cec
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Post by cec on Apr 3, 2012 19:50:37 GMT
Hi all , I found this forum as I wanted to build a wood oven for my outside kitchen , and I can say its really been help full ! I've not started the oven yet but I've sorted my bricks ( old clay ) and base ( granit ) , all for free . I'm going to make a start on it this weekend , . Oh is granit ok to use as a base ??
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Post by slowfood on Apr 3, 2012 20:23:59 GMT
I believe not, It may explode with the heat, Used refactory bricks or fire bricks (often out of storage heaters) work well (All often on ebay) And of course Welcome
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Post by cec on Apr 3, 2012 20:28:58 GMT
I've been floating about on here for a day or so and have read loads of post to get as much info as I can , and I've read that the really old clay bricks are fine to use , confused now
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Post by cannyfradock on Apr 3, 2012 20:45:10 GMT
Hello cec.......welcome to the forum. I don't think that any of our members have used granite before as a cooking hearth. Just as a follow on to slowfood's comment. I found this on the Forno Bravo forum which may help you.... www.fornobravo.com/forum/f2/granite-oven-floor-13253.htmlOld red clay's can be used as long as you have the insulation beneath them. Normal preference in my book would be ... 1....fire-brick 2....reclaimed storage heater bricks 3....Clay pavers 4....Old red clays I have seen some clay ovens use concrete pavers....not something I recommend, but they seem to work. Sorry I can't help any further on using granite. Best of luck with your build.....and please keep posting/asking. There's also lots of good reference info on our old forum... woodovenukforum.forumup.co.uk/index.php?mforum=woodovenukforum ....(use the "search" facility) Terry
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Post by cec on Apr 4, 2012 6:51:52 GMT
Thanks for the info cannyfradock , I don't think I will use the granit now , I think it will do for a side work top instead . You say in your book , where can I get this book ??
Oh and are rosemary tiles ok ( the flat roof ones ) to use as a cooking base , I could double em up . Theses might seem silly questions but I like to get as much stuff for free , I will put a pic up of my outside kitchen later if the weather is better and it only cost me about £100 to build.
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Post by cannyfradock on Apr 4, 2012 8:07:04 GMT
cec
"In my book"....was meant to read..."my advice would be"....haven't written any books.....I can only just write!!!
Not so sure on using Rosemary tiles. They are a dense clay product so in theory should work. You could double them up (I would use the homebrew mix of 4:1:1:1...sand, lime, fire-clay powder and cement) to fix them to each other, but as they are only 10-13mm thick, the top tile may still crack. Perhaps a trial and error small pit oven (hole in the ground....place the tiles on the base and light a 2 hour strong fire)...may tell you.
The other thing that may be a problem is the Rosemary tiles I've worked with have always had a slight bow to them. You need to be able to use your pizza peel with ease on them....again a trial and error (tiles laid flat on a bed of sand)....to see if the hollows are not too deep and weather the peel will catch or not.
Never heard of using Rosemary's before so these are only my thoughts
Terry
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Post by cec on Apr 4, 2012 16:25:19 GMT
Yeah your right they do have a small bow in em and I did think about that been a problem , oh well I will use some quarry tiles I've found today , nearly got all my building materials together now , all for free and favours returned .
Is the homebrew Mix ok to fix the bricks aswell or does it need to have less sand in ?
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Post by cannyfradock on Apr 4, 2012 18:56:50 GMT
The fire-bricks both for the dome and the hearth were laid with the homebrew mix. As I didn't cut the dome bricks in a trapazoid fashion (angled),, so the beds and perps were quite thick....the homebrew mix was strong enough to handle the depth of mortar needed. The hearth fire-bricks were also laid on homebrew but butted up to each other without mortar in between the bricks. Any small gaps were filled with a dry mix.
Starting off I learned a lot from the members of the American Forno Bravo forum. They say the homebrew mix should be 3:1:1:1.....I thought this was a little rich so I went for 4:1:1:1.
Terry
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