Great! Phil passed away, but he would be pleased. Where are you located, and please send pics with your kiln progress. You can send them to washingtonstreetstudiosinc@gmail.com
I can't believe only 3 people have 👍 And even more unbelievable 1 👎 ! What's not to like ? I found it a good balance of low key and technical information. Thanks
Thanks Steve! We appreciate the feedback. Not many viewers provide feedback so we appreciate whatever feedback we get! It would be nice to know what parts are not appreciated, then maybe we could improve. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the entire series!
Lovely. I now know what kind of kiln to build when i inevitably get stuck on a jumgle island. But to be completely serious, this was great. Super informative and captivating.
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I feel attracted to the old techniques but not very workable to fire with wood or coal where I live and so I want to make a gas kiln. Thanks for the videos.
Just some thoughts inspired by your great presentation style. In the Anagama design, I noticed straight line from the mouth to the cheminy through the lined rooms. Why doesn't it take a zigzag line to keep the fire flow turning left and right longer? I even imagined a circle or half circle shape design. In a circle shape the chiminy would be side by side to the mouth. So it will be naturally and costlessly heated. What do you think? Thanks
Yousof, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Phil passed away in July of 2021. He would have enjoyed this discussion! Most Anagama kilns, and all downdraft kilns, have the flues low in the floor and the flame will rise in each chamber, then have to go lower to exit the flue. The flames are zig-zagging vertically rather than horizontally. Hope that helps, Dennis.
Hi Dennis. Thanks for your reply. Life and death... Sorry to hear that Mr. Phil passed away. He died but left behind these great work. Keep it going please. Phil said about the draft that it hasn't a mind of it's own, we still can manage it and force it to go the way we want as long as we understand its behaviour, it wants the shortest way out and we want to keep in it as long as possible. If we are able to force it to go down while it wants up, it is easier to force it to go left and right.
This is a great introduction, thanks for the video! If I wanted to actually build a wood fired kiln, do you have any resources you could suggest? Books or web sites?
Dax, good question. I've forwarded the question to Phil and will post his response. While I have some ideas, Phil is the guy who has built many kilns over the years!
Hi Dax, Thanks for your email and your question. I have relied more on published articles and books as sources for information because I can check on the credentials of the author, and also because I’m an old guy! There are a number of good references: The Kiln Book, by Fred Olsen (the classic) Kiln Building, by Ian Gregory Japanese Wood-Fired Ceramics, by Masakazu Kusakabe and Marc Lancet Building Your Own Kiln, by Hirohito Itabashi, Roppo Tamara, and Naomi Kawabuchi The Art of Firing, by Nils Lou Alternative Kilns, by Ian Gregory Plus, I would highly recommend participating in wood firing before you build a kiln, if possible, to understand how the kiln works and to see both the advantages and disadvantages of any one particular kiln design. Good luck, Phil
Use gas. Sorry, bad joke. Atmospheric kilns produce smoke when they go into reduction. There will be smoke. You can fire in an oxidized atmosphere (open up primary air and dampers), and there will be less smoke and no reduction for the pots or glaze.
In reduction there doesnt have to be a lot of smoke. Once the flame is edging out of the peep hole there is reduction. If there is a lot of smoke try reducing the pressure until there is a small flame coming out.
When people used the word "efficient' I always cringe . If a kiln uses wood inefficiently but my time more efficiently is the kiln efficient. If I have more wood than time then the answer is yes. I have seen very so called efficient wood burning devices that saves fuel but wasted everything else, money, time and enjoyment. Functionality I find is far more important than efficiency as it is a combination of many factors.
Dave, I do understand your sentiment, and I also agree with your sentiment. We cannot, however, overload the terms or they are no longer fit for their purpose. Efficiency, as it relates to kilns, is the ability to reach a temperature with as little fuel as possible. You are describing the effectiveness of the kiln, does it produce consistent results with the characteristics and surfaces we want. Then we answer the question of 'Is the kiln fun to fire?' Thanks for the comment and keep watching!
I guess efficient in our case is very relative to where your are and what is readily available around. I live in Africa, in non oil producing country. Forget about gas, desil and electricity... these option are out of any logical cost and benefits calculations. I have to cope with wood and coal. This is my efficent option. Thanks
So many hours of ‘stuff’ to prolong the actual creation of an object. My advice, build kiln, buy clay and light a fire - THEN watch this to kill time....
Thank you Phil for giving back all these wealth of information to the world. God bless you
Phil would be smiling at this comment.
He probably does. His soul is around. And his hard work and sincerity are enough witness for him
This was fantastic , I could listen to this bloke for hours... born to teach bro, learnt SO much, THANKYOU.
Thanks Paul Hart! Fortunately we recorded hours of videos before phil passed away! I hope you enjoy them all.
This was just what I needed before I am building my own kiln
Great! Phil passed away, but he would be pleased. Where are you located, and please send pics with your kiln progress. You can send them to washingtonstreetstudiosinc@gmail.com
I can't believe only 3 people have 👍
And even more unbelievable 1 👎 !
What's not to like ?
I found it a good balance of low key and technical information.
Thanks
Thanks Steve! We appreciate the feedback. Not many viewers provide feedback so we appreciate whatever feedback we get! It would be nice to know what parts are not appreciated, then maybe we could improve. Thanks for watching and I hope you enjoy the entire series!
Thank you!! About to build a river bank kiln on the edge of my fire pit. Great video!!!
Lovely. I now know what kind of kiln to build when i inevitably get stuck on a jumgle island.
But to be completely serious, this was great. Super informative and captivating.
Glad you enjoyed the video and I hope you enjoy them all!
Awesome love this teaching style, thank you.
Phil is awesome!
Thanks! These stuffs are just so interesting!
I love this channel. Wish I could talk in real life to people about pottery and pit firing
We are considering holding live streams or webinars in the future. Until then, feel free to ask your questions here.
I'd love that too 😢
Awesome, thanks!
You are welcome.
Thank you! Very informative and it has given me much to ponder 😊
You're welcome
Amazing, tanks a lot!!!
Glad you like it!
Thank you for this lecture/ pod cast. A potter for many years I found this pleasantly informative
Sheila, we are happy you found the lecture useful. Please share the channel with your friends and fellow potters to help build our community!
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I was dumb lost my account password. I appreciate any tricks you can offer me
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I feel attracted to the old techniques but not very workable to fire with wood or coal where I live and so I want to make a gas kiln. Thanks for the videos.
Thanks for watching and best of luck with your kiln!
Just some thoughts inspired by your great presentation style. In the Anagama design, I noticed straight line from the mouth to the cheminy through the lined rooms. Why doesn't it take a zigzag line to keep the fire flow turning left and right longer? I even imagined a circle or half circle shape design. In a circle shape the chiminy would be side by side to the mouth. So it will be naturally and costlessly heated.
What do you think?
Thanks
Yousof, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, Phil passed away in July of 2021. He would have enjoyed this discussion! Most Anagama kilns, and all downdraft kilns, have the flues low in the floor and the flame will rise in each chamber, then have to go lower to exit the flue. The flames are zig-zagging vertically rather than horizontally. Hope that helps, Dennis.
Hi Dennis. Thanks for your reply. Life and death... Sorry to hear that Mr. Phil passed away. He died but left behind these great work. Keep it going please.
Phil said about the draft that it hasn't a mind of it's own, we still can manage it and force it to go the way we want as long as we understand its behaviour, it wants the shortest way out and we want to keep in it as long as possible. If we are able to force it to go down while it wants up, it is easier to force it to go left and right.
This is a great introduction, thanks for the video! If I wanted to actually build a wood fired kiln, do you have any resources you could suggest? Books or web sites?
Dax, good question. I've forwarded the question to Phil and will post his response. While I have some ideas, Phil is the guy who has built many kilns over the years!
Hi Dax,
Thanks for your email and your question. I have relied more on published articles and books as sources for information because I can check on the credentials of the author, and also because I’m an old guy! There are a number of good references:
The Kiln Book, by Fred Olsen (the classic)
Kiln Building, by Ian Gregory
Japanese Wood-Fired Ceramics, by Masakazu Kusakabe and Marc Lancet
Building Your Own Kiln, by Hirohito Itabashi, Roppo Tamara, and Naomi Kawabuchi
The Art of Firing, by Nils Lou
Alternative Kilns, by Ian Gregory
Plus, I would highly recommend participating in wood firing before you build a kiln, if possible, to understand how the kiln works and to see both the advantages and disadvantages of any one particular kiln design.
Good luck, Phil
@@WashingtonStreetStudios thank you for this list :)
rest in peace as ı saw in google while searching for your name dear Phil Berneburg (1 agust 2022 ) Thank you for letting us know:)
Thank you.
Hi. How to reduce the smoke
Use gas.
Sorry, bad joke. Atmospheric kilns produce smoke when they go into reduction. There will be smoke. You can fire in an oxidized atmosphere (open up primary air and dampers), and there will be less smoke and no reduction for the pots or glaze.
In reduction there doesnt have to be a lot of smoke. Once the flame is edging out of the peep hole there is reduction. If there is a lot of smoke try reducing the pressure until there is a small flame coming out.
When people used the word "efficient' I always cringe . If a kiln uses wood inefficiently but my time more efficiently is the kiln efficient. If I have more wood than time then the answer is yes. I have seen very so called efficient wood burning devices that saves fuel but wasted everything else, money, time and enjoyment. Functionality I find is far more important than efficiency as it is a combination of many factors.
Dave, I do understand your sentiment, and I also agree with your sentiment. We cannot, however, overload the terms or they are no longer fit for their purpose. Efficiency, as it relates to kilns, is the ability to reach a temperature with as little fuel as possible. You are describing the effectiveness of the kiln, does it produce consistent results with the characteristics and surfaces we want. Then we answer the question of 'Is the kiln fun to fire?'
Thanks for the comment and keep watching!
I guess efficient in our case is very relative to where your are and what is readily available around. I live in Africa, in non oil producing country. Forget about gas, desil and electricity... these option are out of any logical cost and benefits calculations. I have to cope with wood and coal. This is my efficent option.
Thanks
click down thumb by accident! sorry!
No problem, it happens!
So many hours of ‘stuff’ to prolong the actual creation of an object. My advice, build kiln, buy clay and light a fire - THEN watch this to kill time....
Sounds like a plan!
Things are not as easy as you say. Everything has a process and an art to it