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*claycraft* u.p. hobagama 3rd. firing in the rain & after i to=

updated fri 17 jun 11

 

Lee on thu 16 jun 11

ok A Nap

Gary, Can you just gather more wood and fire it again? Maybe line
up some helpers?

Lee

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 3:54 AM, gary navarre
wrote:
> Hey Folks,
>
> =3DA0It's a good thing I strung up some fresh plastic over the kiln becau=
se=3D
we really got dumped on during the firing...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3DWif5N2-c-_E
>
> ... which totally sucked because I had made a bed roll on the leftover Pi=
=3D
gnose fuel so I could cat nap while stoking. As a result I had to slide the=
=3D
damper in and cut the air on a stuffed firebox while I took an inside nap.=
=3D
The one neat thing is this time I kept good color and was able to bring th=
=3D
e kiln back to life and not break anything ...
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D3DZ77WVeohGPc
>
> =3DA0I recall Lee Love saying someone he know in Japan would do that so I=
g=3D
ave it a try and it almost worked perfectly, all except melting the glazes.=
=3D
Maybe better luck next time, if there is a next time.
>
> =3DA0Thanks for watching and stay in there eh.
>
> Gary Navarre
> Navarre Pottery
> Navarre Enterprises
> Norway, Michigan, USA
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