Louis Katz on wed 18 may 05
A while back I said I would get Tony Ferguson images of kilns in
Dankwean. I put them up here:
http://falcon.tamucc.edu/~lkatz/k/index.htm
These images are of a kiln that is an amalgam of Thai and Japanese
kilns and was designed by Ajah Pit (Professor Pit) of Dankwean
Thailand.
Louis
Linda Ferzoco on thu 19 may 05
Louis,
1. Please tell me what a squinch is (from the photos)
2. What do the stair steps on top of the arch accomplish?
Cheers, Linda
Taylor from Rockport on thu 19 may 05
Ooh ooh me me me!
I had to look that one up too. A squinch is the arch form that transitions
from the corner of two walls into a round dome. Those extra bricks at the
back corners were squinched between courses to move from the squareness of
the walls to the roundness of the vault. Neato.
My guess is the stair stepping is added for insulation as well as
structural load which makes the arch actually stronger. Easier to cut the
bricks on one side only as well. Have you seen the dome in Rome, what's it
called people? building is hexagonal, hole in roof, statues around the
wall, maginficant vaulted dome, maybe a church now. It too had stair
stepping above the vault.
Taylor in Rocport TX
On Thu, 19 May 2005 10:43:10 -0400, Linda Ferzoco
wrote:
>Louis,
>
>1. Please tell me what a squinch is (from the photos)
Louis Katz on thu 19 may 05
On May 19, 2005, at 9:43 AM, Linda Ferzoco wrote:
> Louis,
>
> 1. Please tell me what a squinch is (from the photos)
The squinch is the filler from a polygonal base to a round arch.
>
> 2. What do the stair steps on top of the arch accomplish?
They look nice. They are all cut intvidually so they consume labor. Got
me.
Louis
>
> Cheers, Linda
>
Laurie on fri 20 may 05
On May 19, 2005, at 2:45 PM, Taylor from Rockport wrote:
> Have you seen the dome in Rome, what's it
> called people? building is hexagonal, hole in roof, statues around the
> wall, maginficant vaulted dome, maybe a church now. It too had stair
> stepping above the vault.
Hi Taylor,
Do you mean The Pantheon?
A wonderful place to hear organ music. And Raphael is buried there.
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
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