Rockcote Traditional Arts

Instruction Guide

• Introduction
• What you will need
• Selecting A Site
• Enlisting Helpers
• Setting up the Site
• Marking where the Pizza Oven will Sit
• Mixing Up Cob
• Forming the Cob into Bricks
• Installing the Firestone Pizza Oven Arch
• Building the Oven's Walls
• Filling with the Pizza Oven with Sand
• Building the Chimney
• Applying the Insulation Coat
• Optional Final Coat and Decoration
• Taking the Sand out and Firing
• Just Do It

Building the Oven's Walls

• Place cobs around the firebricks.

• Once level with the firebricks, lay more cobs in a radial pattern, placing the inside face of the cobs on the line. (Refer the diagram)

• Continue laying the cobs, packing them into each other firmly, and bringing the walls in gradually with each new layer.
• Smooth the inner walls with water on your hand. It is not necessary to smooth the outer walls as they will be covered over later.

• Don't be shy about pushing a cob wall into a better shape. Ensure that it is leaning in slightly more with each round of cob.

• Build the cob up around the door arch as you go.
• When the walls are 250 to 300 mm high and the arch has been cobbed over, move to the next step.

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