Rhodes, begin to draw. Now the drawings are to scale. Read and
re-read information on burners. Find out the lecal regulation on
L.P.G. Ponder interior measurements, decide. Calculate burners
necessary. Calculate flue and chimney according to advice of the
above gentlemen, allowing the flue to be extra large. You can al-
ways close it up later, but you could not enlarge it if it's too
small. What kind of bricks, hard vs. soft - decide. Insulation or
air space, decide. What kind of arch? Where to build it ? What
kind of foundation? Decide, decide. Find the man who makes
burners. Listen to his advice. Talk to other owners and listen to
theirs. Finalize the plans and proceed firmly with what is decided.
No one can really tell you - yes it's good or no, it's bad. Bully
friend husband to make a start. Argue your way throughout the build-
ing, don't be persuaded to change horses in midstream. Nag some
more until it gets finished. Now it's up...

It wook these materials: cement for slab base, gravel under that of
course; 25 cement blocks to raise it to a comfortable height: about
300 good hard fired bricks, plus arch bricks calculated by the brick-
yard: 400 or so old bricks for the outside; 9 cement chimney blocks;
2 burners and assorted pipe. Also required was a long-suffering
husband with experience in cement and brick work, The cost of all
this will vary with the availability of materials; you can get some
close idea by pricing the above in your neighbourhood. The gas
company here charged about $100 for the hooking up of the pipes,
plus rental on tank, plus gas. It appears to cost about $10 per
firing based on one a month, adding the rental in.

Am I happy with it? Like a dog with two tails. No, it does not fire
evenly, but evenly enough. I heeded the warning from a Portland
potter about the bag wall. His first tryout had a half a cone differ-
ence in one part of his kiln. So he altered the spacing of the bricks
in the wall. Well, then he had a whole cone difference, and worse,
he had not made a careful note of his first arrangement. _With the
result it took nearly a year of firing to get it adjusted again to be as
efficient.

I don't find so far that having a lower maturing glaze is of much help
for the cool corners I have. First I don't know until I load, what

shape or height of piece is going to fit the cool spot. If you have
9.