Kiln Notebook

Glaze tests, firing logs and slow mistakes from a small home studio.

This is where I keep the notes I used to scribble on the back of kiln shelves. Most of it is about mid-fire stoneware in an electric kiln, with the occasional detour into raku when a friend lends me their yard.

Recent notes

Slow cooling for satin mattes

Why a controlled cool from 1900°F changed every matte glaze I own.

Fixing a glaze that crawls

Dust, raw clay content and application thickness, in roughly that order.

Wedging reclaimed clay

Ram's head versus spiral, and how long reclaim should rest.