Shelves for woodfire

I have been looking at getting some new shelves for a woodfire kiln going to
cone 10, 11, 12 with reduction. I will be using ITC coatings on the
shelves. I have seen that high alumina shelves are not advised for
woodfire, why? The Advancer shelves are very sensitive to any moisture and
cost is high. Others are heavy and will need to be flipped between firings
due to warping. So can I get some feedback from woodfirers as what they are
using, how they are using and where they obtained the shelves they are
using.

Wes in the great state of Wisconsin.

"MARY HANDROW" wrote in
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I have been looking at getting some new shelves for a woodfire kiln
going to cone 10, 11, 12 with reduction. I will be using ITC coatings
on the shelves. I have seen that high alumina shelves are not advised
for woodfire, why? The Advancer shelves are very sensitive to any
moisture and cost is high. Others are heavy and will need to be
flipped between firings due to warping. So can I get some feedback
from woodfirers as what they are using, how they are using and where
they obtained the shelves they are using.

Wes in the great state of Wisconsin.



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Have a good year

John W