Mashiko Pottery.

Wednesday, January 12, 2005

Easy Load

I have a kerosene heater just out of the photo and it has a tin
bucket of water heating on top. I put the zabuton pad in at the front
of the kiln, stick one leg in the flue channel and load the woodkiln
while keeping warm.

Rice Straw Wrapped Pots

This is the first level of shelves loaded into the kiln. I wrapped both Bizen and Shigaraki clay jars in rice straw and rice straw rope. Some of the bizen I put in sagger pots that also have charcoal in them.

I load the shelves closest to the back all first, so I don't have to reach over them at the door. Saves the back.

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