Writing on pottery materials, kilns, glaze chemistry, and the physics behind the craft. By Dennis Allende.https://theformofclay.com/enhttps://theformofclay.com/blog/brick-by-brick/https://theformofclay.com/blog/brick-by-brick/How to use the kiln builder, and the masonry it models: running bond, sprung arches, catenaries, and round walls, with the counting that traces every brick back to the saw.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://theformofclay.com/blog/how-the-element-calculator-works/https://theformofclay.com/blog/how-the-element-calculator-works/From Ohm's law to the Kanthal design procedure: wire diameter, hot resistance, coil geometry, and the surface load that decides how long a heating element lasts.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://theformofclay.com/blog/how-the-energy-calculator-works/https://theformofclay.com/blog/how-the-energy-calculator-works/Inside the energy calculator: a coupled steady-state heat-loss solver, temperature-dependent conductivity, the mean-area wall method, and how loss becomes the power and fuel your kiln needs.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://theformofclay.com/blog/kiln-power-survey/https://theformofclay.com/blog/kiln-power-survey/A survey of 60 production electric kilns, the physics behind the kiln builder, and where Olsen's quick formulas land relative to what is on shop floors today.Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT