Setting Firebrick Floor - 40" Wood-Fired Oven Build - August 2024
Moving on to building the ACTUAL oven - starting with setting the floor. The last time I checked in, I showed how I used a 50/50 blend of Masons sand and Fireclay to create a bed for the floor to sit-on that allows for a smooth, even floor surface. And, just a few days ago, I showed how I experimented with the medium-duty refractory mortar to learn how to set the joints and work with the stuff.
As I've talked about, I'm going with an isolated floor and dome. That means that I've cut the floor bricks to sit *inside* the dome. It required a few more cuts, but it is the right move, imho. My first job was setting the oven floor and landing. You can see that layout below. I aimed to have the herringbone pattern hit dead center and I tried to keep larger cuts near the entry to avoid having my peel 'catch' on them:
The project goes up-and-up from here. Next up, I'll begin to build the dome with one chain on-top-of-another. Twelve in total.
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