Kiln calendar
Every firing from October to December: when to load, when it fires, when to collect. Dates as of Friday 2 October.
October 2026
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- Collect B-40
- Fires A-40
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- Load C-19
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- Collect A-40
- Fires C-19
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- Load B-41
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- Collect C-19
- Fires B-41
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- Load A-41
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- Collect B-41
- Fires A-41
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- Collect A-41
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- Load B-42
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- Fires B-42
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- Load A-42
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- Collect B-42
- Fires A-42
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- Load C-20
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- Collect A-42
- Fires C-20
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- Load B-43
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- Collect C-20
- Fires B-43
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- Load A-43
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- Collect B-43
- Fires A-43
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- Collect A-43
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- Load B-44
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- Fires B-44
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- Load A-44
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- Collect B-44
- Fires A-44
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- Load C-21
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- Collect A-44
- Fires C-21
November 2026
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- Load B-45
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- Collect C-21
- Fires B-45
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- Load A-45
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- Collect B-45
- Fires A-45
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- Collect A-45
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- Load B-46
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- Fires B-46
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- Load A-46
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- Collect B-46
- Fires A-46
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- Load C-22
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- Collect A-46
- Fires C-22
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- Load B-47
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- Collect C-22
- Fires B-47
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- Load A-47
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- Collect B-47
- Fires A-47
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- Collect A-47
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- Load B-48
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- Fires B-48
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- Load A-48
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- Collect B-48
- Fires A-48
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- Load C-23
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- Collect A-48
- Fires C-23
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- Load B-49
December 2026
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- Collect C-23
- Fires B-49
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- Load A-49
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- Collect B-49
- Fires A-49
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- Collect A-49
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- Load B-50
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- Fires B-50
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- Load A-50
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- Collect B-50
- Fires A-50
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- Load C-24
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- Collect A-50
- Fires C-24
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- Load B-51
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- Collect C-24
- Fires B-51
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- Load A-51
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- Collect B-51
- Fires A-51
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- Collect A-51
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
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- Closed
Kilns
| Firing | Kiln | Cone | Size | Cycle | Schedule |
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| Bisque | Electric kiln B | Cone 04, 1060 °C | 0.20 m³ · 9 shelves | 10 hours up, 14 hours cooling | Weekly. Load Monday, fires Tuesday, collect Thursday |
| Glaze, cone 6 | Electric kiln A | Cone 6, 1222 °C | 0.20 m³ · 8 shelves | 11 hours up, slow cool to 1000 °C, 18 hours cooling | Weekly. Load Wednesday, fires Thursday, collect Saturday |
| Glaze, cone 10 reduction | Gas kiln C | Cone 10, 1285 °C | 0.68 m³ · 14 shelves | 12 hours up, reduction from 1000 °C, 40 hours cooling | Every two weeks. Load Friday, fires Saturday, collect Tuesday |
Loading rules
- Bone dry for bisque. Hold the piece to your cheek. Cool means damp.
- Glaze 6 mm clear of the foot. 12 mm for anything marked runs 4 mm or more, and a cookie underneath.
- Mark the base. Your initials and the glaze code in underglaze pencil.
- Shelf by 17:00. Late work waits for the next firing.
- Collect within 14 days. After that, pieces move to the back shelf.
- Studio closed for the holidays. First loads after the break: Monday 4 January.