Small Anagama

These are the plans for our small anagama which we used from 1991 through to 2001. It was not really economical to fire as it only held between 80 and 100 pots but still took four and a half days to build up good colour. We used it mainly to re-fire pots from the large anagama that were lacking in maturity and an extra thirty-six hours firing made all the difference to their colour and finish. It was arranged so that, by having foot operated door opening devices, it was able to be fired by one person.