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Omocha no densha gama
"toy train kiln" 
 
 
 
 
Omocha no densha gama is my small wood kiln.   It is a train kiln, bourry box, and coffin kiln.   
It is incredibly small.    It is the smallest wood kiln i have ever seen.    The stacking space for pots is just 14inches wide!
The omocha no densha gama has undergone a 24 hour firing with wonderful results.
All wood is chopped down to a very small size.     This kiln is stoked about every 5 minutes for the entire firing.
 
Pots are placed in the wood kiln with no glaze on them at all.    The pots rely completely on the fire and ash for their appearance.  
Colors come from chemical changes in the clay within different atmospheres in the flame.  
Ash from the burning wood lands on the pots,  then melts at high temperatures making
drips of green glass.
 
I designed the Omocha no densha gama after firing the Minigama for several years and wanting to improve the design.   
With a tight dampering system and a full arch from the firebox to the ware area, the Omocha no densha gama fires
effortlessly and beautifully.    It is also virtually smokeless, making it possible for me to fire in the city of Seattle.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Tomatogama
"gas kiln"
 
 
 
 
 
 
Tomatogama is my propane fired gas kiln.   It is a downdraft standing arch kiln with four burners. 
  It is made of one layer of softbrick with a layer of 1" insulating board then hardi-board on the outside.    
     The kiln has close to 40 cubic feet of stacking space.    Which is a lot of pots!
 
           The gas kiln is where I fire my work which is not wood fired.   My crawling glaze and 
               carbon trapping shinos are fired with temperamental results in the Tomoatogama. 
                   The kiln reaches 2400+ degrees (cone 12) very quickly.            
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Minigama . 
Shoreline Community College's
wood firing kiln.
 
 
 
 
 
The Minigama is Shoreline Community College's wood firing kiln.    I originally designed and constructed this kiln after my second trip to Japan.
It is a standing brick arch bourry box train kiln.    The ware area holds two sets of 12"x24" shelves and takes about 30 hours to load.
   This kiln is easy to fire and yields a great variety of yohen effects.    The minigama has been fired for as little as 36 hours and as long as 82 hours.  
    Shoreline Community College is proud to be the only college in Washinton state with a wood firing kiln.