How to build a brick oven / Outdoor Kitchen Build - Part 5

[@ArtisanMade]

Free plans with measurements, materials, and additional information about my design on my website www.artisanmadethings.com/brick-oven

[@bayareaartist999]

Great descriptions on your page.

[@amoose8439]

Awesome!

[@alvin20052009]

@Artisan Made if i use ceramic fiber board should i build the dome on top of it?? i mean ceramic fiber board is strong enough to support that much weight? Thanks in advance!!

[@dmat4356]

How Long do you keep the half-cut fire brick in water?

[@robertboyer5498]

I guess the free plans are over? I know it's been a while...

[@antoniskalymnos]

i just finished building my oven and i cant even fathom having to video this process and to share it all. what you accomplished and the way you explained it all is incredible. respect!

[@guysmiley1757]

If I can add a friendly comment...The top of my oven was similar to this one, in that it wasn't so smooth. The air flow is really important in these things, so I climbed into the oven on my back and smeared refractory cement on an area of about a 2 foot (diameter) circle. let it dry for about an hour, then used damp cloth to really smooth it out. The top of my oven is like glass now. I ended up spending another 90 minutes or so really smoothing out the area where the air exits the dome moving towards the vent. It's perfectly smooth now, and (at least I think) it really makes a difference. (MASSIVE THANKS ON THE VIDEOS)

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you for sharing!

[@sashacim1]

Wow, I love your patience and the way you explain the details you’re an awesome teacher.You deserve five star.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you! I’m a high school history teacher. I wish my students felt the same way. Lol

[@lownbrother]

I’ve watched many of these builds, this is the best I’ve seen. Forty plus years in.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you for your incredible compliment! It means a lot, especially from someone who has more than 40 years on knowledge.

[@hoenircanute]

YEs, but also the most expensive one..

[@GarrettPetersen]

This is the best pizza oven construction video I've seen. Thanks!

[@ArtisanMade]

You just made my day! Thank you for the kind words. Good luck!

[@ТатьянаГолубева-о8ы]

Это лучшее видео, которое я когда либо видела! Мы супер мастер!!! Большое спасибо за подробное описание. Обязательно воспользуюсь Вашими советами и рекомендациями!!!

[@keithlester9152]

Best looking amateur built wood fired oven I've seen.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you!!!

[@versusminus77]

not sure if it is amateur. it looks amazing.

[@michaelboes5534]

Seriously... Probably the best dome build video I've watched. Impressed.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you!!!

[@lindaschouten7210]

That is a fantastic job. No need to apologise. It’s great that you explained and showed everything so others can learn.

[@johandewet335]

Thank you for the practical demonstration. Watched a couple of other pizza oven constructors. Yours by far the best and easiest to follow - without an OD of personalized stuff. Keep it simple and straight. Well done.

[@rafaelmoraes1600]

Great job! To finish the dome when the bricks become slippery my grandfather Donnangelo taught me using some kind Bowl (big one) and then put wet sand in there (into the oven) and shape the sand as a dome. Then, you can continue sticking your bricks without any effort and with a perfect inside and outside finish. Congrats! Really nice!! Also my grandfather said that using a mattress of chipped glass mixed with salt (NaCl) is perfect for floor insulation. Regards!

[@Wanderaleo]

Great advice

[@КонстантинСушков-ч6р]

Надо шагать в ногу со временем не в 19 веке живём битое стекло ещё найти надо да и в стеклорезной мастерской его отдадут только за деньги тогда лучше добавить и купить каменную вату (базальт)

[@dixhuit7078]

Tu mérites le respect des cuisiniers italiens, et aussi des constructeurs européens, Italiens....Bravo Monsieur, vous êtes le 1er Anglophone à comprendre tout....ah ah ah rire d'admiration, de fraternité....MERci, Thanks... in French, ah ah ah....Respect, Love....

[@PJRII]

Great looking oven, and many thanks for the clear and succinct direction and info. I very much liked the measuring tool on the castor for exactness and was impressed by your handling of the mortar. Makes for a finer finished product. Fantabulous!

[@ΓιώργοςΚωσταντάκης]

You are the honest builder I have ever seen! Nice work, really.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you friend! That is a great compliment!

[@zoltangester3356]

I really appreciate your effort to making this video, is the best one so far! Thanks

[@ArtisanMade]

Glad you liked it!

[@geralddietz4577]

You sir are an artist . I worked as a mason for many years , I am duly impressed .

[@ArtisanMade]

That is a great compliment. Thank you!

[@GBender1985]

I'm halfway through...your attention to detail on the arch is admirable.

[@libbyjensen1858]

This was SO fun to watch! Now I have to binge watch your other videos!! By the way, you are an excellent craftsman!!

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you for the kind comments! There are a lot of haters out there who get pleasure from writing negative comments.

[@macq1]

I am 10 years out from retirement. I am preparing for my hobbies now. Ty so much for the great detail

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank You! I'm 10 years out too!

[@megkrym8361]

Bravo !!! Vous êtes très fort !! Excellent travail 👍

[@aparks8244]

You have the best vids i have ever seen on wood fire pizza oven builds, thank god. Most others skip around and dont give important details. well done mate.

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[@mubaraksodha]

Fantastic build and good work - looking forward to more content.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank You!!! More on the way!!!

[@nicdoulg12]

40 dislike! what is that those guys realy dont like on this video?The tecnical procedure step by step is absolutly perfect.Thank you very mutch for all those technical details .

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you so much! There are a lot of angry haters in the world.

[@vinpat9]

Great Job!!! Give yourself lots of credit even with no Trigonometry. I mastered Trigonometry but still cannot come up oven close to yours. Awesome awesome job. Thanks for sharing.

[@ArtisanMade]

Haha!! Thank you!!

[@christyokafor5978]

This is the best dome pizza oven I have seen. Thank you very much

[@rabaham]

Excellent work. I wish I had the chance to watch your video before I built mine, but it came out nice.

[@StoonRay1]

My wife and I decided we needed an outdoor pizza oven. Im not a putz but Im not Im not a natural handyman either. I watched a few dozen videos on building a pizza oven before finding your channel and I was ready to swallow my male pride and concede to the idea of buying one out of the box. Then your channel appeared in my feed...NOW I AM PUMPED TO GET STARTED! extravaganza

[@ArtisanMade]

I’m not a mason. I tried to get some experience by doing some small masonry projects around the house first. Then I built the base. By that time you should be good enough with the trowel to build the dome. Good luck!!!

[@Balawi28]

Very nice job man! you deserve more views and subscribers

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you!!! Looks like the views and subs are starting to come in.

[@illizizon9569]

Thanks. This is by far the best documentation of building an wood fired oven.

[@FreshTexanEd]

Okay, I’m inspired. You are officially an inspiration.

[@husseinsalloub8536]

BRAVO C'ÉTAIT BIEN FAIT

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[@pro-nouncemedia899]

great videos, very descriptive and you're not ashamed of saying you made a mistake.

[@nedanother9382]

I was that guy in class! I gotta plan though....get my math teacher daughter to figure it out for me. she better do it.

[@nedanother9382]

@ thank you

@@nedanother9382 You're welcome.

@@nedanother9382 if I helped. great

[@ksmynk9142]

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[@johandewet335]

Oh yes, a final comment. Also checked out your link. Simple, easy and brilliant. I'm from South Africa, The only feet I know, is those I walk with and the only foot I understand, is a foot long boerewors (a traditional Afrikaner sausage, normally grilled on open fire or coals). Please consider those who only understand the metric system.

[@trucks809]

Great work! I just finished mine and here are a few things I found helpful: 1) Soak the bricks before you cut them. They cut easier, the diamond blade lasts a lot longer and the amount of dust is way less. 2) When I got to the last 4-5 rows at the top, the gaps got really big. I beveled my bricks on these so that the gaps were much smaller. The bevel angle will be larger as the circles get smaller. 3) I used a grout bag with mortar and laid on my back inside the oven to fill any gaps from the inside. 4) I built my arch according to the measurements below, but then I couldn't find a door to fit it. I spent a full day cutting and welding a door. It looks great, but you may want to buy a door first, then build your arch to fit it.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I had to learn this by trial and error. It is always better to learn for other people's trials and errors.

[@naikeyuwimana4726]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂buy a door first...

[@alihho]

I don't have place, i don't have money, i don't have time for this, but I keep watching these owen videos back to 10 days. Btw this one looks wonderful :)

[@ArtisanMade]

That was me 5 years ago. When i moved, the dream became a reality.

[@cedomirjaksic9518]

Bravo masterwork!!!

[@ericwiltz6584]

Well, just a first class job! As for figuring out the complex angle at the closure, Hold a brick on the underside and scribe from above and you'll have your angle. Yes, I have subscribed and yes I will get your plans! You were the first one I've seen strike their joints. You sound like a New Englander! Thank you, Eric Harper, Tx

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you! From Long Island NY.

[@doctorfloydhayworth9080]

Hello, I've built a pizza oven similar to yours but only 31 inch floor. May i ask how your oven is holding up? And its performance? I want to build a 45 inch floor and and i like your design. Any thoughts or recommendations?

[@angel2703504]

Finally someone that took their time to explain to the rest of us one step at a time! Thanks man.

[@ArtisanMade]

Funny you say that. I’m surprised surprised no one ever really explained this whole process. It took a long time to get all of this information. This has been a lost art for a while now I guess.

[@angel2703504]

@@ArtisanMade it truly is a lost art. I am an accountant so I can’t really get gradual experience with smaller projects. However I still want an oven like this to make pizza and sourdough bread.

[@jessemonarrez8023]

Amazing work and thank you for sharing, couple of questions where did you get the materials and how many bricks did you need for that pizza oven and what is the size, we would love to built one here in Las Vegas, thank you !

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you! I got the firebrick at my local mason supply yard. You can get vermiculite at the larger garden centers, but I think you can get it online too. I had trouble finding the high heat refractory mortar. Got it online. Link should be in the description. I used about 250 firebricks. The inside diameter is 40 inches. Inner arch is 18. Out arch is almost 20.

[@davehernandez4177]

You’ve given me the courage to take on this project. Thank you so much for this video

[@ArtisanMade]

I had no masonry skills when I started this project. If I can do it, you can do it! Good luck!!!

[@yourenotwrong3511]

Did you give it a go Dave?

[@MegaMdm123]

Amazing job. I had a question about the sliver of brick you were using in between each joint. Did you actually cut all of these with the grinder too and did you fill every gap??

[@jamesortolano3983]

Holy smokes, that was an amazing amount of work ! Looks beautiful, love the firring strips you custom made to hold up the brick . As the son of an Italian mason , gotta say the music nd the brick work was entertaining to watch nd listen too. Thank you so much, as im researching a pizza oven to construct, this looks great.

[@tiberiup.4399]

Extremely well documented, excelent job! Thank you for sharing this, of course, I have subscribed. QuestionȘ how many brick, what size is the dome (or the bricks, for that matter)? Thank you again for sharing this!

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you! Plans are on my website www.artisanmadethings.com/brick-oven

[@davidapp3730]

Great video. I used the tool that enabled you to cut the bricks into segments to reduce the mortar joints. As you went up in courses the segments had a compound angle cut so you avoid the inverted "V" joint between bricks. Both methods cook great pizza.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you! Do you know what the tool is called or can you share the link? I would like to incorporate this into the next oven.

[@stun9771]

Great video BUT, you need to know there are 360° in a circle, and by using the diameter of the circle you can work out (using math), the number of bricks (using their width) in each circle, so you can cut them to form a circle without those horrible joints, I.e. nil space at the front and wide gaps at the back……it’s so easy to do properly…it just needs a bit more patience, time and you’ll also have lots of ‘wedges’ to use if your so inclined…

[@Persiancouplelife]

Would you be able to help with the math for cutting the bricks for an elliptical oven with diameter of 50 inches and height (radius) of 20 inches.

[@samanthaogden4643]

​@@Persiancouplelife if you're diameter is 50 inches how'd you get 20 as your radius, when half of 50 is 25....

[@mapletoethumbs]

How does your pizza taste Michelangelo?

[@stun9771]

who would want to build an elliptical oven? I think your just making a lot of work for, yourself... using a elliptical shape simply requires a little more planning...doing a drawing and place it inside a 360 degree circle - how you create the height using the traditional method goes out of the window and is a matter for design at each level upwards into the elliptical shape...not impossible but a much more difficult build...you could of course simply cast it over a pre-formed elliptical shape....might be a lot easier... @@samanthaogden4643

[@myturkishlife1777]

​@@mapletoethumbs😂

[@BroBuilds]

DANG, so many good tips in this video, no matter what kind of pizza oven you're making. . . wish I'd seen it before I built mine (which is no where near as nice). Subbed for sure.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thanks dude! As long as it makes great pizza, it doesn’t matter what it looks like.

[@BroBuilds]

@@ArtisanMade ha, agreed.

[@kimtaeil7]

I'm preparing to build a brick oven in the garden. I believe your video will help me a lot. Thank you very much.

[@mz3993]

Agree! The best oven building video I saw

[@burldawg01]

I have never seen your videos before. You said in your video that you normally give more detail. I think you did great on detail. I have been looking at videos for a long time to build a pizza oven I have to say this is the best one . Good job you have a new subscriber . Thank you

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[@shooternumberthree8594]

Great instructional video! Even better that you are wearing a Lake George NY shirt!! The amazing place I was raised in. Thanks for the great video.

[@ArtisanMade]

I love Lake George! That was our family vacation spot when I was little and now i bring my kids and they love it too!

[@55년생초보올겐]

벽돌 오븐 을 만들기를 마쳤는데 정말 훌륭한 영상입니다 새해복 많이 받으세요~^^

[@danielestrada8835]

Nice. I learned some new ideas. Especially what kind of mortar to use for brick oven. Thank you

[@juanrosa3694]

Hi I just wanna thank you for your excellent explanation on to build a pizza oven, I just finish the dome and on the third day of curing hoping everything goes well

[@ArtisanMade]

Congratulations!

[@guillermovazquez3982]

Nice job buddie. I definitively take it as example for my future my project. Thanks to share!

[@wethepeople6906]

Not only is it visually nicer and structured stronger but also it prevents water from coming through

[@juannegron9672]

This is one of the best tutorials plus another one posted by a japanese which is a different version but as good as this one. ThankArtisan for your excellent proposition a master work.😂

[@myfamily7001]

He makes it look so easy, if I were to do this I know it wouldn't look like this!!

[@ArtisanMade]

It was the most challenging thing I have ever done in my life, besides raising kids. Lol

[@alantrinanes3644]

Thanks for this video. I will be sharing this to THE WOOD FIRED OVEN PHILIPPINES Community.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you!!!

[@robertoesposito9081]

Ciao fratello americano io sono Roberto Bob per gli amici :-) e ti scrivo dal profondo sud dell'Italia (Lecce Apulia Salento). Sei molto bravo e ho scoperto per caso la parte 5 della costruzione del forno a legna per pane e per pizza. Mi è piaciuto molto come lo hai fatto e mi vedrò tutte il tuo canale che ripeto trovo molto interessante. Grazie per aver messo la musica italiana e addirittura il nostro inno nazionale...troppo simpatico. In bocca al lupo fratello ti stimo 😘😘😘

[@ArtisanMade]

Grazie paisano! Per la fine, solo questa musica potrebbe andare bene, anche se solo noi capiamo.

[@pincher111]

I’m at awe, that oven is spectacular

[@wild642]

Questo oven è meglio di quelli italiani ! Bravo 👏🏼

[@sabino8378]

Hi You've done an excellent job showing this hard task. It isn't easy even for professionals.

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[@stefanogalletti9582]

Complimenti sei molto bravo un vero artigiano

[@giansala7409]

Hallo friend , from Italy : very good job , congratulations ! Bravo !!!

[@jbh.6257]

Awesome job!! The dome jig is genius

[@ArtisanMade]

Can’t take credit for that one. I think it dates back to the Roman Empire.

[@jimdolde]

It was Brunoleski in Florence, Italy

[@jany5238]

the best tutorial i ever seen. thank u !

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you!!!

[@charruauno386]

Sir first thank you for sharing, your job it is commendable, I just wish if you could build one in our yard. Awesome work, both explaining, and building it and on top filming!!!!, WOW, thank you.

[@martynkendrick9813]

wonderfully precise work and clear demo.

[@stephanmeguerdichian2549]

I have been watching some videos of brick ovens before I built one. My question is some of the builders recommend starting the dome wall outside the oven floor and you started laying yours on the floor. They say for heat expansion. Does it make a difference. I tell you, you had the cleanest work out of the ones I watched and will definitely use your method.

[@---fc3sl]

Superbe travail ! Propre, méticuleux, j'ai beaucoup appris......

[@harvindersingh5620]

Very Good design and good craftsman. Harvinder Toronto Canada

[@migueldeleon411]

I seen a lot of guys making pizza oven and this is the first one I like well build I'm going to make mine in Guatemala just like that one

[@Ozay06]

The best craftsmanship I've ever seen 👏👏👏👍

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[@truthmediarebel5816]

For the dome I used a 1 ton car jack and lifted it up with a circle of half inch ply wood to the point where my bricks were needing support from sliding. I then used wet sand with a little cement and made the dome from the top. I then had no problem laying my bricks. Next day lower the jack, remove the sand and the ply wood cut in half to remove it as it was bigger than the door. Worked well.

[@ArtisanMade]

Very nice! If you have any pics, can you share them with me so I can share them in my Instagram? These different approaches can be very helpful for people who want to build their first oven. [e-mail] If you would rather not share, I completely respect your privacy. Thank you for commenting.

[@truthmediarebel5816]

@@ArtisanMade Unfortunately I did not take pictures. I watched many videos of making pizza ovens KZbin with many creative ideas of making the dome. As you know the best oven is with fire bricks and a special clay fire clay which does not go hard until you fire up the oven. I went to the manufacturers as I thought there was a problem with the clay not going hard like building sand and cement. I was a jobbing builder before I retired so keying the bricks is important for strength and the last brick is the key stone to hold the other bricks in place. People should look at old Roman bridges and they will see the key stone. Clay and very heavy bricks not secure until I put in the key brick I had to sleep on it. That is how I came up with the idea of a car jack and a piece of ply wood. Jacked it up and and made the dome from wet sand and a little cement 10 in 1 from the top. I then laid the bricks on the wet sand and finished with the key stone. Next day I plastered the dome on the outside with 3/1 sand and cement thin coat. Next day insulation rock wool 2 inch held with chicken wire. and then 2 inch sand and cement. Removed the temp dome which came out without a problem. Three years ago and and I can get the temp temp to 1000 degrees inside and still put my hand on the outside. The only change if I made another would be to put the flue at the back of the oven as I don't like inhaling smoke when you fire up and more thought needs to go into the flue construction stopping rain, wind and the ability to throttle down the chimney to balance heat loss.

[@ΠαναγιωτηςΒασιλικοπουλος-β1γ]

You are very artistic, my friend, very nice constructions... Hello from Greece.👍

[@galimardani8022]

Best frigging vedio filled with detail and tips

[@gregorygennaro5957]

I had pizza in this oven with the man himself. One of a kind.

[@ArtisanMade]

LOL!!! Thank You bro!!! Next time we will roast lamb!

[@lauraanderson7210]

Brilliant videos and explanations!

[@ranchodigital172]

Thank you for all your help and detail instructions. I started to build my own pizza oven based on your Videos and it’s coming along very nice.

[@ArtisanMade]

That’s awesome! Email me a pic when finished.

[@mimidenice]

Super vraiment extraordinaire et très propre 👏👏👏👏

[@tocu9808]

6:06 "make sure ..." little things like this make up the craftmanship.

[@billhanson2353]

Excellent presentation and skill! Thank you.

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[@357norman]

You did a good job it looks professional keep up the good work you doing great

[@destiny3423]

Fantastico forno a legna..... The Italian Inno Nazionale at the end of the video completed the job perfectly.. You are hired to build me one. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@ArtisanMade]

Finalmente!!! c’è qualcuno che a riconosciuto quella musica!!! Thank you!!!

[@destiny3423]

@@ArtisanMade Difficile ignorarla, mi emoziona molto quando la sento. Pero', tutto sommato, il tuo lavoro sarebbe stato un capo d'arte anche senza quel pezzo di musica. I still think you could build me or anyone else that wants to have one one...! Everything was brilliantly done!!!

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you so much for the kind words!

[@cicciomessina7557]

I like it how you played the Italian anthem when you where about to closing the dome lol 👏

[@ArtisanMade]

That was a little surprise for Italians like us!

[@Levikrw]

I think if you would have left those brick shims exposed and pointed would have been the coolest character thing but that’s my opinion. You did awesome! Got me excited to try

[@ArtisanMade]

It would look very nice but it would end up getting covered with the insulation later on.

[@hatmm6242]

Nice looking pizza oven!!

[@JoseSantiago-lg8pr]

👏 😯 is the 🍕 oven wow good job 👍 outdoor

[@rajakaliyaperumal3316]

Wow excellent brother from India I am realy apriciate good job

[@bearb888]

I started (late this fall) to build my oven based on your plans and concepts. Got the base done and floor in place. Will finish the rest in the spring as we are starting to get some freezing temps. Very informative videos and plans. Thank you! Will post some pics when the finished. I do plan to make a small change based on your replies in a later video. Once I get a couple rows up - I will adjust the indispensable tool to an 18 inch radius from the 20 inch - that should give it a more oval finish and one not so high.

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you and please do share some pictures.

[@stuartsimpson9042]

Hi great workmanship. I’m going to try build the same size oven. How many bricks and bags of different materials were used on this project? Also is there an alternative to fire clay? Can’t seem to find it anywhere? Ta

[@andreaviligiardi9185]

Congratulations from Florence (Italy)! Very welldone and your video is extremely clear. May I ask you to post further info when you closed the owen top? Thanks!

[@ArtisanMade]

Grazie Andrea. What information would you like?

[@MaxPowers]

That is a nice build. Well done.

[@raphaelmartini2254]

Sehr schön geworden 😃👍 Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪

[@tomhostetter8516]

Can't wait to see the 1st pie come out of this oven.... Really nice work Alasandro!

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you Tom! I’ve been wanting to build this oven for about ten years That’s a long time to wait for a pizza!

[@rallymax2]

Your mortar work got really nice!

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you! I’ve had a lot of practice the last few years.

[@antonywebster]

This is a fantastic tutorial, so many handy tips!

[@ArtisanMade]

Thank you brother!!!

[@peterjohnson18226]

Well done. Well presented easy to understand.