Welcome to Understanding Pottery, Chapter 14: Gas Fired Kilns Part 2.

This is the second of a three episode series on Pottery Kiln Design, Construction and Operation with this episode focused on Gas Fired Kilns. Are you curious about different methods of firing pottery? This month we focus on gas firing with an overview of the fuels, burners, kilns, and firing procedures. How does natural gas differ from propane? What are the features of the different burner designs? What are some good practices for firing?

The next topic in the series is Gas-Fired Kilns Part 3.

Understanding Pottery is a series in production by Washington Street Studios. The podcast series is a digital textbook that will take the listener through the entire ceramic process from the raw material through the finished ceramic pieces. There are five sections and twenty-six chapters planned in the series and they are:

Section I: The Pottery Making Sequence

Chapter 1: What is Clay?

Chapter 2: Clay Properties and Drying

Chapter 3: Bisque Firing

Chapter 4: Tips for Successful Glazing

Chapter 5: Pyrometric Cones

Chapter 6: Glaze Firing

Section II: Use of Raw Materials

Chapter 7: Chemistry for Potters

Chapter 8: Glaze Chemistry

Chapter 9: Oxides, Washes, Underglazes and Stains

Chapter 10: Geology for Potters

Chapter 11: Use of Local Materials

Section III: Kilns and Firings

Chapter 12: Atmospheric Firings

Chapter 13: Wood-Fired Kilns

Chapter 14: Gas-Fired Kilns

Chapter 15: Electric Kilns

Chapter 16: Raku Kilns

Section IV: Solving Problems

Chapter 17: Kiln Performance Problems

Chapter 18: Clay Body Defects

Chapter 19: Glaze Defects

Section V: Practical Applications

Chapter 20: Pottery Myths, Errors and Misconceptions

Chapter 21: Thixotropy, Quartz Inversions and Other Pottery Mysteries

Chapter 22: Pottery and Physics

Chapter 23: Pottery Figurin’ (Math)

Chapter 24: Personal Safety with Pottery

Chapter 25: Critiquing Your Own Pottery: Design Principles You Can Use

Chapter 26: Tips for Buying Used Pottery Equipment

Show notes can be found at https://www.hfclay.com/the-potters-round-table

This podcast is brought to you by Washington Street Studios, a community pottery studio, gallery and pottery school located in Harpers Ferry / Bolivar, WV. We exist to provide ceramic artists an affordable, fully equipped studio space for aspiring, emerging and established artists to share their creative energy and knowledge in an environment designed to support the ceramic artist. If you want to learn more about Washington Street Studios, visit our website at https://www.hfclay.com/.

At Washington Street Studios, we believe the sharing of creative energy and knowledge will improve the quality of our art and increase the appreciation of art within our community. We are striving to create an environment where the arts are shared and appreciated. We want to grow as a family of artists and contribute to our community. This podcast is one of our steps to share our passion for the ceramic arts, creative energy and knowledge with other artists and art lovers

We also created a video version to expand our audience. If you are looking for the video of our show search for the ‘Washington Street Studios’ channel on YouTube.