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James W Johnson's Woodfired Brick Oven
(designed and built by James from early June until finished on Oct. 12, 2011)
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THE PROCESS:
the beginning (with Shuda)
block base
insulated slab form
vermiculite slab
concrete slab form with Nikita
smoothing the concrete slab
firebrick design
some firebricks laid
James enjoying the progress
more firebricks laid
beginning arches
arch form in place
oven interior
oven with doorway
testing its strength
building chimney area with hole for chimney liner
oven interior with chimney area
chimney liner set in place and more support bricks
bricked up chimney
inside chimney - to be lined with vermiculite
form, mesh and moisture barrier for concrete cladding
concrete cladding poured into form
8 inches of heat retention (firebrick and concrete cladding)
with moisture barrier
with ceramic wool insulation
adding vermiculite/perlite concrete insulation
closeup
insulated
chimney finished and insulation layer smoothed over
other side view
with door closed
solid poplar door
door's metal heat shield
trying it out with hot dogs and potatoes
then flatbread...
then the first bread loaves...
yum
then chicken...
and a spicecake
the new woodpile
Nikita waiting
finished out front, ready to fire
the first pizza cooking
the first pizza cooked
Focaccia
The Guardian
Finished upper part, ready to cook again
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And finally finished, 10/12/11
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Copyright © James W Johnson 2011