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I have clay, lots of it, but would like to build a brick shorty with a bench out of bricks in my kitchen Some day! Who wants to help? we can make it a summer work shop 2026 Sagle Idaho
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thomas rubino wrote:This morning I lit her off early and then left town.
This evening upon returning I gave her a new load.
When I returned home I found the outer bricks starting to change color.
It may take a week or two but a sure sign the drying process is well on the way.
thomas rubino wrote:Day seven;
Today we started using firebricks on the inner bell.
Gerry now has 22 layers of the outer skin almost completed.
Tomorrow, we will fit a 4" bypass pipe through both skins, it will be wrapped in superwool to seal where it passes through the inner and outer skins.
A four inch 90 will attach to the chimney pipe. It will utilize the same style of bypass that we installed on Shorty core.
Soon we will be welding up T-bars to support the firebrick roof, and the clay bricks above that.
Very soon now a new Dragon will be seen in Sanders county
thomas rubino wrote:Hi Mike;
Firebricks are larger than the clay bricks) 9" x 4.5" x 2.5" vs. 8" x 4" x 2 1/4", laying them flat would supply more mass, the overhang inside is not a problem.
After looking over my firebrick supply, we decided that there might not be enough on hand.
Rather than adding a trip to Missoula for more firebricks, I chose to have Gerry stand them on edge.
With #6000+ of bricks, the Studio Dragon is a big girl already.
She will surpass Shop Dragon and Shorty Core in heat retention.
thomas rubino wrote:Once this build is completed, I will have a place to display my new dragon art!
A gift of appreciation from Scott @ Iron Design L.L.C. in Iowa https://irondesigniowa.com/
I'm not sure if I will hang the red side or the black side.
Currently, I'm considering painting a square of bricks black and using the red side for display.