A couple months ago I participated in a wood firing we had over at Augustana College - check them out here: https://www.augustana.edu/ ). I'm just now getting around to posting a few pictures from the experience.
They have two side-by-side kilns. We usually use the big kiln for wood fires, but this time we decided to see if we could get the small kiln up to temperature. Sometimes the design of the kiln (size of the fire box, airflow, etc can affect the kilns ability to fire smoothly, or even get all the way up to the higher temperatures). We were trying to get to over 2400 degrees Fahrenheit, so that's pretty damn toasty.
*Spoiler alert* we got there!
Here I am with a heat visor on. 25% to shield from heat 100% to keep from getting hot embers in my face. 30% so I could take this selfie to prove I was there...
It was a fairly toasty day, so standing around a hot kiln wasn't nearly as enticing as it can be when it's a late Fall firing. Anyway, this is what I got on the backside of the firing.
I'm really happy with the results, I used a few different glazes this time instead of just relying solely on the atmospheric conditions inside the kiln. There are still a few patches of bare clay, but some glaze too!
*One final note... Some how. Some way. Somewhere along the way Punching Holes In The Rah-Rah crossed over 100,000 visitors. Ooooda-Lolly!!
Next time we'll take a look at the new stooood.
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