wood kiln in use

Here is a picture of the wood kiln my students built as it nears temperature. Tony and Jake are stoking simultaniously. The kiln was built by 6of my students at Edina High school in the spring of 2004. We sold pots at a local grocery store to raise the money for materials. The store gave us a huge display area right near the cash registers and didn't make up the prices a penny. As of March 2006 it has been fired 12 times, and is starting to fall apart. The kids named her PatrISHa, with particular emphasis on the "ish". I think they were refering to the frequent usage of the suffix. An example, "Does that look straight to you? I'd say it is straitish."