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Roman Furnace Project 2006: Construction Phase

Introduction ('Home')   Construction Phase   General Photographs   Pot Furnace Repair Photographs

Pot Furnace Marver Photographs   Small Furnace Construction   Lehr Construction Photographs


The construction phase for the small furnace has been divided into four sections

Superstructure Construction Photographs   Marver Photographs

Pot Setting Photographs   Trench and Wiring Photographs


The shelf was a 30cm square kiln batt resting on the four tile fragments that were jutting out from the side wall. Each corner rested on a pad of daub so we could level the shelf. Our original choice for the shelf was a thick terracotta tile (a Roman 'pedalis'), but this was not to be!

We set the pots on two smaller tile plinths, each of which had a layer of sand on which the pots rested. This helped to prevent the molten glass sticking the pots to the tiles.

Some of the ceramic thermocouple covers can be seen protruding from the wall.

1. The shelf in position. 2. The shelf in position.
3. Setting the larger plinth in position. 4. The larger plinth in position and preparing for the smaller plinth (made of two small tiles).
5. The first of the two small tiles. 6. Preparing for the second small tile.
7. The second small tile in position. 8. Making the bed of sand for the large pot.
9. Setting the large pot in position. 10. A view of both pots in position (note the gathering hole to the right).

"If you build it, they will come."

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