Cob Oven building workshop
Date(s) - April 19, 2017 - April 20, 2017
Time - All Day
This is a third-party event not organised by Permablitz. We've added it because we reckon it looks pretty good!
Join us for a fun weekend in the mud & learn how to build a cob pizza oven using techniques such as:
- Cob
- Insulation
- Hearth
- Foundations
ONLY 15 SPACES AVAILABLE!
Workshop rough schedule
Day 1 Saturday
9.30am Participants arrive in time for tea/coffee and then intro in circle.
10am Then there’ll be a brief about the wonders of cob, mud ovens and testing your soil for clay.
Next we’ll get stomping cob and build the insulation layer on top of the oven base with beer bottles,
sawdust* and cob.
After morning tea we’ll lay the oven hearth with fire bricks*.
Lunch 1-2pm
2pm We’ll discuss oven dimensions and build a sand castle mould.
Next we’ll stomp more cob and apply the first layer to the oven. We will also build the arch and fit the flu.
4pm Q & A
Day 2 Sunday
9.30am Start with tea/coffee and circle.
10am Talk about insulation and apply insulation.
Start stomping cob for the oven render.
1pm-2pm lunch
2pm Continue with oven rendering and sculpture.
4pm Q&A with a cuppa and finish.
Extra activities
-Learning about urban
community living
-Film night
For bookings or questions [email protected]