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The Kiln Book, Materials, Specifications and Construction | |
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| Hardcover - 320 pages 3rd edition (August 2000) 40 color photos 8.5x11" 600 B&W photos and illustrations | ||
| Frederick Olsen | ||
| This updated third edition is the definitive guide on kiln design and construction for artisans and artists worldwide. Author Olsen draws on 40+ years of experience to offer complete plans and instructions for building kilns of all sizes and purposes. Includes principles for the design of highly efficient kilns, newly available refractory materials, building methods, flue types and construction, curved and common walls, bricklaying courses and arches. Updates include construction techniques, new kiln designs, as well as new safety equipment. Hundreds of photos and illustrations detail design and construction of all types of kilns. Advice on building materials and methods. Covers refractory materials, methods of kiln construction, and principles of design, crossdraft, downdraft, updraft and multidirectional kilns, electric kilns, fuels, combustion and firing systems, appendixes on estimating brick quantities, calculating arch elements, rotary kiln block tables, temperature color guide for kilns, conversion tables, and more. | ||