A recent platter from the suburban soda kiln. Probably my one of favorite soda glazed platters. Mostly flashing slips (bauer and a iron slip) but a little blue glaze was sprayed in there as well.
November 23, 2009
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SEXY platter….Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours…
Comment by kyle — November 25, 2009 @ 5:35 pm
keith,
beautiful work…for the past few months i have been craving to try soda (been firing with electric since college), so i am setting the ground work now for this spring. thanks for the content on kiln exploration you have set up. i am going to attempt a miniature model cross draft using am couple of old electric kilns. i plan on placing the burner at one end and the flue the other. i plan on building the bottom of the flue with all brick, then throwing several stoneware cylinders - stacking them - and placing them on top of the brick… will this work?…stoneware as the top of the flue be strong enough for the flames tunneling through? any input would be greatly appreciated.
thanks and have a wonderful holiday and may your business soar through the holidays,
christian
Comment by christian — November 25, 2009 @ 11:11 pm
Thanks Kyle, have a great thanks giving - my favorite holiday by far.
Hi Christrian, the stoneware cylinders might work, although I’ve never tried it. I used house brick once to finish the top of a stack, but they cracked under the heat. My recommendation would be to get a galvanized irrigation pipe from a local farm supply store. For a kiln this size, you’d only need a 6-8 length. I use a 10ft one for the wood kiln, it’s supported by wires and has held up fine for the past year. It won’t last as long as a brick stack, but definitely a good way to go when you are in the initial exploration stages. Good luck, post some pics online when you got her fired up for us to check out!
Comment by keith — November 26, 2009 @ 9:29 am