new build in werribee

[oasiscdm]

Not much activity on site lately... Thought once certain fixes made people would be back. Doesn't seem to be the case.

Have ordered my shoji windows, stone tops decorative screen finished planters plant some plants. Once installed am done.

[oasiscdm]

HI All

Got some more done recently. Have now finished bulk of outdoor area that I can do while I wait for windows and stone. Grass trees in, ordered windows, stone bench tops, just need to get some soil for planters, some plants, pick up windows and stone and install and its all done. I will post photos once it is all finished [including progress photos. Then tidy up this thread.

[oasiscdm]

G'day
The decretive tile came out pretty good in the end. The curved brick was worth the effort as well.
Regards dave

Hi Dave has been a while

Yeah I got disheartened on that decorative finish after many attempts with different pavers each time in the kiln it would disintegrate into myriads of pieces so I gave up. I ended up using a bluestone tile 30mm thick and did my etchings of the symbols grinded the middle for the centre piece which I had fire about 18 months ago. I diecided then to give up on the Glaze and firing and used a ceramic high temp enamel paint and external sealer.

I think it came up a treat.

As you can see I have completed most of the outdoor area but wont post photo's until finished. Still have stone bench tops, shoji screens above fence and planters to finish.


Then

That's it folks.

Changes

I would change one or two things eg. more insulation and the landing hearth I would have done what Karangi Dude did and have one thick piece of stone. Having the drop leaf down the front has not worked well with the heat. A thicker piece of stone would have been a much better option.

Will be starting Oven 2 later this year when we move - If they [owners corporation] let me build it.

[cobblerdave]

G'day
The decretive tile came out pretty good in the end. The curved brick was worth the effort as well.
Regards dave

[oasiscdm]

Well it happened, I finally finished my oven on Saturday [had to clean the decorative arch bricks].
I will post the progress photos leading to finish and the surrounds at some point but here is the finished oven.

[oasiscdm]

I also saw the Food Safari Fire episodes covering WFO and Tandoor's. I'm thinking of building one - where did you pickup the clay liner from?

https://www.facebook.com/Cameron-Wil...1403374545151/

Hi Sharkey has been a while

Have done this myself Sharkey and used WFO for smoking works a treat, naan on the floor works ok if hot enough and enough flame.
Oh by the way I finally finished my oven on Saturday. Yay !!!!

Hi Steady

The Liner [link above] from Cameron Williams Pottery the Guy on Food Safari Fire, they come wrapped in Ceramic Fibre but are not cheap you would be looking at around $1000 delivered plus more if you want the accessories. I will be getting this when my partner and I move later in the year.

[Steady]

I'm keen to know how you go cooking the naan on the WFO floor - I mentioned to a mate that I was thinking about cooking naan on the oven wall but it was going to burn my arm when I reached in and he asked why I don't just do it on the floor (I felt a bit stupid for not thinking of it myself..)

[Sharkey]

I have been watching the series too and have bought the book that goes with it. The Tandoor episode also grabbed my attention. I'm planning to try the Tandoori Chicken recipe in the WFO as the temperatures are about right. I'm also going to try the naan bread - just cooked on the oven floor like a pizza instead of sticking it to the side of the tandoor.

[Steady]

I also saw the Food Safari Fire episodes covering WFO and Tandoor's. I'm thinking of building one - where did you pickup the clay liner from?

[oasiscdm]

Hi All

I must be a glutton for punishment or just basically stupid. But I watched a show airing over here in Aus over last few weeks Food Safari Fire [SBS]. Had a segment on Wood Fired Ovens that was most interesting.
But what took my eye was the segment on Tandoor ovens - GUESS WHAT?

Am now researching this and will be building one of these as well as another WFO at the next house. Might even build it before I get there and make it portable. Have already sourced the main part which is the Clay Liner.

My idea is the oven takes a long time to heat up but a Tandoor will reach temperature in at most 45 minutes and uses predominantly Charcoal. So will provide the best of both worlds.

Any one out there built one of these?

[oasiscdm]

ok. I will be moving towards the end of this year requiring another oven to be built. I'm on the lookout for some Firebrick tiles for the hearth that are 75mm or there abouts thick. If anyone knows where I may acquire these let me know.

I have looked everywhere with no joy. Not wanting to use 2 x thinner tiles or 50 mm tiles and cannot source these from the supplier I obtained them from.

I live in Melbourne but did ship the tiles from my current oven from Sydney

[oasiscdm]

Hi All

Well I must say to the IT people thank you thank you thank you. Thumbnails are back throughout whole thread and I hope all have been returned for everyone else also.
Threads are much easier to follow with the thumbnails even with them only showing 3 photos max all 5 are shown when you click on the photos.

Thank you for fixing this up.

I will now not be a stranger to the site.

Cheers to those involved in rectifying this problem.

And thanks Russell for pointing out it had been fixed.

[oasiscdm]

Hi david

It has been a while. Yes I understand what you point out and that has been the response from FB, BUT it just isn't good enough. far from it. Every person on this forum that has been around as long as you, Russel, John, Kbartman, Gulf, DeeJay etc. Need to keep pointing out the error in the implementation SO THAT IT IS CHANGED and this site can return to its former glory.

Just because they provide an explanation, does not make their decision the right one. The THUMBNAILS need to be completely restored SOONER than LATER, so this forum works as it used to, retunring to its former glory and usefullness.

I would have also thought they would have increased capacity as a part of the upgrade so that the site would cope and not create this MESS. FYI I have worked in Information technology for over 40 years [from the ripe old age of 18 when i stepped out of the industry I was a database consultant, data analyst and business intelligence were my specialities my last 15 years as a highly paid consultant via my own company. Not withstanding their explanation, it is a heap of crap. Storage and bandwidth today is at it's lowest cost today than it has ever been and is getting lower. So their explanation David iimho is a heap of horse shit. Basically they screwed this GREAT site up in a big way.

Maybe a petition thread is what is needed focusing on the what needs to be reinstated - QUICKLY. THEIR REPSONSE IS JUST NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY LIKING and I guess member absence, annoyance says it all.

[david s]

Hi Colin,

I seem to recall (and you may have missed it) that the reason given for not restoring the pics to the posts was that the huge number of photos stored on the forum was starting to exceed its capacity. The pics are not lost because you can hit the link to take a look although that requires an extra step and further waiting time, a not so ideal a solution. I do agree that the forum is now a shadow of its former usefulness, but as it's sponsored by FB free for our use, then we have little alternative than to either continue with the wounded animal or try somewhere else. Try UKwoodrired oven, it's forum works well, although as a newcomer has pretty limited traffic.

[oasiscdm]

To All

Due to the current pathetic state of this forum, since its update last year I am taking an extended leave of absence from it. I have been monitoring since the update and do not believe any head way has occurred. It is an update that has destroyed the fabric of what this site was about and especially due to the lack of rectification of CORE issues since the update.

The reason I am so pissed off with this update was the intention of my build thread was to photographically document my build thoroughly I had over 500 images in my thread and while they still exist the thread no longer flows without the thumbnails. I have since completed more of my surrounding area but am reluctant to post photo's anymore.

Since I have been told by Mitch that a decision was made to only attach file links [see the thread - forum issues] to photos instead of thumbnails and NO EFFORT or acknowledgment has been made to fix this since the update, I have decided to step away from the site and take a leave of absence.

The only way movement will happen is with All Members venting their complaints with gusto and regularly until the problems are fixed. At this point I will return to be an active member