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Making the furnace gallery

Brickmakers work on creating a reverberatory furnace.

The furnace begins to take shape as a pit is dug.

The bricks that make the furnace must withstand the stress of high heat over an extended time.

Organized stacks stand ready for placement.

Brickmaker Jason Whitehead measures and mortars the developing reverberatory furnace.

Making a rounded arch from square bricks is the work of an accomplished tradesman.

Mounds of kindling will fuel the fire when the furnace is ready.

A deep pit insulates the reverberatory furnace.

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Cutting Gallery 2

Close up of the left side, bottom half, middle third.

Close up of the left side, bottom half, rear third.

Close up of stem at the rear of the left half of the mortar. This was included and used to grip the mortar.

Close up of right side, top half, rear third.

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Cutting Gallery 1

Cutting dead head in half. It is not cut on the same plane as the mortar was.

The dead head again. It had to be turned over about a third of the way through to compensate.

Exterior of the two dead head halves.

Surface detail of dead head section closest to mortar.

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This project is possible through a generous gift by the Ambrose and Ida Fredrickson Foundation.
Research assistance was provided by Firepower: The Royal Artillery Museum, and the National Park Service.
We are grateful to the Museum Restoration Service and The Royal Artillery Historical Trust for the use of their images.

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