Can you spot the mistake?

[Breven]

O.k. guys...I just found out that the hip bone is connected to the leg bone, the leg bone is connected to the knee bone, etc. etc. If your hip is crooked- your feet won't work!

Take a look at this pic I've attached and see if you can spot my first mistake:

See it?

O.k. so I came to the realization before I started this project that there is no way a novice like me is going to end up with brick work like Les. As long as the dome doesn't cave in, I'll be a happy guy. I'm doing a lot of eyeballing rather than exact measuring. I'm covering it all with a gable house though- so only the inside needs to be presentable.

I'm on my third course now (no pic of that yet) and as the course meets the arch, the left and right sides aren't even. In fact one side of the brick is dips into view slightly when looking through the arch.

That's because when I first laid out the arch towers, rather than cut one of the soldier course bricks lengthwise, I cut the archtower to accomodate a full brick! Had I cut the full brick and left the two arch towers identical, the dome courses would be lining up. Nothing a grinder won't fix- but a good note for the other novices out there getting started not to make this mistake if you are going for a highly esthetic looking dome.

[egalecki]

Just remember that if anyone is looking inside the oven while it's going, they'd better have asbestos eyeballs.

I wouldn't sweat it. I'm having some strange "arch meets side" things too- as long as they stand up, who cares?

[SpringJim]

Originally Posted by Breven

O.k. so I came to the realization before I started this project that there is no way a novice like me is going to end up with brick work like Les. As long as the dome doesn't cave in, I'll be a happy guy. I'm doing a lot of eyeballing rather than exact measuring. I'm covering it all with a gable house though- so only the inside needs to be presentable.

Actually, if the food is good, everyone is happy!
I'm betting Les can't cook!

[asudavew]

Originally Posted by SpringJim

Actually, if the food is good, everyone is happy!
I'm betting Les can't cook!

Haha!

Now that's funny.

[Kemo]

Mistake? what mistake? how bout we just call it a 'custom' build

[Breven]

Steve-
It's funny how the little things get erased as you move forward. By the time I went through all of the courses- it came out just fine. Never would have even noticed. In fact, there were a bunch of small mis calculations that never showed when all was said and done. Just too many good masons on here, I didn't want to embarass myself with shotty work.

[Kemo]

Man...i hear ya. I got so many areas that were less than perfect. But once I got it all put together and made the little adjustments, it all came out fine.