Finally building my wood fired mud oven

Pics as you build.

Look forward to the updates. I've seen you post a few times about backyard ovens and your hesitancy to build one. Good luck.

Disclaimer: at least I think it's you I'm thinking of. You've taken a class on it, haven't you?

I am bookmarking this thread...looking forward to seeing how it progresses, as I've always wanted to do something like this but haven't been brave enough to attempt.

I laid the blocks on a 4" bed of rock. Good eye on the stacked bond--I tied in the center bisecting wall on the first course, and then it got away from me on the 2/3. Corner blocks are filled with packed clay and have rebar driven 18" into the ground, extending to top layer., all the blocks are glued w masonry adhesive. If it sinks a bit, cest la vie. I didn't want it to be too permanent. If this one turns out badly, I can easily revise. And most of these things are ridiculously overbuilt, IMHO. I ain't gonna add 1,000 lbs of decorative brick or stone to the outside, ya heard.

If anyone out there has a source for Philips Corning foamglas panel, I'd love to hear about it. I could use a 28" X 36" piece, 4" thick. I can't seem to find a retail source. Surely some industrial insulation supplier handles this stuff? It is a higher r value inert glass insulation than ceramic fiberboard.