| Building a wood burned raku kiln |
Biscuit fire |
Rainy morning, bisque burn has to wait
This morning it was raining heavily. I was concerned that the clay in the joints would dissolve in the rain so I made the roof flat with two additional concrete blocks and then put a ridge of bricks and roof tiles on the top. On the top of the chimney I placed a bag.
It is possible to bisque burn when it is raining if just the goods get into the oven in a dry condition. Then when starting the fire the rain has no influence on the process. It is just that I have to control the temperature in the rain and that is not so nice. On the other hand it is warm in the neighborhood of the kiln so the rain does not matter so much either.
A good thing with rain is that it is much more fire safe. I would newer start heating the kiln if the land in the neighborhood was dry with risk for fire.
Stayed at our CottageRepaired the washing machineCottage improvementsFront porch ornamentPainting the ceiling in the cottageSunset over Småland - Illusionistic RibbonsCurve at SunneråsMorning ViewSlender SculptureCeramic Cows, Swan, Hearts and Honeysuckle reliefsBlue Tit eating a birch tree seedPreparing hardwood plywood painting panelsSunneråsSunneråsExploration into smoke and fire
I moved from Sweden to The Netherlands in 1995.
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