Bill's Northwest Pizza Oven

[Fish Wheels]

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Bill

I saw your latest posting on the Finished photos. Your deck really turned out beautiful. very nice utilization of the space you had available! I looked through your picasa pictures again and I'm very impressed with the build.

Rod

[bbell]

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Kurt, I think the only requirement for the plank is that it's untreated with any waterproofing or fire retardant or... any chemical that could be absorbed by the fish. The plank I used is sold for this purpose but I think any piece of flat cedar should suffice. And I assume if it was apple wood you would get a slight hint of applewood taste.

I soaked the wood for about an hour before using. Had to watch it closely as spontaneous combustion is a real possibility at these higher temps. Ended up just charring the edges. i don't think you would have to scape off the char. When it gets too charred it just becomes kindling for the next fire.

[plootsnot]

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Hi Bill,

Great build! One of my favorites by far and I have looked at hundreds on the internet in the last few months. Very jealous, especially of your back yard!

You food pictures are equally impressive and I can wait to get cooking with my oven after seeing your results. I was curious how you cook (fish) on the cedar plank? Do you wet it down before it goes in the oven and do you sand the burned parts off before the next use? Have you tried other types of wood for the plank? I'm assuming you use cedar for the extra taste which it must be giving off.

Sorry if these have been answered already I didn't look thru all your posts.

Thanks in advance.

Kurt

[Doodney]

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Thanks Bill that info is just what I needed.

[bbell]

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Greg, Good point.

I probably could have gotten away with the rigidity of just the ply or just the cement board. Because the frame was welded and less solid laterally than cinderblocks I went ahead and used the ply to help make it solid as well as give me a backing to screw the durock to. It might be possible to just use paper on studs then metal lathe but it might be worth either a layer of ply. I know there's others that will have a more definitive answer.

Great job!

Bill

[geisen]

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Bill
I noticed you used wood over the metal studs and then mortar board on top of that before adding the metal lathe and scratch coat. Was that for extra insullation? I called El Dorado Stone and they told me just to put tar paper over the studs, then the metal lathe, then the scratch coat. I have three blankets on my dome and it is ambiant temp when the oven is 900deg, so I am not worried about more insullation.
thoughts?

[bbell]

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I finally found a couple of door handles in the dollar bin at the local hardware store. Used for the lower storage area.

[bbell]

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Thanks Dino. Something out of the Flintstones.

Two lights and two doors and then someone metioned counter space.....

[Dino_Pizza]

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Bill, your oven looks so nice. I really like the slate on the counter. The entire oven has a great, stony look to it. You've made a real classic. -Dino

[bbell]

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Thanks John,

Being "done" is somewhat relative... I'm still trying figure out some counter space on either side and some sort of pavers as well. But for the oven, I think it's close.

[jrparks]

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Your oven looks fantastic Bill! The stone work ties it all together and unless you see the early pics you'd never guess that it is on steel legs. Are you almost ready to declare it done and enjoy the rest of the summer?
Cheers

[bbell]

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Even though it hasn't rained in 22 days progress on the stone puzzle has been.... slow. Finally got the slate shelf trimmed and have a patch in the back left to fill in with rock.

[geisen]

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Bill
Great stone work.
Just the pictures are making me hungry.
Greg

[bbell]

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Thanks Dino, Les and Mike. I appreciate your kind words. We all kmow that it's a group project and combined insight from all the many posts before us.

The roof has a 30 deg. pitch I believe. A side note - I would probably have finished it with gutters if I was to do it again or get the urge later. Much more practcal here in Seattle...

[mfiore]

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I'll continue the well deserved praise. Looks great. I really like the balance of it all. Can I ask what slope your roof is?