tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post8634695442698784674..comments2023-10-28T03:14:44.519-07:00Comments on Calhouns Can(n)ons: Hope Merkel Builds A Mud OvenNewsstandGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04099049885765768069noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-30574312479571764872011-03-15T19:16:25.643-07:002011-03-15T19:16:25.643-07:00Thanks for the report Ann, this is a really intere...Thanks for the report Ann, this is a really interesting project. Because it can't be sealed, I am glad that it can be protected. I visited a mission this summer with a lot of melted adobe walls.Sewertoons AKA Lynette Tornatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501351678541088868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-45064359371141502262011-03-15T05:32:53.417-07:002011-03-15T05:32:53.417-07:00Ooooo Noooo, I have to work Saturday, hope you don...Ooooo Noooo, I have to work Saturday, hope you don't get finished too quick since I was planning on coming on Sunday to do some follow up photos. Then, of course the next week for the pizza-in! <br /><br />So far as I know, wood burning fireplace bans have not yet gone in effect. I think they may be on all new houses constructed since there's no question, they are a fine-particulate-matter air polluter. What's so interesting about the mud oven is how thrifty it is: one relatively small fire and you can get DAYS of cooking/baking done.<br /><br />Toonces, fascinating thing I learned about mud ovens is that they can't be "sealed" since they have to "breathe" hence the pourous nature of the clay/dirt unsealed allows them to do that. I love that image, this magical clay/dirt convection oven breathing . . . And like all living things, it requires some loving care, including a nice waterproof nightcap when it's asleep. <br /><br />And yes, there is something very special about this project and what it says about this community and the nursery and Hope who made the dream possible and the kind of amazing people from ncredibleedibles. <br /><br />Stay tuned. I can't wait to see that oven transformed into a bear. Woa!Churadogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701649330085709021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-80088167443039335932011-03-14T20:23:54.377-07:002011-03-14T20:23:54.377-07:00hello anne,
Love the story awesome pictures.
Im th...hello anne,<br />Love the story awesome pictures.<br />Im thrilled with the love of community on this project. The oven itself is the only thing that will need to be protected and yes it will have a special cover. we will be meeting at 10am both saturday and sunday to finish the project.<br />lov'n from the oven :}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-72813156103349378022011-03-14T11:09:12.615-07:002011-03-14T11:09:12.615-07:00Will it be sheltered from rain?Will it be sheltered from rain?Sewertoons AKA Lynette Tornatzkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501351678541088868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-20642478558404050592011-03-14T09:46:34.324-07:002011-03-14T09:46:34.324-07:00Great story, great pictures. Now the county will c...Great story, great pictures. Now the county will come around at the first complaint to give a $100 ticket for polluting the air with wood smoke on a non-burn day.<br /><br />If you can't put a wood burning fireplace in a new house, you can't use a new wood burning oven.<br /><br />But I really don't know. However, the county must have some sort of fee or permit process for this, it seems to have one for everything else.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13758431.post-54232219708103693042011-03-14T08:28:27.308-07:002011-03-14T08:28:27.308-07:00how much do i love this oven? very, very, very, ve...how much do i love this oven? very, very, very, very, VERY much!!!!<br /><br />oh, how i miss california.momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02327961564743109952noreply@blogger.com