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Pit Firing Process
Preparing the Pots
Preparing the Pots
Preparing the Pots
There are numerous possibilities for what you can put in a pit fire. The above pic is just a sampling of what can be used. Organic materials are the best to use so that you don't run the risk of any dangerous off gassing.
Setting up the Pit
Preparing the Pots
Preparing the Pots
We prefer to use barrels and other above ground fire pits so that we minimize any damage to the soil. The pit needs to be stable and deep enough to hold sawdust, pots, more sawdust and the fire. The above half barrel is ready to be loaded!
Loading the pit
Preparing the Pots
Loading the pit
A pit is layered with a couple inches of sawdust, a layer of pots with any additional materials scattered around the pots and then another layer of sawdust at least 3 inches deep. The fire is then built on top. The above barrel is ready for it's top layer of sawdust.
Light it up
Covered for the night
Loading the pit
Once the top layer of sawdust is in the pit, the fire is built and ready to ignite!
Covered for the night
Covered for the night
Covered for the night
There are all kinds of different ways to fire the pit. We like to get the fire going hot enough and long enough for the sawdust to start to burn but not so long that all of the sawdust burns away. Once the flames have died down the pit is covered with a sheet of metal and left to smolder over night.
The Next Day
Covered for the night
Covered for the night
The metal sheet is removed the next day, pots are unloaded and ready to be cleaned and polished!