Clay Times Back Issues Volume 3 Issue 8 • Jan/Feb 1997 | Page 17

Kiln Building

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derblock (for the base of the kiln)
from our local building supply store.
But delivery day found the ground
leading to the kiln site wet from
recent rains, and the delivery truck
got stuck after unloading. Luckily,
the driver’s farm-wise helper spotted
Jim’s old 1941 Ford tractor and used
it to tow out the truck.

Surprisingly, from that point on,
everything simply fell into place.
What a great group of people we
had here that weekend! Everybody
worked hard and genuinely seemed
to enjoy the entire workshop. Not
only did our guests learn a great deal
about kiln building, but they also
made a wonderful new group of
friends. By the time the weekend was
over, they had shared names and
addresses with the possibility of
doing future kiln building “exchanges” to take turns helping each
other build their own kilns.

The next materials delivery—the
kiln brick and shelves we obtained
from Highwater Clays—arrived via a
Roadway freight carrier. Despite my
advance requests for delivery on a
small tru