My Wood fired Redux

[UtahBeehiver]

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Top notch, ranks in top tier class of 2013 wfo builds

[stonecutter]

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Thanks guys.


Gulf,

If I could redo the watertable( I'm stuck now) , I would add some Black Beauty to the mix (black sandblast slag)...it would better replicate the feldspar in the granite. Next time.....

[Gulf]

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Wow!!,
This is getting good , and so much above my "pay-grade" . But, I do love it .

[deejayoh]

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That's gonna look nice...

[stonecutter]

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Then I made a template of the hearth and started cutting it out.





Here's were I ended the day.


I'll need 4-6 hours to finish carving and honing. Then on to more framing.

[stonecutter]

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Then it was on to the hearth. Here is the last large scrap of granite I have to work with. It was barely big enough to use.

Leveling the top.


Remove the large waste parts.



Grind off the chisel marks.

[stonecutter]

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Then placed the whole assembly on the watertable to check how everything matched up.

I cut the intrados of the granite arch slightly smaller than the intrados of the vent arch, so it would hide any visible brick edge.






Another thermal break..why not.


I still have to hone these, and bevel the top edge.

[stonecutter]

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So I made two of those and checked them for fit before trimming them for real.

[stonecutter]

More carving

I got another very unexpected day at home today, so I made the pedestal bases for the arch and started working on the hearth too.

Starting out with yet more scrap granite from the project in New England. I cut two ends off a 5.5 ft piece and began by squaring up.

(after I cut off the ends)

[fragarcolin]

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The arc which you made is really awesome...All the best for the further progress....

[stonecutter]

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Thanks for the nice feedback everyone.

[V-wiz]

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Thats very impressive.. Niceeee

[Sharkey]

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Beautiful workmanship.

I like how the final shape has accounted for the chipped corner of the original granite block.

[mrchipster]

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Triple WOW!

How is anyone going to do better than that. Great Awsome WOW do not even come close.

[UtahBeehiver]

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Triple WOW!