A second pulled black chawan.... that was 'rescued'......

A second pulled black chawan.... that was 'rescued'......, originally uploaded by claycraft.

....by re-glazing with hank's Shino and re-fired in James' gas kiln.

Shino chawan left in kiln in the middle of the stack....

Shino chawan left in kiln in the middle of the stack...., originally uploaded by claycraft.

.... and re-fired in james' gas kiln to Cone 10.

view of the middle of the stack.....

view of the middle of the stack....., originally uploaded by claycraft.

The view of the front part of the stack on opening.....

The view of the front part of the stack on opening....., originally uploaded by claycraft.

....very heavy ashfall, the right side stoke was directly over
Jennifer's laid down bottle...........

After 94 hours, the kiln is basted with clay/grog and left to cool for six days....

After 94 hours, the kiln is basted with clay/grog and left to cool for six days...., originally uploaded by claycraft.

..... amidst much anticipation.

Ken Pincus stokes the rear port...... only two of....

Ken Pincus stokes the rear port...... only two of...., originally uploaded by claycraft.

....the five sidestokes were used for fuel; the other three were used
for pulling chawan and guinomi.

Arthur and James stoke @ Cone 13+....

Arthur and James stoke @ Cone 13+...., originally uploaded by claycraft.

The kiln had been above Cone 10 for 45 hours at this point.

Tom Kearcher rakes the coal bed @ C13! Jim assists & Hank cheers......

Tom Kearcher rakes the coal bed @ C13! Jim assists & Hank cheers......, originally uploaded by claycraft.

....them on. We were 94 hours firing, with 70 hours above C10!

Hank's the same black hikidashi Chawan, re-glazed with shino......

Hank's the same black hikidashi Chawan, re-glazed with shino......, originally uploaded by claycraft.

and fired again. The unmelted(even @ C13!) crawly-black Andesite
glaze shows through the shino in nice ways. Good for Tea!

Hank pulls a black andesite chawan @ C13 from the stoke hole.......

Hank pulls a black andesite chawan @ C13 from the stoke hole......., originally uploaded by claycraft.

..... coming out unmelted and crawly...... no good for Tea!