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Using a block of high fire clay to make my stove riser?

 
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I swear I tried to search, but I am new here.  So may have missed it with my inadequate searching skills.

I have a giant block of "high fire" clay sitting around from when my wife was trying to get into ceramics.  Still "soft" if you know what I mean.  Any reason I can't "thin" it down with a lot of water and then mix with something insulating in order to create my rocket stove?  Is there any reason this would not work the same way as if I started with powder or other commercial fire brick or fire clay products?  I assume if the temps got high enough it would simply fire itself and be great?
 
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these threads mention using fire clay.

https://permies.com/t/121070

https://permies.com/t/93608

https://permies.com/t/108843

https://permies.com/t/84859

https://permies.com/t/93779

should get you started
 
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