cHuCk on mon 23 jul 01
When I used to help Richard Peeler fire his wood kiln to cone 10 one of the
most important factors seemed to be the wood that we used at the high end to
get the last high temp jump. I remember a potter in Blgtn., IN that found
using kiln dried softwood at the end helped him get his Olsen FF to come
close to cone ten. Although it's not as easy to get lumber yard scraps as it
was a while back since they make something from everything left over now.
Softwood leaves some nice fly ash too, if that is what you want.
Good luck,
Chuck
=?iso-8859-1?q?Peter=20Thomas?= on wed 25 jul 01
The kiln we use is also a fast fire we have found
that
using a mixture of kilndried softwood and a small
percentage of hard wood really helps.
Mucking around with the primary air also may help (try
and make the kiln draw harder)
Good Luck
Peter Thomas
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