KENTON BAKER - BEVERLY FISHER WOODFIRING PHOEBE WILEY KILN

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UPCOMING EVENTS

A small single chamber woodfiring kiln was needed by Phoebe Wiley. She had asked us to design a hybrid style kiln which would meet her needs now and in the future. The following photographs show the progression of the kiln being constructed. It was built by a team of volunteer's and they did very well with minimal help on our part.

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The laying of the foundation and floor

The collection box and the front view under construction.

Laying out the arch to get the right curve. Also, the building of the arch structure.

Views on either side show the kiln near and at completion. A job well done by Phoebe's team of workers

KILN HISTORY

A small woodfiring kiln was designed by us for Phoebe Wiley.  A group of ceramic artists, including Tim Reece and Kathryn Hackle with the help of Phoeobe's husband Jos, have done most of the kiln construction. This kiln is a small single chamber catenary arch woodfiring kiln. The main fire box is small in relation to the other woodkilns we have designed and the chamber is smaller as well. The reason for this is they wanted a smaller kiln that had many sophisticated features found in larger woodkiln structures and could be fired often and fast to create a rapid turn around of their ceramic work. The main features of this kiln is that it can fire fast or slowly over a long period of time. The kiln also has a great deal of flexibility in the stoking options available. For this reason we designed it like most of the others we have done so far. There is a single stoking door on the main fire box that will accommodate large or small wood that is stoked onto a step grate system with many air intake controls. There is also a duel stoking port system for the main chamber. At the end of the kiln there is a collection box leading up to the main chimney stack.