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Offline Zuma

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Wood fired pot
« on: August 16, 2014, 12:33:54 pm »
I was straightening out the wood pile and
needed to burn off the tree bark.
I hate to waste energy so I found a leather hard
little pot I made a month or two ago.
I already had the fire going so I stuffed a large coffee can with horse
apples, pot too. I pushed back the ashes and dug a hole to put the can in.
I carefully covered the can with cooler ashes.
I then added hotter and hotter ashes over a short period of time.
I left the can opening down wind and the top edge exposed to the air to let any moisture escape. I added more bark and small hunks of wood until I had a nice little fire going on top of the can. I kept the fire going for five or six hours and it burned through the night and most of the next day.
The fire cooled enough the next morning.
Zuma
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Offline PrimitiveTim

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Re: Wood fired pot
« Reply #1 on: August 16, 2014, 06:37:11 pm »
Oh that's awesome!
Florida to Kwajalein to Turkey and back in Florida again.  Good to be home but man was that an adventure!

Offline Jodocus

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Re: Wood fired pot
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2014, 02:17:55 am »
That's a sweet little pot! Tree bark is the best stuff to open fire ceramics.
Don't shoot!

Offline swamp monkey

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Re: Wood fired pot
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2014, 09:54:41 pm »
nice work there. 

Offline Zuma

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Re: Wood fired pot
« Reply #4 on: August 19, 2014, 09:37:32 pm »
 ;D Thanks guys.
The next project will be bigger stuff.
I really like the color oxygen reduction produces.
Zuma
If you are a good detective the past is at your feet. The future belongs to Faith.