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The kiln is a wood firing Japanese style tunnel kiln (anagama) 10m
long, 1.3m wide, 1m tall, similar to that style of kiln used in Korea
& Japan 1000 years ago. I built this kiln with help from my friends, in
1987 using 28 tons of high temperature brick salvaged from an abandoned
industrial site (bricks that I collected, brick by brick, truck load by
truck load over the previous five years!). The kiln is covered with an
outer layer of insulation brick and adobe. The traditional kiln design
was modified to suit my own needs: a large opening to fit big pieces, a
gentle slope to create a slow draft during firing to achieve the soft
effects that compliment my work.
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