The "Ceramics Handbooks" are a series of highly illustrated, practical handbooks for both working potters and students wanting to experiment in a new area, and for teachers. Each title deals with a specific ceramic topic or technique. This title presents a guide to building a kiln - what materials to use, construction methods, the firing equipment needed and pitfalls involved. It includes plans for building a variety of kilns such as oil-burning, wood-firing, raku, salt-glaze and single and two chambered kilns. It also discusses some more specialized approaches to firing with examples of paper kilns, Roman pit firing, fire tree construction and direct site firings. There are also instructions on building a glassblowing furnace.
- ISBN10 1889250023
- ISBN13 9781889250021
- Publish Date 1 November 1995 (first published July 1984)
- Publish Status Forthcoming
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Gentle Breeze Publishing Company
- Edition American ed
- Format Paperback
- Language English