A sketch and a new firebox


Funny thing about working with mud; the sketches tend to look as good as the real thing. Maybe even better sometimes. The "Open Wiiide" post featured a sketch of a larger, cylindrical firebox.


Working out some details before the mud.


First I fetched fresh dirt+hay and mixed a new batch of mud prior to building this cylinder. By the time it got this tall, I was weary of all that bending and stooping so this is tall enough for today. Needs a fire to dry it out a bit, eh?  That's mostly water vapor over there on the right.  Three air holes on the left and right sides seemed to work as planned. The fire moseyed through the oven with only a little backwash during the first couple of minutes.

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