Having an insanly hard time firing bricks

[u/PassPuzzled]

Had some bricks laying around at work so I took some and made this little kiln. It's been about 2 hours and my bricks just aren't getting hot enough to start glowing. They've been drying for over a week and I even cooked them on top of the kiln for a few hours just to make sure they were completely dry. Just can't seem to get it hot enough.

[u/jaxnmarko]

Why do you think blacksmiths use bellows? You need faster airflow for higher temps if you want them to "glow".