I built this kiln using Olsen's Kiln book design "Fast Fire".
This kiln reaches cone 10 in about ten to twelve hours. I
salt fire in this kiln which gives my work the warm wood/salt
fired body. It is nice firing with my new propane burner
addition which gives me the ability to concentrate on
salting. After I reach 1800 to 2000 degrees with wood, I
close my fireboxes and turn on my propane burners and
begin salting . I like to spray a salt water mix into the
chamber with a metal garden sprayer. This seems to allow
the salt to touch each and everything in the kiln. I also
scoop dampened salt with a piece of angle iron and dump
it through the burner ports. I feel my work reflects this
intense and exciting process.
This kiln reaches cone 10 in about ten to twelve hours. I
salt fire in this kiln which gives my work the warm wood/salt
fired body. It is nice firing with my new propane burner
addition which gives me the ability to concentrate on
salting. After I reach 1800 to 2000 degrees with wood, I
close my fireboxes and turn on my propane burners and
begin salting . I like to spray a salt water mix into the
chamber with a metal garden sprayer. This seems to allow
the salt to touch each and everything in the kiln. I also
scoop dampened salt with a piece of angle iron and dump
it through the burner ports. I feel my work reflects this
intense and exciting process.
One of 2 wood fireboxes
Looking into burner port
27 cubic feet
Downdraft design
Wood firing with optional
Rear propane burners
Downdraft design
Wood firing with optional
Rear propane burners
View of Rear propane burners