Backyard catenary arch gas-fired kiln
We built this catenary arch gas-fired kiln in Mobile Alabama in 1977. The design is a catenary arch with a downdraft exhaust. The brick came from dismantled ships boilers one backpack load at a time. The ship debris was headed to Japan and China as scrap. The brick went to our back yard, hard and soft, arch, straight and splits. One can also see an outer layer of red brick. The kiln was cone 10 gas fired - it fired great!
Kilns:
Hopewell Lime | Catenary arch | San Juan Lime |