I'm getting closer to my Dome!

[Aegis]

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Since this is a oven construction thread I will continue the build through its present day status. Back several pages ago I left off at the chimney build, here are some more pics as a refresher/update. The steel is getting completed for the enclosure. I am standing on the steel wall to both reach the chimney and test the loading of the wall. Wall passes the over weight test beautifully!
A couple of pics of my over engineering the supports for the chimney and arch butressing. I used angle iron and unistrut to build both a platform to hold the weight of the bricks and side support for the arch/vent area. Way over kill IMHO

[Aegis]

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I don't dislike winter, the mortar dosen't like it! Nice hot fire inside makes any place warm and cozy!

[brickie in oz]

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You'd love it here in Finland.

In summer?

[Laku]

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Anything below 10c is too cold for me now....

You'd love it here in Finland.

[brickie in oz]

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UK is pretty mild

Anything below 10c is too cold for me now....

[Aegis]

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Hi Laku & Al,
This winter is actually VERY mild for us, but it still gets to -4c to -9c at night. I don't want to chance the mortar freezing before it hardens. I do have a little bit to work on but was putting it off till I was satisfied with the performance of the oven. Maybe more properly said I was afraid I had overlooked something and couldn't undo it after all the veneer work was done. This procrastination did pay off with realizing I needed some side lighting on the left side of the oven. I still could find and pull an electrical wire from the front lights and hook up side lighting on the same switch. I am working on the rear storage area a little at a time. But I can't wait for the warmer weather to FINALLY complete this project!

John

[Laku]

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I lived in the UK for a while, so I know how it can be.

UK is pretty mild

[brickie in oz]

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Sorry, I keep forgetting about "the weather".

We hardly get any adverse weather where we are, I even complain if we get a mild frost in winter that is gone by 9am....

I lived in the UK for a while, so I know how it can be.

[Aegis]

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Just get on with it then...... and finish it off.

I am waiting for the weather to warm above freezing here to finish veneering the cement board! Thats my story and I'm sticking to it!

[brickie in oz]

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Thanks Al,
You are one of the reasons my finish is taking so long! Your food pics make me Sooooooooooooooooooo Hungry, My wife says I drool like our black lab!
John

Just get on with it then...... and finish it off.

[Aegis]

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I love the third pic with that pile of glowing coals......

Thanks Al,
You are one of the reasons my finish is taking so long! Your food pics make me Sooooooooooooooooooo Hungry, My wife says I drool like our black lab!
John

[brickie in oz]

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I love the third pic with that pile of glowing coals......

[Aegis]

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We had another pause in construction, Crab filled stuffed mushrooms and Pizza! With food and recipes this good, I'll never get this completed!
And fresh Bread today to top it all off!
Thanks to all for the recipes and help with cooking/baking.
John

[Aegis]

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Whats a French arch?

Is it all surly and arrogant?

Hi Al,
It is the straight arch across the top of the storage area under the hearth.
It is the charcoal pavers that form this shape \\\\\\\///////
It actually stands on it own but I used a lintel under it anyway. (don't trust my mortar skills or the arch)

[brickie in oz]

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Whats a French arch?

Is it all surly and arrogant?