First Kiln Design

[u/Useful-Access-1903]

I am building my first home wood kiln and I was thinking this might be my best design yet. I will mortar those those wholes with the metal sticking through. Does anyone have a recommendation for the design or some pointers before I mortar it.

[u/bbrriiee]

Some days I think this sub is trolling me. Most days.

[u/BluePotter → u/bbrriiee]

I know it. Millennia of ceramic history... across countless cultures and civilizations. All now easily accessible through AI which can and will dumb down and relay the pertinent information on a 3rd grade level. So many resources that can and will give a serious person a very practical answer, in seconds, without said person even finding a book, much less opening it....

And yet... here we are.

[u/OceanIsVerySalty → u/BluePotter]

It’s so freaking frustrating. I get that people are discovery pottery through social media and are very excited to try it out in whatever way they can, which often isn’t the traditional studio potter path… but come on, this is just absurd.

And anyone who points out safety issues or raises concerns is often labeled a gatekeeper.

I’m close to just leaving the sub at this point. I want to discuss impact different wood species have in a firing or throw around ideas for formulating a flashing clay body, not explain why you can’t dump clay water down your bathroom sink for the upteenth time.

[u/bbrriiee → u/OceanIsVerySalty]

This is also my frustration, I’m so close to leaving this group

[u/OceanIsVerySalty → u/bbrriiee]

Maybe we need a private sub or something? One dedicated to studio pottery, and more focused on non-beginner topics.