265: Daniel Lafferty on intuitive kiln building and the squinch arch

Today on the Tales of a Red Clay Rambler Podcast I have a lecture
from Daniel Lafferty on building wood fired kilns based on
Islamic architecture. He uses the squinch arch, which allows him
to improvise kiln characteristics to meet the specific needs of
the user. In his talk he discusses building without form work,
the pros and cons of burying the majority of the kiln
underground, and building with diatomaceous earth bricks. To find
out more about Daniel visit www.daniellafferty.bigcartel.com. The
lecture was given at the Cultural Confluence Wood Fire Symposium,
held in Helena, MT in October 2018.


 


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