{"id":2241,"date":"2014-11-30T15:26:15","date_gmt":"2014-11-30T06:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/?p=2241"},"modified":"2014-11-30T15:26:15","modified_gmt":"2014-11-30T06:26:15","slug":"2014-fall-firing-unloading-the-kiln","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karatsupots.com\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/2014-fall-firing-unloading-the-kiln.html","title":{"rendered":"2014 Fall Firing: Unloading the Kiln"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are images from Saturday’s unloading of the kiln.\u00a0 Some good, some bad, but mostly good.<\/p>\n

Most problems came from mistakes made with clay or glazes, the firing of the kiln was exactly how I planned… first time ever.<\/p>\n

Got a nice gradient from about cone 12-13 in front, to cone 6-7 in the back of the first chamber, and an overall cone 6-7 in the rear chamber.<\/p>\n

Biggest problem was crawling of iron brushwork on raw ware. I will touch up bare spots and refire these.<\/p>\n

Lost both big slabs, which both cracked BADLY.<\/p>\n

Madara\u00a0 and E-Madara items came out really nice overall, with lots of subtle blues.<\/p>\n