Ok, firing #2 went fine, nothing cracked or exploded 🙂 There was one issue with the monogram panel however, I had it in the kiln on edge resting on 3 posts, but at some point during the firing it tipped forward and leaned one top corner against the brick, as it only had about an inch and a half space it didn’t tip very far, but apparantly it was enough to cause it to warp a little across the opposite corner which was not touching the brick. It’s not a real big deal but I wasn’t thrilled with the warp. The photo compares the color of the same clay- angel…

Now for the 2nd load in the kiln, I was able to fit the 621 male keystone and the monogram plaque. This time I decided to take it to cone 1 @ 2079 degrees which should give the red clay of the monogram a very nice darker and richer red color. I won’t know untill to-morrow night how they turn out as it will take at least 10-12 hours to cool down enough to open the lid.