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Rebuilding the Tiny Wood Kiln, and Firing Again - Wood Fired Pottery Kiln ep. 6
Most importantly, I dive deep into the heart of wood kiln design: draft, and how chimney design affects draft. Draft is necessary to pull fresh air into the firebox to burn the wood. When a wood-fired pottery kiln isn't increasing in temperature as expected, insufficient draft should be the first suspected culprit.
The design uses Australian potter Steve Harrison's "Small Portable Woodfired Kiln" as a close reference for proportions. https://tonightmyfingerssmellofgarlic...
I use a combination of dense firebrick, soft firebrick (IFB), and refractory castable cement.The roof is a Nils Lou Minnesota flattop design, and the fire grate is welded out of old rebar. You can read Lou's book, The Art of Firing, for free on the Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/artoffiri...
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