Posted by admin | Posted in Outdoor Cooking | Posted on 12-07-2007
Tags: fire, firepit, fireplace, home, outdoor
possible to use your fireplace as a kiln?
hi, im an amateur sculptor. I would like to use better clay (better than oven bake clay which is hard to smooth/sculpt) but then i will need a kiln
so, i thought about making one. out of a trashcan.
my friend suggested digging a hole in the ground to create a firepit.
if i use my fireplace, the flames could not touch the work, right? so id have to enclose it somehow?
any input on clay will be great, thx.
ok guys great answers!!
but i woud like more info on how to build a one on my backyard. im willing to spend maybe ~200$ and i dont mind spending time/effort to make one.
thx for replies!
Yes, your friend is right, you will need a firepit or you need to buy an electric kiln. You will not achieve 1900+ degrees in the fireplace, even if the flames will touch the work.
It seems that you need to learn basic techniques to handle clay/ceramics.
See if this link helps:
http://www.claystation.com/technical/firing/pit.html
A pit firing is one of the most universal, primitive firings executed today. Firings of this type were an adaptation to firing the ware in bon fires. At some point it was discovered that digging a pit in the ground and firing the ware in a pit led to higher temperatures resulting in a more hard, enduring fired clay. As time continued pit firing evolved to digging holes in the mountainside, a primitive version of today’s Anagama. Today we have kilns so why should we still conduct these primitive firings? Well in the past it was done to harden the clay, but now our goal is to achieve surface coloration and marking that only a pit firing can provide. Also experiencing a pit-fire will give you a sense of what it was like to fire clay long ago before the invention of the kiln.
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