Wood-fired salt and soda phoenix kiln, built at Torea Granity, Te Tai O Poutini West Coast.
Built summer 2022
This kiln was built from approximately 400 Kamo Firebricks from the old Ngākawau Briquette Factory, which was built in the 60's by one government, then later demolished by a following government. I adapted the design from an old NZ potters diesel-blower kiln with a bigger firebox and grate so that it can be fired with local driftwood. As it is top-loading, it has a 20" x 24" kiln shelf as a lid with a layer of kaowool on top, and three 12" x 20" shelves as the floor between firebox and the ware chamber.
The top third of the chimney is a steel flue, wrapped in kaowool. I fire it four times a year, once every season, using mostly clays from the Waitakere Charleston area.
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