daves build

[Johnny the oven man]

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Razbarb check your PM's

[razbarb]

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Great build Dave.
All of these build threads are inspiring me to get a move on.
I just won an ebay auction for some firebricks!

[crwdtb]

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Hey raffy
yes thats the problem I have been spending so much time cooking in it that I have slowed right down on the building! the food is just awesome.
even the wife is impressed
I thought I would fire it once a week maybe before I built it but seems to be more like 3 times a week. I just got the door today from a friend who knocked it up for me for a bottle of good plonk! It needs a polish but other than that it fits well. I will put a temp guage in the middle of it. I still have a bit to go on the chimmney but I am certainly on the home stretch. The stupid thing is we have just started talking about moving house! That means I will be back to square one! AAAh well what can you do!
By the way your flue is something to behold! I reckon you might have a world record there for the biggest flue on a forno!
Happy cooking
Dave

[Raffy]

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Hey Dave! Just saw the latest progress of your build. It's great to see it coming along really well. Great idea using bricks for the enclosure. Have you been cooking in it lately?

[aussiepizzaman]

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Hi Dave
looking good ,
picked up my fire bricks today so now the fun can begin.

Gary

[crwdtb]

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Gday again ,
Started on the chimmney and also managed to get the Arch done in Hawthorn black bricks to give it a bit of contrast. Seems to have worked out ok, they still need a clean up , but I will wait untill the chimmney is finished. Anyway bye for now.

[crwdtb]

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Ok after a hard day in the back yard I have managed to get most of the brickwork done around the stand and the lead in to the oven. I am truly on the home stretch now I think.
Cheers
Dave

[crwdtb]

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Gday all ,
I have just bought the old red bricks today to finally finish the outside of the stand and start on the chimmney. Its great when your oven is operational but if you havent finished the job, it seems to take a bit to get motivated and stop cooking in it!
I am going to get it done, sooner rather than later. I have a side of beef in there tonight that was marinated in an African spicy marinade overnight.The backyard smells great. I heard one of the neighbours say " what is that great smell" Its the OVEN BABY!

[crwdtb]

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Thanks olive!
I am thinking the final look will be a bluestone arch with the chimmney bricked in all the way up with same old reds that are in the house so it all ties in. That is the plan although it might take a while to get there.
Cheers
dave

[black olive]

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looking superb Dave. Well done- Along the lines of what I was thinking design wise.

[crwdtb]

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gday all,
been working hard lately and no time to concentrate on oven! Finnally got the insulating blanket on and have started the render process. Have had the oven almost up to max temp and no visible cracks , so I happy with that.I cooked a beer can chicken the other day and if you havent done that I suggest you give it a go , it was AMAZING!
Cheers all
Dave

[Dino_Pizza]

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Happy Birthday Dave!
Having a wfo (and all the pizza making gear you're wearing in you picture ) is a great way to celebrate.

I don't know about the sherlite, maybe the white spots is the moisture driving thru it (wet spots) even though they said it breathes, your fires still pushed out more dampness. Don't worry about the blackened dome-top. That happens with the smaller fires.

Your vent looks really good. Be careful on the curing fires still. Try and keep those small fires going for a few hours if possible and move them around the oven floor in the first few days of the 100 thru 300 degree fires. That's just my opinion. It certainly wouldn't hurt to add in another day or 2 of curing i in 50 degree increases to make it a slower curing and to be sure the moisture is driven out before you get to the 400-500 deg temps if haven't already gotten there. You'll be cooking really soon! Congrats, Dino

[crwdtb]

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Good having a birthday that coincides with the firing of a new oven.
Im fully decked out now!

[dsgreco]

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your oven looks great.

[crwdtb]

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Hey guys,
Im guessing this is just the moisture making its way out of the dome, the white spots! its after 3rd fire.