Pit kiln

Pit Kiln

The various fill stages of a pit kiln for 4 cooking pots.

The final two stages of a Storage Vessels Kiln setup. Note the top layer is above ground.

Pit Kilns are the only current method of firing clay items as the firepit no longer serves this function. They are created by digging a 1 block deep hole and placing the raw pottery item in the bottom. You then fill the kiln with dried grass, sticks and some form of top-fuel (firewood, peat, charcoal, coal, etc..).

Each finished kiln requires:

• An unfired piece of pottery.
• 5 layers of dried grass (2 grass per layer) for a total of 10 dried grass.
• 2 layers of sticks (4 sticks per layer) for a total of 8 sticks.
• 4-8 pieces of top-fuel (Some of the larger items such as Storage Vessels require 2 layers of top fuel to fully cover.).

Elements

Pit Kilns must be protected from rain or other water sources when lit to prevent the fire from going out. Pit Kilns can start fires in the vicinity of the kiln so do not build too close to wooden structures or dried grass.