Firing log #21 - bisque

• Pottery
• 11 May 2022

• Wednesday 11 May 2022
• All stoneware (8 plant pots and 1 figure)
• Kiln = Little Chief
• Programme = Fast bisque firing (4)

Time	Temperature	Event
10:17	32°C	Start kiln
15:02	600°C	Close kiln vent hole
15:51	700°C	End of segment 1
17:52	980°C	Start of 30min soak
18:21	980°C	End of segment 2
22:17 (+1 day)	62°C
07:18 (+2 days)	37°C	Open kiln

• One plant pot exploded … air bubbles in clay? fired the kiln too fast? 🤔
• Luckily no obvious damage to the kiln
• Cleaned the kiln by lifting out the large broken pieces first then using a hoover with a soft round brush on the end to clean up smaller debris.