Greetings all.....it's been a long while since my last entry. A great deal of energy has gone into the bake oven project for the Elmore Mtn Bakery.
After a solid 4 weeks of on-site building the main vaults are in place. The photo shown here is the oven hearth and side walls before the vault centering form and bricks were laid in. Every aspect of the project has been going very well. It's a big oven! The hearth is 6' wide and 9' deep.
Last week we had an excellent crew on site, with 3 masons from around New England coming to assist with the laying in of the 700 vault bricks.
A big thanks to Antoine Guerlain, Ksenia Chumakova, and Carsten Holmstead for the positive
energy. PBR's all around!
Now I'll be working alone again, and have the brick front face to complete along with the reducing arch, throat, and many finishing details. After that comes the final bake oven door design and oversight of the fabrication of those elements, which are the crucial final touches.
Stay tuned, it's a good project, I'll try to post more often. And please send me notes with any questions or to remind me to make more posts!
