Thought I would post some pics of my oven build for all to enjoy. Building the mold for the oven. I made section templates, then filled with plaster to desired shape.
Mold is now complete, I also made a divider template to divide it into four sections. The refractory is a medium density, 130 lbs per cubic foot. The refractory was packed onto the mold.
After all the sections were formed I moved onto the base, allowing this to cure for a week. The base was 3 inches of insulating refractory, topped by 3 inches of medium density refractory.
Nice looking project iron, I think fish has something simular. I'm definitely going to keep an eye on your build, I'm in the market to build one myself.
It was set into the outdoor kitchen, which is a whole nother project. There is a charcoal grill, smoker and oven. This is an older pic, there are pavers in place of the grass now.
Lots of fine planning in that project IP. I like the overlap on the panels. Did you put any reinforcing mesh in the refractory as you formed it or does the refractory have good strength? How has it held up so far? Any cracking? It is really excellent build. We need to see some more food pics too.
No reinforcing, refractory is very strong. holding up well, one crack in floor, should of made it in 2 pieces to allow a little movement.
Awesome outdoor cooking area. Not much wind in your area, I assume. You and fishingpol have really created masterpieces. When Campinspecter built new tunnels for our wood boiler out of refractory, he mixed stainless steel needles into the mix to help hold it together. When he re-lined the boiler firing chamber, he also used needles in the mix. He also found that it took many very small fires to cure the refractory so it wouldn't crack. I wonder if including needles would have helped the base on yours?
