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What Is an Atmospheric Kiln?

An atmospheric kiln controls oxygen as well as heat. Here is what oxidation, reduction and neutral mean, and where salt fits.

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Why Salt Fired Surfaces Age Well

Salt fired surfaces are formed in the kiln, not painted on, which is why they age with use instead of fading.

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There are faster ways to make pottery. Why I'm taking the slow road with cone 10 work and the salt kiln.

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The salt kiln lived in notebooks for years. Pouring the concrete pad in the backyard made it real.

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I learned salt firing in borrowed kilns. One mug at one unloading told me I needed my own.

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Size, fuel, flame path, materials and climate: the early decisions behind designing my salt kiln in northern Utah.

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Three salt firings at Utah State University got me hooked. Years later, I am building my own salt kiln in Logan.