cutting soldier course

[eprante]

I am about to start on the actual oven, I am building a 42" pompeii. I am planning on placing my soldier course using bricks standing upright around the perimeter of the hearth. What angle is recommended for cutting the top of the soldiers.
Thanks for any suggestions
Eric

[sumu]

Re: cutting soldier course

when i built my oven i made a templet and cut all the brick in half and tiped all the brick with morter and then ripped the templet out.

[sumu]

Re: cutting soldier course

then did it

[sumu]

Re: cutting soldier course

after the vermiculite @ stucco looks like this and works great

[kebwi]

Re: cutting soldier course

Sweet door sumu.