Construction complete

So a long weekend of fairly heavy work got the main structure built, it was tiring but fun. 

Having a retired ceramicist on hand definitely helped 🙂

Treading the clay / sand mix was quite therapeutic.

Marking out the hearth, the ratio of dome height to door height is apparently important for good airflow.

Tamping down the sand-form took a while.

After a few days' drying the sand scraped out pretty easily and nothing collapsed.

A slight crack keeps appearing above the door, I keep patching it, we'll see how it goes.

Made a peel from a frond off the palm tree and a bit of ply.