Interior of a kiln

Figure 16. Interior view of a wood-fired kiln. (Photograph by the author. More about the photograph)

Figure 16 shows the interior of the kiln shown in Figure 15. The shape of the roof was achieved by building a wooden frame that looked like an upturned boat in the interior to support the firebricks of the roof until the full structure was complete and self-supporting. Once the top brickwork was complete, the wooden frame was removed.

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