Volunteer Community Oven Building with Pat the mason - Saturday

Hey, Brick Oven Bakers!

Please volunteer to help build the core of the new Old Stone House community oven, fireplace, and hearth from start to finish, and learn the secrets of brick oven construction from professional oven mason Pat Manley.

This Meetup is now FREE. Space is limited because only 8 people can work on the oven efficiently at once. So if you RSVP "yes" and then can't make it, please change your RSVP to "no" so someone else can get a spot.

No prior masonry experience needed.

We're building the core of the oven from Wednesday, April 27, through Monday, May 2.

Please volunteer for as many (or as few) days as you can make it, on any combination of days. The more you help, the more you'll learn!

Every day you'll get to:

• Participate in building the core of the oven and hearth
• Learn about materials, masonry techniques, and oven engineering
• Ask lots of questions and take photos of the process
• Learn from Pat's over twenty years of oven-building experience
• Hang out with Pat over beer in the evenings

Different stages of the process will occur on different days, including: groundwork, the base slab, framing the door and arch, laying the door and arch, oven insulation, and facing. We'll also be laying the fireplace and hearth. You'll get to work on different parts of the process depending on which days you attend.

You should plan to wear closed-toe shoes -- wear boots if possible -- and bring work gloves and a bottle of water. We'll provide snacks! This is an all-day event, so you should plan to bring lunch, or you can get lunch from one of the great local shops and restaurants around the park.

About the Mason

Pat has over twenty years of experience (http://downeast.com/slow-burn/) building brick ovens for restaurants, bakeries (http://sunnyfield.us/stash/bakery.htm), vineyards (http://www.fitzpatrickwinery.com/oven.html), and backyards all over the country, and has taught dozens of oven-building workshops to beginners (http://www.hurricaneisland.net/island-updates/2014/6/29/masonry-oven-building-workshop) and professionals (http://mha-net.org/docs/v8n2/wildac11f.htm). And every year Pat leads Masons on a Mission (https://www.facebook.com/MasonsOnAMission) to build masonry stoves in Guatemala.

Whether you want to build your own backyard oven, or work in a bakery, or just want to learn a new skill, this is a great learning opportunity!

If you have questions about the project, write to Jace at BrickOvenBrooklyn@gmail.com .

See you soon!

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