My Wood fired Redux

[stonecutter]

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Thanks for the compliment Jon.

[kanoer54]

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stonecutter,
this has been a great thread to follow. you are wonderfully creative and truly a master at the stone work.

thanks for adding this to the forum. keep posting the pics!!!
jon

[stonecutter]

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Yeah, last year, it was in the high 90's to low 100's from April-Sept and hardly any rain. I would rather have this than last year, even though it has cost me many working days on the WFO.

The upside is that the garden is producing like crazy...especially the Jalapenos.

[Tscarborough]

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What I wouldn't give for some rain. 100+ and humid to boot.

[stonecutter]

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Thanks Russell. It's raining again today, forecast is the same for tomorrow, it's unbelievable this year...I should have started a rice field.

[UtahBeehiver]

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Looking forward to seeing the final product.

[stonecutter]

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More rain,rain rain. Got the roof framed, but I am extending the overhang over the opening because it will look better...so a step back. But I got it tar papered so at least its fairly protected.

I am doing cedar shakes for the roof, after much back and forth. The original plan was thin flagging for the roof to look similar to this. This will have to wait for the next one....likely at my parents home.



But I think the shakes will look good and break up the stone look. Along the same line of thought, I am going to stucco finish my chimney, because it will be faster and lighter weight. I'm thinking it will finish like this, without the taper...



I feel like my oven has developed style-wise, more like the communal ovens in France ( Four Banal ) so I have tried to stick with that theme since I finished the base. If this wet weather pattern breaks I can really make some progress.

[stonecutter]

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I'm still trying to visualize the (Roman?) aqueduct arches for you counters, though......

What I want to do is build the arches like the ones in Lisbon, Portugal...specifically The ?guas Livres Aqueduct. Mainly because I have already built the pointed (Gothic) vault running through the oven base, and I would like to carry that look through for the counter support, instead of having a solid wall. The issue is time..so who knows when I'll get to it. What I am thinking is pour the footings as soon as the oven stone work is done, that way I'll have extra motivation to start the series of arches. One of my wacky ideas is to imbed a water line that would run under the counter to a sink ( either carved stone or a cast ramp sink)..to make it kind of an aqueduct delivery...I don't know. That's cart before the horse at this point.

I only have about 25 or so of that antique brick left, so the Aqueduct counter" will be all stone..except the counter itself.

The vault is working out great...we have been having monsoon like weather the last two months. But even though the brick absorbs the rain water, because the stone base is dry and there is lots of surface area, it dries out very quickly. I think I'll be building more bases like this in the future.

[stonecutter]

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Back to "dig", now that is a dated term

It wasn't really being used much when I was younger, except by a couple older relatives...and on the Brady Bunch.

[Gulf]

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.......... Gulf, I think you'll dig what I'm doing for the roof cap.

I dig every thing about your oven . I'm still trying to visualize the (Roman?) aqueduct arches for you counters, though. If you stay true to your style, that is going to be awesome!!. Back to "dig", now that is a dated term

Can't hardly wait to see pics of your progress.

[stonecutter]

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It has rained for 3 days straight...today 50% chance. I have some more stone fabrication to do, so that will be today..if it starts pouring I won't have to do the funky chicken covering up the oven before it soaks up water.

No new framing done since last week, but I picked up roofing material so at least I have it here. Gulf, I think you'll dig what I'm doing for the roof cap.

[stonecutter]

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Today I took the arch and hearth assembly down to complete the bevel edge on the watertable. I was able to polish the pedestal blocks, and cut two small brick pieces for my landing floor. I was planning an inlay, but decided just to put the pieces in.
Then it was all re-assembled using Lexel instead of mortar, because I don't want a joint, and dry setting isn't an option.

On to framing!

[Greenman]

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Two words cover it. Pure class.

[stonecutter]

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So T-storms shut me down early, but I finished the hearth and dry fitted it. All I have to do now is to relieve the edges of the pedestal blocks and hone them.
It's dark in the picture because I just finished wet sanding it.

[stonecutter]

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Utah,

I would think that is perspective..but thanks for the compliment. I am really enjoying myself I must say. It's different than the others I have built..for clients, there is pressure to finish by a date, or occasion. Even the other one I built for myself was hurried because we were selling the house, and I wanted to use it a bunch before we closed (about 8 months worth).

This one I get to take my time with, and work on it as time allows (and drive tsacr nuts) and as a bonus, get to use material I already have. Pretty soon it will be over, and the pics will be of pizza and other wfo goodness....that is until I start on the counter-top area and patio.

A couple hints on what I am going to do next....think Aqueducts with the counter base. The patio...cobblestone streets.