Mastering Kilns and Firing av Lindsay Oesterritter

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<B>Learn the key techniques, tips, and tricks for pit, barrel, raku, and wood firing.</B><BR/><BR/> Fall in love with <B>flames, wood, and the effect that unique firing methods have on pottery</B>. Move beyond the electric kiln and explore the dramatic surfaces of <B>raku</B>, the flashes of <B>salt firing</B>, and the rustic look of <B>ash rivulets</B>. In this book, Lindsay Oesterritter provides a <B>crash course in the most accessible methods of alternative firing</B>.<BR/><BR/><B>Raku firing </B>requires minimal equipment and can easily be fueled with a standard propane tank. Likewise,<B> pit and barrel firing</B> do not require much in the way of initial investment. Yet all these techniques provide an immediate glimpse into the magic of firing. <B>Bright reds and blues, dramatic black and white crackle, even metallic luster </B>are instantly possible. For more experienced potters and studios looking to offer more, Oesterritter also explores <B>wood-fired kilns</B>. Drawing on