The Self-Reliant Potter Refractories And Kilns 1987

131 Pages·1987·9.89 MB·English

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By: Henrik Norsker

Published by:
Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn
Velagsgesellschaft mbH
Braunschweig, Germany

Available from: Deutsches Zentrum fur Entwicklungstecnologien--GATE
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Henrik Norsker
The Self-Reliant Potter:
I Refractories and Kilns

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Henrik Norsker
The Self-Reliant Pot.ter:
Refractories and Kilns

A Publicution of
Deutsches Zentrum fiir Entwickhmgstechnologien
- GATE
in: Deutsche Gesellschaft fiir Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbI-I

Friedr. Vieweg & Sohn
Braunschweig/Wiesbaden

The Author:
Henrik Norsker has been making pottery since 1970. He left his pottery workshop in
Denm:.irk in 1976 to establisl; ;: pottery school in ~1 village in Tanzania. Since then he
has continued working in developing countries uith the promotion of modern pot-
tery. Hesides Tanzania he has been involved in ceramic projects in Nepal, !ndia and
Bangla.lesh. He is presently working on ;t pottery project in Burma.

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This book about how to construct and tire kilns addresses trainees and practising potters in
developing countries. It intends to assist potters to become more self-reliant by providing
advice on the optimum use of locally available raw materials and by explaining techniques
which will help potters to increase their production and their income.
The first section of the book describes the whole sequence of producing refractory items. The
second section deals with different kiln types and their functioning principles.
The various methods of constructing kilns are treated in a practical way with comprehensive
illustrations. Finally instructions are provided L:? the loading and tiring of kilns and on
different methods of measuring temperature, including a thorough description of how pot-
ters can make their own pyrometric cones.