End Of Winter . . . When?
February 24, 2011
Well here it is four days until the end of February and Punxsutawney Phil claims that winter is ending. So why then, even here in
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All of the posts here follow the journey and the evolution of our understanding an the building of our earthen oven. This journey developed skills and a love of working with earth in a way that we no longer have in the mainstream. This provided skills and an understanding for myself and my children in a way we never expected. We hope to inspire others by documenting this journey. It’s time to go play in the mud.
Well here it is four days until the end of February and Punxsutawney Phil claims that winter is ending. So why then, even here in
Well so here it is the beginning of February and it is cold! Even here in Arizona it’s cold. As I sit and type this
So if you’ve been reading this blog from the beginning then you know I started writing it after we began building the oven. You can
Well once I got the door fabricated, aligned, the hinges attached and hung I had to figure out how to keep the door closed. I
Alright so we discussed how I came up with the air gap in the door as well as how I built the door. This was
Alright I said that in this post I would go into all of the fabrication details, the math and my mounting system for the outer
Let’s talk doors. The reality here is that you will need at least one door to close the door opening that is cut into the
Once the thermal layer is fired and put into use you will inevitably see cracks. There are two types of cracks I found that happen.