Yesterday, I finished laying and filling the concrete blocks that are the support for the oven. It’s now up to about waist height which will make it much more convenient to load bread etc. into the oven. A couple of working days were “lost” to rain, but we need it so badly here in Georgia [...]
Archive for August, 2008
Block foundation finished
Posted in Uncategorized on August 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Gettin’ Vertical
Posted in Uncategorized on August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, blogs aren’t the easiest things to manage. For instance I made the mistake of putting in a photo before starting to write about it and that messed things up. So, I’m starting again with this post.
Today, I started laying the block walls for the inner part of the oven. It was great seeing the [...]
Watching concrete dry – boring!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, it’s been 4 days since we poured the slab. It’s so boring watching concrete dry. Actually, I’ve been kept busy wetting it down so it will cure properly. This slab is going to support more than a ton of weight, so it’s very important to ensure that it will be as strong as possible.
The [...]
Concrete in the Hole
Posted in Uncategorized on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It’s Saturday, and we’ve passed a major milestone. The base slab has now been poured and there’s no going back. Got up early today, ate a breakfast of Wheaties – breakfast of concrete champions – and got to it. I had purchased a very thick plastic bag that is sold as a way to mix [...]
Forms up !
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged concrete, forms on August 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Lots of progress to report from the last couple of days.
On Friday, I installed the forms that I had constructed earlier in the week. I used 1×6 lumber and pre-cut stakes from Home Depot to make the form. Instead of installing the forms in place which is probably the usual way, I put everything together [...]
First step – A hole in the ground
Posted in Uncategorized on August 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
OK folks – so far my oven is just a hole in the ground. I hired two guys to dig this hole since our Georgia clay dirt is quite hard, especially since we’ve had less than normal rain this year. I had staked out the area ahead of time with puny sticks and string but [...]
Hello world!
Posted in Uncategorized on August 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hello Brick Oven fans. As my first project after retirement, I wanted to keep a log of the progress as I work on a small wood-fired brick oven. I’ll be posting photos and talking about the various steps as I work my way toward (hopefully) some of the best bread on the planet or at [...]
