Our friend’s soil, by comparison, has less clay in it, so we make cob at his place with 1-1/2 parts soil and 1 part sand. Even if you buy clay and sand, you’ll still want to make test batches ...

The cost for the day is £115 per person. This includes detailed instructions to take away in case you forget the details once you get home; a homemade cob oven cooked lunch; Devon cream tea; and ...

To test whether the mixture is "done," take a baseball-sized lump, form it into a ball and drop it from shoulder height. If the ball flattens to less than 2/3 of its original height, it's too wet.

Most of the rock used for the foundation, and the clay for the cob (clay and straw) walls and pizza oven were collected on-site. ... backed by 50+ years of trusted DIY guidance; ...

DIY pizza ovens are low-maintenance since it’s assembled using a bunch of loose bricks—you can build one virtually anywhere outdoors. When it comes time to clean up, Ballard simply lets the ...

Meantime, here’s a clay oven that’s built to pizza. Posted in classic hacks Tagged DIY oven, industrial oven, Lost wax casting, temperature controller, temperature sensor.