The hopefully not obnoxious wood fired brick oven build thread

[paulster2626]

Do you have to use some type of special mortar between the bricks, or is the heat-insulating stuff over and done with?

 

[paulthenurse]

No it needs a high temperature refractory mortar to withstand the heat.

 

[paulthenurse]

There hasn't been much progress on the oven, I got shanghaied by SWMBO into a bathroom project.

We had a small bathroom and a very small bedroom next to it. I built a new walk down the middle of that small bedroom and turned one half into a walk in closet. Then I tore down the existing bathroom wall and enlarged the bathroom. But that involved tearing up the floor to move the plumbing. I'm no plumber but it all works and no leaks. So finishing that will be the priority. I'll still work on the oven but progress will be somewhat slower.

I DID get something done on the oven project, yesterday I bought myself a wet saw. I got a 10" Harbor Freight saw for a good price. I know HF stuff is mostly junk but it doesn't need to last a lifetime, just a summer.

 

[Quaker]

I bought a cheapo 6" (?) Harbor Freight wet tile saw for a tile job a decade ago. 2 bathrooms, a dining room, foyer, fireplace surround, backsplash, and countertop, and it's still functioning. No shame in that.

 

[paulthenurse]

No shame in that saw's game. Good for you! I've always kind of viewed HF tools as disposable, one and done tools. Hope mine holds up like yours did. I would be glad to be wrong about it.

 

[Cape Brewing]

You should change the name of this thread to "Hey Everyone - Check Out The Random, Not-Interesting-In-Any-Way, Sht I Did Today"..

Either that or just get it over with and get a Facebook page.


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[paulthenurse]

It's a good thing this thread is already designated as Not Obnoxious or I might say something like "I hope you have a stroke," and that would be obnoxious.

Hey, you should come diving with us this weekend, we can find a nice deep spot and practice Emergency Out of Air drills. That would be fun.

 

[paulster2626]

I would hate to have to use that bathroom.

 

[Cape Brewing]

I would hate to have to use that bathroom.

.... well... if you did, I know a great thread you could post the whole experience to.

Paul... What's on the old agenda for today?? (Please say getting the truck washed! please say getting the truck washed!).

The suspense is killllllllllling me.


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[cheezydemon3]

the prick is strong in you.

He's got game.

Who's the guy?


Awesome build!!!!(almost)

 

[paulthenurse]

I LOVE my brick saw! It turned what could have been a day filled with agony, smashed fingers and miners lung into a walk in the park. At least it did once I made a half dozen trips to the hardware store to buy the various nuts, bolts and tubes the carton was missing.



I got the floor all cut out and looking great. The secret to cutting a circle with a saw is to just slice off very small tangental cuts.




Stopped for lunch, when I get back I'll start mortaring down the soldier first course.

 

[HumulusHead]

Lookin good!!

Gotta love the HF special. That's why they are so cheap, they missing half the hardware ha!

I do love their stuff tho. Worth it to me !


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[paulthenurse]

It's 88 degrees here today. This is not the weather for this

 

[HoppyDaze]

whoa, whoa, whoa....let's get this thread back off topic.

Who like chili peppers?

 

[paulthenurse]

Me do.

When I roast my home grown chilies in my home built wood fired oven I'll instantly become the coolest kid on HBT. Hands down.

 

[paulthenurse]

I could say that the mortar was getting tough to work. And I could say that I wasn't sure I had enough mortar to finish the course. And I could say that the grass was so long that you could lose a small child in the back yard and I needed to mow before people started pointing fingers.

And all of that is true. But mostly the heat kicked my ass and I stopped after mortaring in one half of the first course. That is harder than it looks!

After I mowed and had a few beers I went back over to the oven and tried to figure out the angles for the bevels. I think I'm pretty close. I don't know if I'll try to cut angles for the arch, I may just use wedges to set the arch then backfill the wedges later.

 

[HoppyDaze]

Me do.

When I roast my home grown chilies in my home built wood fired oven I'll instantly become the coolest kid on HBT. Hands down.

Homegrown chilies?


Carolina Reaper


Dragon cayenne


Golden cayenne


Habanero


7 pod brain strain yellow

The list goes on...Trinidad scorps, marugas, red 7pod

 

[paulthenurse]

You must have a brown eye forged from cast iron.

 

[paulster2626]

Are those just reusable shopping bags with dirt in them, or something special for plants?

 

[paulthenurse]

They look like old commercial grow pots that have seen a few seasons.

 

[HoppyDaze]

They are fabric pots. They allow air flow which leads to air pruning. The root will actually stop near the edge and send out side shoots instead of just coiling around the pot like in plastic containers. This maximizes container space. I think they are called geo pots.

GeoPot

 

[paulthenurse]

Do they leak and stain whatever they are on, like your deck? Interested.

 

[HoppyDaze]

They drain like any other planter. If you mean do they bleed black where they sit, then no.

 

[paulthenurse]

Cool

 

[Stealthcruiser]

Sub'd, finally!

 

[paulthenurse]

Don't know what that means but OK, sure. Why not?

 

[Cape Brewing]

"This new fangled introweb confuses me! Kids... With their damn keyboards and mouses!"


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[paulthenurse]

What was wrong with semaphore anyways? It got you out in the fresh air, a little exercise waving the flags around, and no need for a power outlet. And that's the way it was and we loved it!

 

[CadiBrewer]

Sub'd for inspiration. Just got a KettlePizza attachment for my Weber kettle to hold me over for a couple of years until I can build a brick pizza oven.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

Don't know what that means but OK, sure. Why not?

I think he means he subscribed to the thread.

FYI, there's a subscribe button in thread tools at the top right of the thread. No need to post in the thread to subscribe.

 

[paulthenurse]

Subscriptions are on sale for $5.99 and that includes the Sunday Special Edition.

 

[homebeerbrewer]

I don't even want to know what your "Sunday Special Edition" is.

 

[paulthenurse]

It's Special.

 

[ComcastWineRookie]

this has to be one of the slowest builds of all time

 

[paulthenurse]

I haven't had much of a chance to work on the oven, my Dad had a small stroke last week and I've been running back and forth to the north shore since then. However, he's doing very well, he got out of rehab this moring and I drove him home to Mom. My sisters and I will be staying over with him and my mother for the next few nights just to keep my mothers anxiety level in check.

Oven progress will recomence soon.

 

[surffisher2a]

Looking good so far! make sure you get that dome height and door opening correct.

Other than homebrewing pizza making is my other hobby. I been wanting to build a brick oven but funds havn't allowed that just yet. For now I am slumming it on a blackstone pizza oven, which I can get very very very close to wood fired ovens.

Let me know if you want any recipe input for your Neapolitan style pizza! I am sure you're already working on it though.


PS -- good get well vibes for your Dad

 

[HoppyDaze]

I haven't had much of a chance to work on the oven, my Dad had a small stroke last week and I've been running back and forth to the north shore since then. However, he's doing very well, he got out of rehab this moring and I drove him home to Mom. My sisters and I will be staying over with him and my mother for the next few nights just to keep my mothers anxiety level in check.

Oven progress will recomence soon.

We're all pulling for your pops and full recovery.

 

[paulthenurse]

Thanks guys. He's home now and adjusting. I appreciate the kind thoughts, both here on HBT and offline. Some of you guys ain't the jerks you pretend to be. Of course, some of you are.

 

[ComcastWineRookie]

sorry to hear about your father. I know we dont always see eye to eye, but I hope he gets better

 

[paulthenurse]

End of a great day of diving..