Michele Williams on wed 3 jul 02
We have ready access to chimineas here, too, and I've wondered.....thanks
for asking, Jenny.
Michele Williams
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From: "Jenny Lewis"
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Sent: Wednesday, July 03, 2002 6:05 AM
Subject: chiminea as kiln?`
> Hi all
>
> This is a pit-bonfire-etc-related question - with this perishing cold
> weather we are experiencing in the UK somehow the idea of building
> bonfires and things really appeals!
>
> I was visiting relatives a few weeks ago, and made some small pinch pots
> and beads, and there are also two monsters, a flying scorpion and some
> sort of blob thing, created by my young nephews. My sister's father in
> law makes really good bonfires, and I was asking him if we could throw
> our masterpieces into the fire the next time pyromania happens. Or, I
> mused, perhaps we could dig a hole in the ground and do a small pit
> fire.
>
> He then asked - could we fire them in the chiminea? Of course I had no
> idea, but told him I would investigate this possibility, which means
> asking Clayart.
>
> So, here I am investigating - is this a possibility? Would it get hot
> enough? Would the blob things explode? I won't be doing this for
> another couple of weeks probably, by which time they will have been
> drying for about a month. Would it cause any damage to the chiminea?
> (what sort of damage _could_ happen? I just want to be ready in case
> someone else asks...!)
>
> All the items are fairly small, the monsters are no more than 2 inches
> long and about half an inch or so at thickest places. Crank (grogged)
> clay. I was thinking of sprinkling salt and some banana peels and bits
> of copper wire... never done this on my own before, but I've been
> around when pitfirings were going on, and have read lots over the years
> on Clayart, and it seems the salt and copper are usually in there
> somewhere. What do the banana peels do? I can't wait to find out.
>
> Thanks in advance for any help and advice,
>
> Jenny Lewis
> in near-autumnal London
> maybe we all fell asleep and it's really November?
> should I rush out and start Christmas shopping?
>
>
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Jenny Lewis on wed 3 jul 02
Hi all
This is a pit-bonfire-etc-related question - with this perishing cold
weather we are experiencing in the UK somehow the idea of building
bonfires and things really appeals!
I was visiting relatives a few weeks ago, and made some small pinch pots
and beads, and there are also two monsters, a flying scorpion and some
sort of blob thing, created by my young nephews. My sister's father in
law makes really good bonfires, and I was asking him if we could throw
our masterpieces into the fire the next time pyromania happens. Or, I
mused, perhaps we could dig a hole in the ground and do a small pit
fire.
He then asked - could we fire them in the chiminea? Of course I had no
idea, but told him I would investigate this possibility, which means
asking Clayart.
So, here I am investigating - is this a possibility? Would it get hot
enough? Would the blob things explode? I won't be doing this for
another couple of weeks probably, by which time they will have been
drying for about a month. Would it cause any damage to the chiminea?
(what sort of damage _could_ happen? I just want to be ready in case
someone else asks...!)
All the items are fairly small, the monsters are no more than 2 inches
long and about half an inch or so at thickest places. Crank (grogged)
clay. I was thinking of sprinkling salt and some banana peels and bits
of copper wire... never done this on my own before, but I've been
around when pitfirings were going on, and have read lots over the years
on Clayart, and it seems the salt and copper are usually in there
somewhere. What do the banana peels do? I can't wait to find out.
Thanks in advance for any help and advice,
Jenny Lewis
in near-autumnal London
maybe we all fell asleep and it's really November?
should I rush out and start Christmas shopping?
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