Re: *WoodKiln* My First Anagama Firing

[gary navarre]

Ya Jeff,

... you sure learn a lot about your knees in those first few firings. I wish I had known about roofers knee pads way back when. Now I just wish I had remembered I got a set from my U.P. girlfriend before she died. Since I still haven't gotten the idea of crawling into the chamber like the Orientals out of my head with my latest kiln design these fancy knee pads are coming in handy while I practice shelf settings. Sometimes I just leave them on all day when working around the kiln.

One thing about the design now is where I stand when I stoke the pignose, the Bourry box, and secondary stoke holes. Now I'll be able to stoke with vary little bending the knees. In fact, when it is fueled up I should be able to walk away for a while and let it fire unattended and not have to stoke constantly until possibly the last 6-10 hours at the end of a three day firing. That's the plan anyway, we'll see what happens if I can get enough shelves to set a load first. Looks like I could use a dozen 12"x24"x5/8" silicon carbides. Not an easy investment on unemployment.

Doesn't look like folks are hanging out here much, I almost forgot all about WoodKiln, so good luck and stay in there eh!

Gary Navarre
Navarre Pottery
Navarre Enterprises
Norway, Michigan, USA
http://www.youtube.com/GindaUP
http://public.fotki.com/GindaUP/


--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Jeff Guin <mudh...@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> From: Jeff Guin <mudh...@HOTMAIL.COM>
> Subject: *WoodKiln* My First Anagama Firing
> To: "WoodKiln" <Wood...@googlegroups.com>
> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 9:12 AM
>
> I thought some of you might like to look at a slide show of
> my first
> Anagama firing with Tony Ferguson.  The experience
> made a dramatic
> impact in regards to my pottery.  Tony took the photos
> and although
> they were taken a long tome ago it was an experience I'll
> never
> forget. I posted it on an art blog that I write for work
> but all you
> need to do is click on the photo and it will take you to
> the slide
> show.
>
> http://art.blogs.wkbt.com/News-Channel-8/La-Crosse-WI/Coulee-Region-Art/secret-santa-gives-a-coffee-mug/12/25/2008
>
> Jeff in Coon Valley, WI
> >
>