my dirt bag cabin
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TreeHouser
I see it now. You should be good to go. One thing is to use "flue set" refractory mortar that can handle moisture.
pantheraba
More biners!!!
Great stuff, Jaime! Good to read about your good fortune with the county....
Sometimes nice guys DO come out ahead.
Your boys' sense of fashion is...boyish! Looks like a fun young'un.
Sometimes nice guys DO come out ahead.Your boys' sense of fashion is...boyish! Looks like a fun young'un.
Burnham
Woods walker
OK...now I will retract any sympathy I might have harbored for your current work load re your new property and how that's keeping you from work on the dirtbag cabin. Anyone who can set aside that project to spend time building an eff'n pizza oven needs to reconsider their priorities.
Just sayin', bro
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Just sayin', bro
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Porkbrick
TreeHouser
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ha! im mastering the art of doing 10 projects at once in increments equal to a 2yr olds attention span 
. pizza was something i could get him enthused about, plus it required the making of mud.
after the sandstone slabs there is a thin layer of sand. fire brick is bedded on the sand and then damp sand is piled on top to form the shape of the inside of the dome. that's covered in wet newspaper to keep the sand from crumbling and a 2" layer of mud goes overtop. the first layer id dense and holds heat well. over the first layer goes a second that's 4" thick and incorporates a lot of straw in the mix. that adds more mass to hold heat and the straw gives some tensile strength. i used the door itself to form the arch of the opening. the edges of the door are tapered so it makes a good fit but comes out without getting jammed.
. pizza was something i could get him enthused about, plus it required the making of mud.
after the sandstone slabs there is a thin layer of sand. fire brick is bedded on the sand and then damp sand is piled on top to form the shape of the inside of the dome. that's covered in wet newspaper to keep the sand from crumbling and a 2" layer of mud goes overtop. the first layer id dense and holds heat well. over the first layer goes a second that's 4" thick and incorporates a lot of straw in the mix. that adds more mass to hold heat and the straw gives some tensile strength. i used the door itself to form the arch of the opening. the edges of the door are tapered so it makes a good fit but comes out without getting jammed.
CurSedVoyce
California Hillbilly
OK...now I will retract any sympathy I might have harbored for your current work load re your new property and how that's keeping you from work on the dirtbag cabin. Anyone who can set aside that project to spend time building an eff'n pizza oven needs to reconsider their priorities.
Just sayin', bro
Well, he already does have one at the cabin. Best have one at home too.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
That pizza oven is gonna rock!!!
SeanKroll
Treehouser
WOW!
Porkbrick
TreeHouser
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everything is better with dinosaurs!
oven works awesome, at some point before is starts to rain ill put a final coat of plaster on it to give it a little more protection. i also need to go back and re mortar the keystone with a high temp mortar instead of clay.
oven works awesome, at some point before is starts to rain ill put a final coat of plaster on it to give it a little more protection. i also need to go back and re mortar the keystone with a high temp mortar instead of clay.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
That butt!!!
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TreeHouser
Cool!
A trick is to use corn meal between your peel and the item to be baked it slides off and on easier when done.
A trick is to use corn meal between your peel and the item to be baked it slides off and on easier when done.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
We livin' in this palace yet?
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Heck yea - we need an update!!!
Good to read you, Randy.
Good to read you, Randy.
mastermind7864
Treehouser
Heck yea - we need an update!!!
Good to read you, Randy.
Sorry for not being around my friend. My life got really busy. Bought some land....and cattle....now I have no free time.
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TreeHouser
Still modding saws?
mastermind7864
Treehouser
Oh yeah. Too many.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Ka-CHING!!!
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TreeHouser
Eggzellent!
Jonny
Treehouser
Oh shit that's where I've heard of you! You got a website or can I pm you here or email to do some business?
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TreeHouser
Aww you are making me blush you can PM me any time big guy.
I would probably just email or call Randy.
I would probably just email or call Randy.
Tommy_B
Clutching at saws...
Bump. How is this going?
SeanKroll
Treehouser
Porkbrick
TreeHouser
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It’s still there 😆, but other than putting a door on the outhouse I haven’t had a chance to do a thing on it. Not sure if I mentioned it here but we found a sweat deal on a house on 2acres nearer town and bought it almost 4 years ago now. All of my time and energy not going into akimbo, akimbo max, morgan block, childcare, gardening, work, and keeping the wife happy, has gone into improvements on the new place (and setting up my workshop 😜). At this point I am seriously toying with the idea of selling the cabin and property. It would simplify my life plus give us a chunk of cash we can put towards remodeling our home. It’s a bittersweet thing to be considering. On the one hand it’s been an awesome project and something I’ve always wanted to do, on the other I’ve always known it would never be a place I could live full time and the land was bought as an investment.
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TreeHouser
Bump!
