Stephen on tue 14 oct 03
I do some pit firing. I have experimented with different things. An air
vent that accesses the very bottom, rising out of the pit like a reverse
flue, helps. It can be as simple as an adjacent hole as deep as the pit and
joined by a tunnel with a trench to the centerof the bottomof the pit. Or
something more elaborate like stove pipe or flue liner. This seems like a
chimney for a rudimentary kiln, but it draws in instead of out. Also, start
with a bed of coals and make sure the fuel beneath the pots burns.
On another subject, I am firing the ground hog kiln at Westville in Lumpkin
Ga. this Saturday if the weather is good. Lumpkin is 35 miles south of
columbus. Any one that wants to throw wood in, come on. tell them at the
gate. It is all day and into the night. If you just want to see it come,
too.
Stephen Hawks
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