Traditionally Australian potters have used stoneware and fired to cone 8-10 (1280-1300 deg C). I was part of St George Potters Association when they built a gas fired kiln and loved the amazing colours and effects that cone 9 reduction firing produced. However that kiln was de-commissioned many years ago and living in a unit means a gas kiln at home is out of the question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In recent years there has been a trend to cone 6 (1200-1220 deg C) to save energy and have less wear on electric kilns. In 2016 I was able to buy a second-hand Skutt electric kiln and I have decided to work in the cone 6 range. Oxidation firing in an electric kiln is very easy, but it is a great challenge to work with the glazes to produce interesting results. I continue to experiment with glazes looking for interesting colours and effects.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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