A Few Pots From The First Firing

The Wood Fired Kiln

We finished building the Manabigama near the end of October with the help of Cam Stewart, potter friend, kiln builder and amazing bag pipe player and telephone/email support from John Thies. My husband Wayne & I fired for the first time on October 31st with the help of Cam and another potter, Susanne Ashmore. It was an exciting event - fast, even firing and pretty good results. A second firing in November gave some interesting pots but over-fired at the front so some fine tuning is required.