Firing the TDI downdraft kiln; this is nearing cone 10; the kiln is kept in slight reduction as indicated by the flames from the peeps and chimney

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My local clay has tons of iron in it. As in triple the iron content of RedArt. Here is some of the sand/pebble mixture I sieved out of this batch. The magnet pulls out literal nuggets of iron ore.
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