kiln

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At a cavernous facility in Morbi, in India's western Gujarat state, a 200-metre-long propane-powered kiln that normally fires clay nonstop is silent.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

With funds from a wartime grant, a small room off the main space was outfitted with pottery wheels, work tables and a kiln, and stocked with blocks of clay, paint and other art supplies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 29, 2025

After this, the wood goes into a large kiln where it is dried in a process that can last anywhere from 10 days to six weeks.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

She fires the white, more vibrant pieces at home in her electric kiln, while the darker ones go through a reduction firing in a gas kiln at the American Museum of Ceramic Art in Pomona.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024

His task was the same as the previous day’s—to fill the cart with wood, and this time unload it at the kiln site.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park