You may not realize it, but charcoal is not a rock or even some type of coal. It is actuallywood.Charcoal is created by heating wood to high temperatures in theabsence of oxygen. That is, you take wood, put it in a sealed box ofsteelor clay and heat it to about 1000 F (538 C...
How to Make a Downdraft Kiln Vent: We acquired an old electric kiln at an estate sale. It had been sitting in the basement, waiting it's turn to be fixed up and played with (in addition to a second hand pottery wheel that was acquired along the way). Whe
the inkstone from historical books.But bringing it back to life was not easy.They walked over the Fenhe riverbed and collected all kinds of mud (泥土) to find the best one.To know the best heat for firing clay (烧制黏士),they spent many nights keeping a close wa...
That is, you take wood, put it in a sealed box of steel or clay and heat it to about 1000 F (538 C). Why would you go through such a tedious process instead of just burning the wood as it is? Freshly cut wood contains a lot of water — sometimes more than half its weight is...