Pit Fire Resources
Books
- Fire marks: A workbook on low-temperature smoke firing by Cheryl Herr-Rains
- Sawdust Firing (The Complete Potter) by Karin Hessenberg
- Barrel Pit and Saggar Firing ed. by Sumi von Dassow
- Ceramics: Smoke-fired Pottery by Jane Perryman
- Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques : Raku * Saggar * Pit * Barrel by James C. Watkins and Paul Wandless
- Primitive Pottery by Hal Riegger
- Coiled Pottery: Traditional and Contemporary Ways by Betty Bandino
- Japanese Wood-Fired Ceramics by Marc Lancet and Masakazu Kusakabe: last chapter of the book details Marc Lancet’s pit firing method in step-by-step detail, with excellent photo illustration.
- Naked Clay: Ceramics Without Glaze by Jane Perryman
- Smoke Firing: Contemporary Artists and Approaches by Jane Perryman
- Raku, Pit & Barrel: Firing Techniques (Ceramic Arts Handbook) by Anderson Turner
Web Sites
- Clayart’s pitfire discussion thread
- Clayart’s terra sig discussion thread
- Eduardo Lazo’s Pit Fire Instructions
- Dan Ebert’s Pit Fire Page
- Pit Fired Ceramics: Advanced Techniques by Eduardo Lazo
- Claystation’s Pit-Fire Techniques with Marc Lancet
- ClayStation’s Resource Links Page
- Matt Hoogland’s Pit Firing Information
- Mark L. Hessenflow / Kathryn McBride
- Claygirl of California Raku/Pit-Fire Page
- Wild Clay Studio
- Ceramics Today: How to do a Pit-Firing
- Robert Compton
- Vince Pitelka on Terra Sigillata
- Tony Nankervis “Primitive Surfaces” page