Peter Thompson's soda kiln
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The stoking lid is counterbalanced for ease of operation.
The sign above the kiln reads: Not for the fish I go fishing

Details of the bracing and the damper.

Left: Lower part of the chamber with low discontinuous bagwall of loose bricks. Saggars are also used in the bagwall position to help deflect the flames upward.