I am taking a break from the Wood Oven Diary for a while, and follow through on posting something different. Over the years, many people have asked me if I am Italian when I tell them I am a stonemason. “Partly”, is how I usually start off, but “I am a mutt”. My father is…
Wood Oven Diary….Carving The Outer Arch II
I had an unexpected turn of events, and not wanting to waste an opportunity, I was able to complete the granite arch today. Like the rest of this build, the arch is design as you go, and I was never sure exactly how I was going to carve this thing. I just let things happen,…
Wood Oven Diary….Carving The Outer Arch
I wanted to finish this piece before I posted about it, but I may not be able to work at it much the next few weeks. What I have here is going to be the outer arch. It is granite that came home with me after a trip to New England, and it will find…
Wood Oven Diary….Building the Dome!
So I need to catch up with the posting, we have lots going on, and with every spare moment going toward building, I find myself lagging behind with posts…a change of circumstances with this oven! Where was I…oh, right…the dome. After laying out the oven floor, I set up my soldier course and cut my…
Readers Choice II…..Tools I Use For Mortar Work.
O.K. First an apology to Sean, he asked for this a while back. I am confident he knows about every tool I am about to show, I think he just wants to see what I use on the job! Well Sean, here you go….a selection of what I use the most when I am working…
Wood Fired Oven Update…Insulation Slab
Things have been busy around here! I hope you are enjoying the new website..bear with me as I learn how to use the new features and don’t forget the discussion forum is coming soon! I know I promised a readers choice next, and I swear…next post will be! But I have been able to get…
Wood Oven Update….Structural Slab.
After the forms were placed and rebar tied, my next job was to make concrete for the structural slab. I made the concrete using a basic 3:2:1 mix by volume….3 parts stone, 2 parts sand and 1 part portland, I’d usually get help from companies like https://concrete-repair.co.uk/ but since this was a pretty small job…
Wood Fired Oven Update…..bond beam and structural slab prep.
So now that the dry stonework is done, the next step is turning the top course into a bond beam, to support the cast concrete pieces that will be set on top of it. My plan is to make two 3″ layers, the first overhanging the dry stone by 1 1/4″ or so, then the…
Wood Fired Oven Diary….Dry Stone Base Completed!!
Phew!!! FINALLY!!! After a long drawn out process, the base for the oven is done! Overall, I am pretty happy with it and now I can start on the next part of the build. O.K. enough typing, here is the oven as of today. Lets start up front and go around clockwise. Click on any…
Wood Fired Oven Update….It’s coming soon!!
I have been able to pick away at the dry stone base the last couple weeks, and I should have it done this weekend if it ever stops raining here! I bet some of you thought this was a lost cause!…I was starting to feel that way myself. At any rate, it is looking pretty…
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