hello, does an oven need to be beehive shaped?

[kb]

hello, I am really keen to get an oven built this year at long last.

I have been hoarding the bricks from storgae heaters and now I reckon I have enough.

It will be a lot easier for me to build it as a square oven rather than the traditional round top.

Will it really matter?

It will be wood fired natch,as I have an abundance of timber

[downunderdave]

Feb 2, 2017 14:41:54 GMT kb said:

hello, I am really keen to get an oven built this year at long last.

I have been hoarding the bricks from storgae heaters and now I reckon I have enough.

It will be a lot easier for me to build it as a square oven rather than the traditional round top.

Will it really matter?

It will be wood fired natch,as I have an abundance of timber

Do some more research before you decide on a plan. A square oven is actually more difficult to build because of the inherent structural instability combined with the ovens continual expansion and contraction.

[kb]

Had not considered that aspect,thanks, I wonder if surrounding it with large stones would reinforce? space is not a factor.

otehr than that any pointers please?