We’ve been building – kind of.

We started on a clay oven, just as it was getting cold outside.  Probably not optimal conditions, but so far, so good.

We’ve been repairing cracks the last two days as the temperature dips into the freezing range over night.  The wet clay has rebelled and in the morning, some nasty looking cracks.  None that have gone all the way through, but needing repair.

We built a small fire last night (until I went inside, then Dennis built a BIG fire) to burn out the barrel we used as our form.  We’ve started a small one tonight (last I checked) to help with drying.

No baking done yet, but I smell pizza and bread in our future.

Here’s some pictures of our progress so far.