Betty Drachman on wed 19 mar 97
Recently there has been a discussion of bonfire pots, and in the summer of 95
I saved messages from Claudia Driscoll and Russel Fouts who described sawdust
firing. Fouts actually dug a hole, lined it with rocks, built a fire, placed
the pots on the coals, put on more fuel; came back the next day. I want to
try a similar project, with variations, at a summer camp. Have the kids make
pinch pots far enough in advance so they can be bisque fired. Then dig a
shallow hole, line with rocks, use lots of sawdust for fuel and for
cushioning pots. (Actually wouldn't a slow-burning fuel be better? Is dried
horse plop slow burning?) Place some kind of grill rack over the hole,
arrange kindling and logs on top of grill for a camp fire. Come evening,
light the camp fire; flame travels to pit and ignites sawdust. Do lots of
singing around the campfire. Flames die out. Come back next morning and dig
out pots. Who out there sees problems with this scenerio? Since this
subject has been explored a little already, maybe repliers should contact me
directly at PhysClay@aol.com. Thanks. B. Drachman in Bethesda
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