TAIWAN TRAINKILN

  • Meng Che had made a pad, put the steel butchering up and laid the first 11 layers of brick when we arrived at Jing Clay Art Formosa. We therefore had a headstart and had to retrofit and work from the dimensions already in place.

  • Yumi and Yishin laying the first layers down. The brick that are pulled out will be for side stoking.

  • Each brick is dipped in a clay slip. This helps to even out smaller discrepancies.

  • A view of the flu and the chimney. The flu is where the flame passes from the chamber and into the chimney.

  • Signe is laying arch brick down. They are resting upon the arch form until they are spanning the whole way across and can support themselves.

  • Due to the risk of earthquakes it was decided to build an arch as support for the walls of the firebox. In the train kiln build in New Hampshire (see section below) this was achieved with an H-shaped tower, on which lintels could be placed on.

  • Yishin and Meng Che is preparing a mold to cast around the arch in order to have a flat surface spanning between the two walls to build the side of the firebox on.

  • Anthony is making sure that the cast is flat and even.

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  • Yishin, Xiao Ma, Meng-Che and Anthony are finishing the firebox.

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  • Xiao Ma and Yishin is testing the door

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