36" in Seattle

[lwalper]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Now see, that's what I'm talking about — I don't have the patience to make all those beautiful cuts and make it all fit together so nice and neat. Beautiful!!bIt's 21?F here at the moment. No block laying today! Guess I'll go cut wood.

[kebwi]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Depends on how things go. Weather, family visiting, preparing for a trip. It might sit there with that stupid hole for a while. Ah me.

[fxpose]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Very nice.... I really like the shape of that dome.

[jmhepworth]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Really well done.

[kebwi]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Eighth course done.

[kebwi]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Key stone halves.

Also, I finally broke my entry arch by smacking it with my head while entering the oven to clean off the mortar. Sigh. The mortar seems to chip off the exposed faces relatively easily so I think I can clean the joints and rejoin them without too much trouble...although I have already broken a second adjacent joint while attempting to chip-clean one of the initial breaks. Guess I was too rough with the screw driver. UGH! Slow and steady...slow and steady...

BTW, any thoughts on this are welcome. Should this not have happened or is a lateral hit such as I described (which is clearly not along the axis of support) with small faces of connection such as those shown in the photo a fair cop for a break without any associated wrong-doing?...or did I mix or otherwise use the mortar incorrectly?

Bear in mind, these are very old joints, thoroughly set. Weeks, literally.

[kebwi]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Key stone placed.

DOME IS DONE!

Just need to fix the entry arch and built the vent now.

[metalmaster]

Re: 36" in Seattle

looks great, i wish we had cleaned our bricks up as nice as yours.

[kebwi]

Re: 36" in Seattle

What you mean is, you wish you had broken your entry arch trying to do it.

Thanks.

Cheers!

[metalmaster]

Re: 36" in Seattle

i dont think anything will break our entry arch

[kebwi]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Zing! I've been following your thread but I hadn't memorized whose it was, so your ID didn't trigger a recognition. Your oven is very original.

Cheers!

[ThisOldGarageNJ]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Keb,,

Congrats on closing the dome,, as always a nice job

Cheers
Mark

[bbell]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Keb, great job!

[schallert]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Great looking dome!

[kebwi]

Re: 36" in Seattle

Rebuilt the broken entry arch. Cut the bricks for the vent. Started mortaring the vent bricks in.