Results of our First Kiln Firing and the Firing Log

We met on Tuesday evening to unload the kiln. Unfortunately, our results were not what we expected from a typical 'good' soda firing. Our pieces looked anemic, lacking color and richness. The glazes did not flux as they should have. Our immediate conclusion is that we didn't really go into Body Reduction like we thought we did. I'll post pictures of pieces later. For now, here is the firing log. I've highlighted some key areas in red. After some discussion about what contributed to our not so great firing with PNW instructor and soda fire expert, Damian Grava, we added notes to our log and instructions on what to do next time...Click on the picture to get a larger view.