White & Frederick Kiln

Warrenton, Virginia

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Almost final form; layer of plastic required

 

Balls of castable refractory ready for application

 

Rows of castable meeting at the flue end of the kiln

 

Rows of castable meeting at the front; overlapping the door

 

Castable rows coming up the side

 

Castable sides meeting at the top; buckets for stoke holes

 

Fiber and junk castable over super-duty castable

 

Leveling bricks for stacking shelves

[Floor is sloped soil/natural clay with two inches silica sand]

 

Casting bricks for the door

 

Completed Kiln

 

Completed kiln, side view

 

Kiln interior

 

Kiln Shed

["Up-slope" 8 feet of wall section at left is removable]

 

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