Clay oven

[Paulhilton74]

Hi all.
seem to have got the bug now to build my own pizza oven from clay. So thank you!
a few questions if any of you could help me with.

- what clay can I use, is normal terracotta clay mixed with sand ok?
- for the 2nd layer, has anyone used the fibre blacker over the clay with chicken wire and then applied a layer of clay over that. Or is it best to just stick to clay.
- lastly. How many 12.5kg would you expect to use on a small oven.
thanks in advance
paul

[UtahBeehiver]

We do not see many cobb oven so response will be limited. If you are going through the effort, why not consider a homebrew refractory cast oven over a sand mold. There are several examples in this section of the forum and with a little research on your end, most all the answers are located here along with some well documented builds.

[Paulhilton74]

Thanks for the reply

[burnt_edges]

Hey there, i have found a bit more about cob ovens over at the permies.com site (i have been building a clay oven myself)