiln Cutting through the roof tin after cutting the rafters so the chimney can go through the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/da4386ff-2ceb-447c-95de-d749321f02a9/20250411_100401.jpg kiln Roof open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/eb0ae0b9-a98b-4eee-a246-87fa4022075b/20250414_182226.jpg kiln Reinforcing box built, allowing for a minimum of 2" clearance around the chimney on all sides according to common building codes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/6e9dc453-8d25-4245-ace1-14b1355bdf5f/20250415_174735.jpg kiln Chimney going through the roof. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/f566c6f8-b1d8-4d62-90e1-78ffca69dc89/photo+by+tori+kaowool+on+header.jpg kiln Kaowool skirt around the header. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/a3ccbadc-7d67-4c4f-8622-97fae41cc9d0/20250416_121349.jpg kiln Chimney work continues after installing a kaowool layer on all sides of the header using bailing wire. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/99c2785b-9b4f-4bac-b50d-f6e2c66c205d/photo+by+tori+chimney+and+mountains.jpg kiln Chimney in progress. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/97b07ab3-408a-4125-82b8-3d002cb7916b/20250416_162520.jpg kiln View from below as chimney work continues. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/ddb1af49-9ce7-483a-acfd-219ef7fdff10/IMG_6293.jpg kiln Laying the last few courses - April 23, 2025. (-photo by Tori) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/8e4f48c6-58a0-4907-b21e-a716cacca40f/20250423_141703.jpg kiln Betsy and Tori on the big day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/da932e07-712f-4984-930c-3ded742472fd/20250423_141750.jpg kiln Chimney complete. Code requires that the chimney rise at least 2' above anything within 10', which coordinated perfectly with the planned chimney height of 14'. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e273f21daceca57b561d340/723ff842-c268-4217-a7b2-cdafbc4f8f6d/20250423_171736.jpg kiln View from below. The chimney's last two feet are ordinary red brick. 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