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Roman Furnace Project 2005: Construction Phase

Introduction ('Home')   Construction Phase   General Photographs   Daub-making Photographs

Pot Furnace Photographs   Tank Furnace Photographs   Annealing Oven Photographs

1. Levelling the ground. 2. Archaeology! - The cut for the furnace firing chamber.
3. The foundation layer (clay-daub bricks). 4. The foundation layer (clay-daub bricks).
5. Infilling with tegulae. 6. Adding a small oven (for baked potatoes!).
7. Building the wall and infilling with imbrices. 8. Starting the daub floor.
9. The finished daub floor. 10. The finished daub floor.
11. The first side wall. 12. The heating duct.
13. The partly enclosed heating duct. 14. The slot for the damper.
15. The second side wall. 16. Fitting the roof.
18. The finished oven (with damper in place). 17. The finished oven.
19. The finished oven. 20. After three weeks firing - compare with above photograph to see shrinkage and distortion.

"If you build it, they will come."

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