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THE FORGOTTEN ART OF BUILDING AND USING A BRICK BAKE OVEN

by: Richard M. Bacon

Learn the basic points in building a brick bake oven today. Get the construction details for a brick oven & ash pit complex, including the tools, procedures, & types of materials. Learn how to heat & use such an oven, once built. This book is the authority on how old-time brick ovens were designed & used. Illus; 6×9 inches, 64 pgs.

0-911469-25-7
978-0-911469-25-7
Softcover
01-31-2010
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First published by Yankee Magazine in 1977, this book remains the authority on how old-time brick ovens were designed & used. The book explains the evolution of the brick oven from the 17th through the 19th centuries, out lines the basic points to consider in building such an oven today, & describes in detail construction of a brick oven, ash pit complex, including the tools required, procedures to be followed, types of brick & mortar, lintels & doors, plans, dimensions, & actual brickwork, graphically illustrated with photographs, diagrams & drawings. Also covered is how to heat & use such an oven, once built.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Richard M. Bacon
has written numerous articles for such publications as Yankee Magazine & the Sunday New York times. He also wrote The Yankee Book of Forgotten Arts, Simon & Schuster, 1978.

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ISBN: 0-911469-25-7
Publisher: Alan C. Hood Company
Publish Date: 01-31-2010

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