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The Kiln Book
by Frederick L Olsen

Publisher A & C Black

A manual on how to build kilns. This third edition is revised and updated, and contains new illustrations. It should be useful for anyone who is contemplating building their own kiln.

Price: £34.99

Alternative Kilns and Firing Techniques
by James C Watkins & Paul Andrew Wandles

Publisher Lark
Edition Hardback

Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have a wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along with a group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how to build low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns. These clever devices make it possible to produce rich surface effects from alternative reduction firing techniques. In addition to showing the basic procedures for using each kiln, easy-to-follow directions for many fast-fire methods unfold in colour photographs.

Price: £22.95

Kiln Construction
by Joe Finch

Publisher A & C Black

The purpose of this book is to dispel any concerns that many people have over kiln building and give them the confidence needed to build their own kilns, thus saving money and giving themselves great satisfaction and a better understanding of the workings of a kiln. This book is a comprehensive guide to building kilns. It contains not only information on materials, fuels, kiln furniture etc., but it is filled with stepby- step illustrations and instructions showing every facet of the building process.

Price: £16.99

Ceramics Handbooks: Single Firing
by Fran Tristram

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

Today, most ceramic courses recommend the multiple firing of pieces. However, this was not always the case and this book explains how this change came about. It also discusses the pros and cons of using single firing and dispels many of the myths that have arisen about it.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbook: The Alternative Kiln
by Ian Gregory

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

This book, by the author of Kiln Building, is designed as a sort of follow-up, offering radical new ideas and different approaches to an old subject. This book is not supposed to be a complete guide to building kilns, but it will provide some basic essential guidelines for the beginner, along with many images of a variety of types of kiln, giving inspiration and a fresh look at kiln building. Minimal text and great images cover the new developments in the field.

Price: £14.99

Ceramics Handbooks: The Electric Kiln
by Harry Fraser

Publisher A & C Black
Edition Paperback

The Electric Kiln is a manual on how to install your electric kiln and what to do if something goes wrong with it. The book is also a guide on how to make the best use of your kiln to achieve the effects you want. Almost by definition it mostly deals with oxidation but there is also a section on reduction firing.

Price: £14.99

Wood-fired Ceramics
by Coll Minogue & Robert Sanderson

Publisher A & C Black

In this book Coll Minogue and Robert Sanderson look at the development of wood-firing ceramics over the last 30 years. They discuss the materials, kilns and firing techniques that have emerged, both for earthenware and stoneware, and they illustrate their text with the work and practices of an international group of artists.

Price: £24.99

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