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| From The Potterís Dictionary of Materials
and Techniques, by Frank and Janet Hamer, 1991,
ISBN 0-7136-3337-9, published by University of Pennsylvania Press, 418 Service Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19104 or A&C Black Limited, 35 Bedford Row, London WC1R 4JH. |
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Sawdust
Firing Pottery Oven. A simple system of firing in which pots
are set in sawdust within a brick or metal box with lid. The sawdust is
ignited and burns more slowly achieving sufficient heat to turn the clay
into pottery. Pockets of oxidation and reduction are caused which produce
interesting decoration, especially on burnished red clays. NOTE: Don't
forget to leave gaps in oven construction to allow for oxygen.