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Hamden General Oven

A classic cob oven for Hamden General in Hamden, NY. Built in collaboration with Backyard Bread

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Mocking up arch and casting keystone with a hole for
the chimney

Casted keystone

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Base built out of rough-cut hemlock

Filled with 12" of insulation (glass bottles and perlite)

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Workshop Day! Laying the brick hearth.

Bracing to mortar the arch.

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Sand dome built

Firs layer of cob over the sand dome, arch set, and sand dug out

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Putting on layer of 2" ceramic fiber blanket

Getting ready for the first fire

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Rock countertop set, final layer of cob, fire going inside. 

Tiles and earthen plaster going on. 

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Beginning framing for the roof. 

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Complete!

Photos by Georgia Hilmer

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