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Originally Posted by maburton  what degree of angle did you cut on each brick? |
Each course had different angles
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was it too complicated to custom fit all the bricks with 3 way cuts? did you think it helped or did you do it just because you wanted to?
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It really isn't that complicated. Take a look at my "Old Kentucky Dome" thread (linked below). I have all the photos and descriptions in there on how I did it.
I'm going to guess that 49% of the builders custom cut bricks and 49% use plain half bricks.
I don't think the oven cares one way or the other. For me it was economics. I live in an area where HeatStop mortar is $80/bag and bricks are only $1.25 each. By cutting the bricks to fit I used a lot more (cheap) bricks and a
fraction of the (high priced) mortar I would have needed otherwise.
If you are lucky enough to find inexpensive mortar or make your own, you may save $$ by using untrimmed half bricks.