Carolynn Palmer on thu 15 jul 99
I just saw one of these huge pots (chiminera) that had a hole in its side for
building fires within - what keeps these things from cracking and coming
apart when the fire gets going?
If they actually work without creating a fire hazard, can I make one myself?
What kind of clay would I use? And how high would I need to fire it? (The
one I saw looked like a really low fire terra cotta of some kind.)
Anyone have any experience with these?
Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
Mark Joyce on fri 16 jul 99
Carolyn --
You never build a flaming fire in them. Just feed small sticks like kindling. th
warmth in radiated from the clay in about an hour.
Mark
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I just saw one of these huge pots (chiminera) that had a hole in its side for
> building fires within - what keeps these things from cracking and coming
> apart when the fire gets going?
>
> If they actually work without creating a fire hazard, can I make one myself?
> What kind of clay would I use? And how high would I need to fire it? (The
> one I saw looked like a really low fire terra cotta of some kind.)
>
> Anyone have any experience with these?
>
> Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
gambaru on fri 16 jul 99
Carolyn: You might wish to check out CM September 74. Good article on
similiar item with its origins in Yugoslavia.
I see alot of the imported ones being sold at local garden centers and I
expect they will have alot of returns from people who will not read the
instructions, leave it out for the winter and attempt to build large fires
in them and if we ever get some rain, using them when soaked/saturated. In
Ontario they are selling for 150 -250 dollars. MB
-----Original Message-----
From: Carolynn Palmer
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 8:59 AM
Subject: Chiminera (Spelling?) Clay fireplaces
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I just saw one of these huge pots (chiminera) that had a hole in its side
for
>building fires within - what keeps these things from cracking and coming
>apart when the fire gets going?
>
>If they actually work without creating a fire hazard, can I make one
myself?
>What kind of clay would I use? And how high would I need to fire it? (The
>one I saw looked like a really low fire terra cotta of some kind.)
>
>Anyone have any experience with these?
>
>Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
>
Julia M. Townsend on fri 16 jul 99
They are typically made from a terra-cotta clay, and are slip cast (what
temperature they are fired at I haven't a clue). They are made for very SMALL
fires (twigs and kindling) and are actually more for "ambiance" than anything
else. You cannot build very large fires in them.
They are also known as an "orno", which is a mexican bread oven, at least this i
the story we got while in mexico where we purchased ours, definitely worth the
$35.00 with a large lizard on the side, but debatably worth the $65.00 to ship!!
but then, it was a great way to get our mexican blankets home with our carrying
them on the plane with us too!!
Julie in Michigan
I have often wondered about building one myself... just never got the
ambition...
Carolynn Palmer wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I just saw one of these huge pots (chiminera) that had a hole in its side for
> building fires within - what keeps these things from cracking and coming
> apart when the fire gets going?
>
> If they actually work without creating a fire hazard, can I make one myself?
> What kind of clay would I use? And how high would I need to fire it? (The
> one I saw looked like a really low fire terra cotta of some kind.)
>
> Anyone have any experience with these?
>
> Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
Ben Shelton on sat 17 jul 99
Chiminea
-----Original Message-----
From: Carolynn Palmer
To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 9:10 AM
Subject: Chiminera (Spelling?) Clay fireplaces
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>I just saw one of these huge pots (chiminera) that had a hole in its side
for
>building fires within - what keeps these things from cracking and coming
>apart when the fire gets going?
>
>If they actually work without creating a fire hazard, can I make one
myself?
>What kind of clay would I use? And how high would I need to fire it? (The
>one I saw looked like a really low fire terra cotta of some kind.)
>
>Anyone have any experience with these?
>
>Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
>
K. Hurt on sun 18 jul 99
they are sun dried opposed to "fired", like their Saltillo tile and pots.
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> From: gambaru
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: Re: Chiminera (Spelling?) Clay fireplaces
> Date: Friday, July 16, 1999 8:34 AM
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Carolyn: You might wish to check out CM September 74. Good article on
> similiar item with its origins in Yugoslavia.
> I see alot of the imported ones being sold at local garden centers and I
> expect they will have alot of returns from people who will not read the
> instructions, leave it out for the winter and attempt to build large
fires
> in them and if we ever get some rain, using them when soaked/saturated.
In
> Ontario they are selling for 150 -250 dollars. MB
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carolynn Palmer
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Date: Thursday, July 15, 1999 8:59 AM
> Subject: Chiminera (Spelling?) Clay fireplaces
>
>
> >----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >I just saw one of these huge pots (chiminera) that had a hole in its
side
> for
> >building fires within - what keeps these things from cracking and coming
> >apart when the fire gets going?
> >
> >If they actually work without creating a fire hazard, can I make one
> myself?
> >What kind of clay would I use? And how high would I need to fire it?
(The
> >one I saw looked like a really low fire terra cotta of some kind.)
> >
> >Anyone have any experience with these?
> >
> >Carolynn Palmer, Somerset Center, Michigan
> >
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