tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post5136949202544361273..comments2024-03-22T17:41:17.625+13:00Comments on Peter's Pottery: Firebox from Hell.... or was it?Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-38866008573591091822012-04-24T10:59:05.561+12:002012-04-24T10:59:05.561+12:00Hi Meredith,
Pinecones, now that's a great id...Hi Meredith,<br /><br />Pinecones, now that's a great idea. I could toss them into the chimney like flaming molotov cocktails at the start of a firing! What fun, and they would smell nicer than an oily rag (and may even be carbon neutral!!). Anyway, Thanks for your comment, when I struggle with getting my fire going, I'll now think of you two heroically battling wind and rain and building the chimney higher.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-2001851579269934512012-04-24T02:15:49.347+12:002012-04-24T02:15:49.347+12:00We preheat the chimney with pinecones that the tre...We preheat the chimney with pinecones that the trees throw away- it too needs preheating to get the smoke up and away. That or Charcoal does the trick for us.<br />Out worse time was a storm that came up during firing that sat over the chimney tossing great winds down the chimney.<br />We grabbed a ladder and I handed Mark brick as we built up the past the wind- exciting???!! Maybe- fun???maybe not! Stories to tell- yes.<br />I hope it all came out well.<br />Mcookingwithgashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11456258592273328486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-3438965961755058552012-04-21T09:25:16.565+12:002012-04-21T09:25:16.565+12:00Yes, the "Red" Tenmoku should be black (...Yes, the "Red" Tenmoku should be black (!!!), but it can get a red break on thin areas if all goes well. Not sure how it got the name, it is a recipe I inherited. Sorry for any confusion, but have found it a useful glaze both for itself, but also as an under glaze or for something tucked away inside mugs or teapots. I have a black tenmoku that is black, and the red tenmoku does look a brown black beside it.<br />Agggggh! :)Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-45725802542497261402012-04-21T09:00:11.742+12:002012-04-21T09:00:11.742+12:00glad to be of service, as they say!
I've been...glad to be of service, as they say!<br /><br />I've been trying your Red Tenmokulaze by the way....is it supposed to be black?!!gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-20326256383681866602012-04-21T07:26:03.964+12:002012-04-21T07:26:03.964+12:00Hi Linda,
Good to hear from you. You are right, a...Hi Linda,<br />Good to hear from you. You are right, and I guess we would all still be eating bananas and living in trees if there wasn't some deep fundamental drive in some of us that says "I wonder if there is another way....?"<br /><br />Hi Gwynneth,<br />Yes... ! The problem with this chimney is that I didn't build a mouse hole into it or a passive damper that I could pull right out to put some hot stuff in, as the original kiln, with its internal fireboxes did not need it. All this is one of the real hassles of modifying an existing structure. However, I am going to at least try the oily rag down the chimney thing next time, and see if I can have more success that way! <br /><br />Hi Michele,<br />It took me nearly two days to get rid of the smell of smoke... I could have claimed it to be a new personal fragrance for men...! Anyway, as in Gwynneth's comment above, you are both right, but... my existing chimney makes it difficult. <br /><br />A couple of other thoughts I have are, 1) getting a small fire going right up against the bag wall of the chamber right at the start... or 2) blowing a really strong air jet through the lowest air intake of the firebox. The air from that goes well forward, and was designed to help clear any ash that was near the firebox throat. <br /><br />I am also going to do a bit of a rebuild of the firebox, and make it lower before the next test.... this will reduce the siphoning effect.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03078608554226394069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-796946291070624022012-04-21T02:07:23.923+12:002012-04-21T02:07:23.923+12:00Gwyneth said exactly what I was thinking as I was ...Gwyneth said exactly what I was thinking as I was reading about your lack of draft. I would give it a go next time at the beginning. Happy for you that it worked! I have a friend with a boury box kiln that loads wood from the top. It's the easiest kiln to fire. Open the lid, drop in the wood... no flame shooting out, you don't even smell like wood smoke when your done!Michèle Hastingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346907762804197879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-7949104332862588722012-04-21T01:32:42.344+12:002012-04-21T01:32:42.344+12:00Ever thought of a little pre-heating of the chimne...Ever thought of a little pre-heating of the chimney?gzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3580639918656230427.post-26929704043253216672012-04-20T20:42:59.381+12:002012-04-20T20:42:59.381+12:00I think it's the challenge of it all and the i...I think it's the challenge of it all and the internal competition with one's self to see if it can be done, at least that's the only reason I can figure why I do some of the things I do with or for clay. Ha.Linda Starrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04364078667554676592noreply@blogger.com