38" Pompeii build

[david s]

I use a similar method using a template. The whole back of the oven is then pretty much covered in one single piece, using the off-cut triangles to fill any gaps at the base. Very little wastage and the blanket sits in place by itself.

[Frenchie]

Very nice, david s!

[Frenchie]

I managed to find a couple of hours a couple of days ago, wired the insulation, fitted mushroom cowl, and first layer vermicrete. Since lit a hotter curing fire (dome getting to 250C now).

JRPizzas suggestion about lath was good, but the lead time was long for me by mail order and I already had chicken wire and vermiculite so I just cracked on with it.

feels like progress.

vermicrete is weird stuff isn’t it! Got a bunch more to do.