What are some of the low fire techniques and how do they work?
Salt firing, saggar firing, pit firing are all primitive low fire techniques. In pit firing the pots are laid in combustible materials which are ignited and used as the heat source. Materials such as cow manure and sawdust produce a strong reduction during firing. In sagger firing a large pot or container is used to hold the pottery and organic materials inside the kiln as it fires. In salt firing the salt is added to the kiln as it fires. Salt firing can also be adapted to cone 10 firing.
