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[lobo_nz]

Yes its been about a year, I finally got money for a blade and time to go buy one, Ive also now got a 3year old daughter and a 3 month old daughter so time is very tight

So, first thing I had to do was level the insulation pad which had a dip in the middle so I made a thin layer of fire cement only about 8mm thick at the thickest part which leaves just enough room for bricks and fireclay/sand bed.



And of course start to mark out where the hearth is.



And just for those who asked:



Caught of my kayak, and unfortunately not cooked in my oven, however, I am committed to getting the dome done so I can cook some fish in it in February when I will have a holiday and time to fish some more so will have to get a move on.

Will post some more images soon of the cut bricks and my almighty saw.

cu, lobo.

[MAVANO]

great job outstanding finishing can't wait to see the dome BTW nice catch did you catch the whole family and that one on the bottom is it adopted?

[lobo_nz]

So I am between jobs I get 2 weeks I am torn between fishing and finishing my oven, I will try to make sure any pics of fish I post are taken on the oven in future
So I got all the hearth bricks cut and laid, I am amazed at how out of square the bricks are they look nice and square (by square I mean right angled corners) but they bulge in the middle some taper and generally not what I was expecting, I like things to fit nicely.
So I had to come to terms with there being a few cracks in the floor but there was not way I was going to hone each side of the brick to make it fit perfectly. All in all I am pretty happy, there are two bricks in there that have a hole underneath and a hole drilled into the brick so I can insert a thermocouple - If I get round to it.





The black mortar looking stuf is where I used some refractory mortar to stick the little bits of brick like the little triangular piece ot the brick next to it so it would behave. I will be adding a border around it to hold it all in place next its all bedded onto a sand/fireclay mix.

cu, Mitch.

[carloswlkr]

Mitch, I just caught up on your build. Looks absolutely spectacular. Can't wait to see the build progress. I love your precision work.

I totally understand the time constraints of children. I have a 3 1/2 year old daughter, and a 4 month old son... I think I finished the messy part of the oven in time to save our marriage and start cooking pizzas! Now I've got some over-due weekend daddy duty coming my way!

Good luck with the rest of the build. I look forward to watching from afar.

[Ken524]

Hi Mitch,

Really cool start. I love it! Keep up the great work.

[exceloven]

Very nice, looking forward to following your progress.

Mark

[Mitchamus]

awesome... subscribed!

[sarah h]

Wow!!
You're taking things to a whole new level - very cool!
I'll enjoy watching your progress.

Sarah

[gjbingham]

Nice fish! Great build. Good thing you don't play golf. You'd never get any work done on the oven!

[jcg31]

Hey Mitch,
Great to see you back. This was a great one to watch before you left. Looking forward to what is to come, this will be one we will all learn from.

Jim