So we finally fired! The preparation and the firing itself are getting harder to manage so I take a few extra days to pace myself. The potters' scourge, arthritis, makes it hard to brick in the door (those bricks are more than 9 lbs each) and then to pick up and move the gazillion pieces of wood that make up the cord (more or less) that we use for each firing. It's 2 days later and my hands are still swollen. Time to think about a firing assistant. The making is still no problem, just all that grasping and lifting. Any takers?
So here are a few photos of the firing. I'll unload tomorrow some time and will have photos of any successes on Monday or Tuesday.
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| Kiln door 1/2 bricked in |
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| Early in the firing, stoking through the air inlets. |
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| Pot and cones through the side spy hole. |
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| Near the end of the firing. |
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| After the damper was closed. There was still wood on the grates when we shut everything down so lots of flame out the stoke hole door. |
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| Dramatic art shot. |
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