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This firing, the 46th, was conducted on 7th & 8th April 2026.
There is a Facebook event at this link :- https://fb.me/e/4527JGHiY
Here are some images.
Bill's just thrown "Mortaria" bowls, lipped multipurpose functional ware.
Bill's bronze age beakers, thrown, impressed comb design, drying.
Slab wood from Eggardon, just off the lorry and chainsawn. Then stacked to dry under a tarp, together with a batch of hazel branches.
Bill's Roman style dented beakers
Nix handled dishes drying out.
https://youtube.com/shorts/K3XCUYw38_s?feature=share this is a YouTube short video showing the team's new secret weapon! Martin's refurbished and extended log splitter!
Bill's beakers thrown and turned, waiting decoration.
Mortaria thrown drying.
Bill's mortaria just thrown.
The images below are glimpses of the results.
Richard after loading rear section of chamber
Rear section after firing
Front loaded - ready to brick up the door.
Front after firing and the bricks removed.
One of the firing crews, Lottie, Nix, Bill & Birgit
The pyro cones at the end of the firing, bent over to indicate a good temperature reached.
This image was posted on April 1st on the firers Whats App group chat by Bill after the loading, generated by AI, several potters fell for it for more than a minute or two. Most know Bill too well and suspected a merry jape!
The images below are a selection of the resulting pots, some of the best fired pots to ever be seen....
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