Frederick L.
His first book, The Kiln Book, was published in 1973, and it has been continually revised and expanded ever since.
He has designed and patented the Olsen Kiln kits, which have been sold worldwide.
He is well known for his Fastfire wood Kiln designs.
Since that time, he has traveled the world doing his ceramics and studying and building kilns of all shapes and sizes.
As a young ceramist, he had the good fortune to study under National Treasure ceramic artist Tomimoto Kenkichi and Kondo Yuzo in Japan for two and a half years.
He often demonstrates Kiln building at conferences and workshops around the world and is generally regarded as the authority on kilns.
Olsen has been a ceramic artist for over sixty years and is very well known as a Kiln builder.
About the Author Frederick L.
The complete guide on how to design and build any size, shape Kiln for the potter.
Olsen includes plans for firebox systems; coal, oil-drip, forced-oil burners; butane, propane, and natural gas burners; and installation of pressure regulators and safety shut-off controls.
The Kiln Book covers the principles of efficient design, building methods, refractory materials, bricklaying procedures and instructions, fuels and firing systems, arches, flues, electric elements, and general safety.
Olsen\'s bible for Kiln builders now includes chapters on multidirectional and specialty kilns, fired in place kilns for large scale ceramic sculptures, and offers a few suggestions on what kilns may look like in the future.
Olsen\'s practical guide to the construction, maintenance, and repair of kilns is now bigger and more comprehensive than ever.
Frederick L
