the use of sand to finish the top of the dome was a genius move.

@SamDaviesBuilder

3 ай бұрын

Yea it worked well!

How did you build this in 8 minutes, unbelievable work

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

It’s a technique I’ve mastered over time 🤣

@dragonraopen2604

Жыл бұрын

My God 😂

@MoonlightRambler

11 ай бұрын

he must have been very hungry. and was in a great hurry to make a pizza :)

@SamDaviesBuilder

11 ай бұрын

@@MoonlightRambler 🤣🤣 yes!!

@sdvidal2121

6 ай бұрын

Lots and lots of coffee!!!

I’ve watched dozens of DIY videos and by far this is the best-looking design. The way the chimney flue wraps back over the dome and topped with an old-world pot spark arrester is just art. The chamfered arch entry is (pizza) chef’s kiss. Well done man.

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

😃😃😃 thankyou and thanks for watching both versions too

Beautiful craftsmanship probably the best pizza oven on KZread

@SamDaviesBuilder

8 ай бұрын

😃 thankyou for your kind words!

@andrejoubert3033

6 ай бұрын

I agree

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

@@andrejoubert3033 thankyou 😃😃😃

That chimney though.... fit for a castle! Labor of love.

@SamDaviesBuilder

13 күн бұрын

Thanks, I did enjoy the chimney!

Now I’m hungry. Great oven!

@SamDaviesBuilder

16 күн бұрын

Thankyou! 😀👍🙏

Awesome build! Funny when the song says "I'll always miss you baby" and you miss the bucket a little 😂 @1:50

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Well spotted 🤣

Love the chimney!

@SamDaviesBuilder

22 күн бұрын

Thankyou, I did enjoy the chimney part of it!

One of the top 2-3 ovens I’ve ever seen. Well done!

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou, appreciate your kind words

awesome build! cant wait to build one of these for events with family and friends

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes they are a great entertainment piece for a garden get together.

best brickwork on a pizza oven i have ever seen

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Thanks, I’m sure there’s better out there somewhere though!

beautiful work! You make it look easy.

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris. It definitely wasn’t easy but I’m glad I made it look easy!

Love the craftsmanship.

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks 😃😃

Loved the detail on this!!!

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Glad you liked it!! 😃

Just when I thought, "Okay, he's finished," another layer is added until a masterpiece is sitting in front of me. The skill and patience it obviously took is just impressive.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much, yes it was a lovely project and I’m glad the customer took their time to source nice reclaimed materials!

@VinnyGjokaj

6 ай бұрын

I’ve built 3 of these ovens over the years and there is a million steps, it’s over whelming, when people ask is it DIY friendly? I say no, from knowing where to source materials to the actual time it takes. Just for the oven it takes about 40/50 hours to make, let alone the stand, and everything else associated with it.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

@@VinnyGjokaj I agree with you there, it is very time consuming. But I’ve seen some quite good DIY ovens built (and some bad ones). It’s a very satisfying thing to do though

@patrickmiller4479

6 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder I watched a video just today on one that is arched but not dome shaped. It seems more doable for a novice like me, but I still love the shape and design of this one.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

@@patrickmiller4479 yea the arched shaped ones are easier to build but I don’t think they distribute the heat as well as domed shaped

That orbital stick jig thingy is brilliant.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Yea it’s a handy tool

Semplicemente un'opera d'arte Sei stato grandissimo bravo

@SamDaviesBuilder

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much ☺️

Awesome work.

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😃👍

A lot of craftsmanship here!!!

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😃🙏😄

Nicest design I’ve seen yet. Great job!

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Glad you like it, I appreciate the comment 😃

Amazing! Congratulations!

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much

Great job!! Looks like a pizza igloo 😂 Love the smooth rendering

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin! Yes I’ve always thought if it snows I could build an igloo easily 🤣🤣🤣

Beautiful work

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

You sir are an artist!

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😀😀🙏

Amazing. Thanks for sharing

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou

Work of art

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Peter! 😃😃😃

Wow, that’s a lot of work. Nice job

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Was a lot of work but very satisfying!

Fantastic. Great Job

@SamDaviesBuilder

11 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😃😃😃

The floor bricks laid at 45 angle so the pizza peel doesn't catch. The brick lip inside the tunnel to set the door against.. Very well thought out.

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😀

Wow. That thing is nuclear proof. Never knew so much work went into making one of these!

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Yea there’s a lot of work. They can be made a bit more basic though!

magnifique travail, c'est de l'art 👌👍

@SamDaviesBuilder

16 күн бұрын

Merci beaucoup 😃

Great job 👍😊

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Thanks 😁

Que bonito te quedó....amigo gracias por compartir 👍

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou and thanks for taking the time to watch

Beautiful 🤩

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

Nice Job, now you must learn to make pizza

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Challenge accepted 😃

Simplesmente sensacional!

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

😃😃

Nice oven. Pizza and dough making skills however Less said the better.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Very true! 🤣

Awesome...but an insane amount of work. This is art over function. Bravo

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes a lot of hours went into this!

Oven looks awesome. Now you just need pizza making class to take it to the next level

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! 🙏 Yes I definitely need some pizza making lessons…

nice one sam.

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks David

Skillful guy. Great video. Shame about the weather.

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou! Yes we did this in winter and it wasn’t fun…

I think i finally found my approach. Thank you.

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

Thanks, glad the video could help!

Fantastic work. I really love this. Can you please provide some details on the sizes, how many bricks... Thanks a mil!

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 ай бұрын

Thankyou! Sorry I don’t have sizes or how many bricks as the customer provided all this. Please subscribe to my channel though as I am building one for myself and I will keep a record of all the sizes etc when I do it

Harika, usta ellerine sağlık çok beğendim.

@SamDaviesBuilder

Ай бұрын

😃👍😄

Of the made-by-a-mason pizza ovens, this is definitely the best on utube. @Sam, any chance of a listing of the key materials and the mortar mixes ?

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

Hi, thank you! I used the following materials....(some I have't got quantities on as customer supplied materials): Firebricks Ceramic blanket Ceramic fire board for underneath the base bricks Mortar mix: Silica sand, fondu cement and fireclay mixed together. I think it was 3 sand, 1 fireclay and 1 cement Mesh wire to go on top of ceramic blanket Perlite mixed with cement as first coat on top of ceramic blanket Another coat of perlite with cement but this time with a bit of sand too to give a finer finish Any other questions please ask away!

@grassabrutta

7 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder god bless !

Amazing build I want to build one but have no space in the corner anywhere so I build one on wheels with barrel also insulated. I use venturi burner (DIY)

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thanks. I like the idea of one on wheels so it’s moveable!

@SainiBadwalUSA

6 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder yes it is . I upload a video of it on my channnel. small channel not many views.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

@@SainiBadwalUSA thanks I will take a look at it

Very nice

Amazing build though. Seriously

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou 😃

You’re the best.

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 күн бұрын

Thanks 😃😃🙏🎉

@katrachofeliz1976

9 күн бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder you’re most welcome

You should cook some argentinians empanadas in there. Excellent work

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

That would be an experience!

Super!

@SamDaviesBuilder

Ай бұрын

Thanks! 🤩

Nice build. With that dome height, you have any issues with getting enough heat from above? I see a lot of Italian ovens that have a squashed shape inside so the top is much lower. Trying to learn what kind of difference that makes.

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

I think when I do one again I will do a squashed shape like you say on top as from what I have now seen that seems to be the better way to maximise the heat in the oven.

Excellent jig! Is it rotating on a caster with the wheel removed?

@SamDaviesBuilder

3 ай бұрын

Yes, spot on!

Very good. I am living in Thailand and want to build a Pizzaoven like you did. Did you use tileglue build up the stones?

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 ай бұрын

Hi, I use silica sand and fondu cement to make a mix to glue the bricks together

Great job .my advice to anyone building an oven is to make your chimney flow as big as possible so the smoke escapes from it rather than from the front

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tips! We did actually open up the chimney a bit more in the arch with the grinder as we found the smoke came out of the front a bit as you said

Boa tarde , muito bom parabéns .

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😃👍✌️

absolutely beautiful!! wht's the diemeter of the oven on the inside??

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 күн бұрын

Thanks. I can’t remember, customer set it all out! I’m building one for myself in the summer so please subscribe for when I do build it

Love it, absolutely love it. But I have to ask, how many hours did it actually take?.... Martin

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thankyou! Sorry I don’t know exactly, but the next one I do I will keep a track of all the hours….

impressive.

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 ай бұрын

Thankyou 😃😃

Amazing! That's beautiful!

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thank you, really appreciate the comment 😁

green olives on a pizza is what i just watched.

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

😃😃🤤

Fun fact:If you speed up the video by 3600 you will build it in only 8 seconds.

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 ай бұрын

I will give that a go 🤣

@prodigyneverdie

8 ай бұрын

😂😂😂

Top demais amigo

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

🙏🙏🙏

Impressive! It took you only 8 minutes! The oven looks fantastic, but you have to work on your pizza skills man hehe

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

I totally agree with you with the pizza skills, I guess I can only improve 🤣🤣

The man loves his oven and pizza more than his wife

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

😬😬😬🤣

What a great build!!! Can I ask the amount of bricks you had to use to build the oven - with the "entrance". I mean "firesafe" bricks? Thanks again for shearing this video!!!

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

Thanks! Sorry, I don't know the exact amount as the customer supplied the bricks. In the future I will build my own oven and do a video with all the material amounts on it!

@VinnyGjokaj

6 ай бұрын

I built a 40” /oven , it took me 200 bricks, 150 of them which were cut in half for the dome. It takes a lot of bricks

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

@@VinnyGjokaj thanks for the info there 😃

Could you tell me what tool it is that you’re using for the brick laying, the arm/compass looking thing…?

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

The tool I use is a trolley wheel that can rotate, you take the wheel off and then just bolt a piece of wood onto it. You can then mount the the trolley wheel in the centre of your oven floor. Something like this wheel: www.screwfix.com/p/select-heavy-duty-swivel-castor-40mm/6748P?kpid=6748P&ds_rl=1244072&gclid=Cj0KCQjw9deiBhC1ARIsAHLjR2AhqSPeAMhF_Fl1EdvmfjgnEQQKIoX8S1cCyov0Ovhex8K57PFRrW8aAgB-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Also you’d have a bracket on the end of the piece of wood so the brick can sit against it

@MrSommerrae

Жыл бұрын

Oh ok! I get it! Thank you so much!

What was the overall material cost to build the oven? What machines i would need to include to build it without much pain

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

Not sure on total cost sorry as it was for a customer. You’d need an angle grinder and possibly a cement mixer but you could do it without one just be a lot of hard work!

Hi! There is a styrofoam under the brick layer? Its not moving or melting under the fire?

@Pedro-rn8vs

2 ай бұрын

Polystyrene melting at 210-250 C degrees. Maybe before it had some pollution of chemicals. Didn't the pizza taste weird? I'm not being mean, just wondering.

@SamDaviesBuilder

2 ай бұрын

Hi, no that’s a ceramic insulation board. It’s got a very high temperature resistance!

Приветствую,Сэм!Великолепная работа! Я тоже планирую выложить помпейскую печку у себя в саду,кое что из вашего видео мне пригодится для будущего строительства!Подписка на канал и 👍лайк!🔔 Благодарю!Удачи в работе!🙋🇷🇺

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 ай бұрын

Thankyou so much for your kind words and let me know how your project goes!

Uhhh..........wow...dude's got skills ...

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Thankyou, appreciate the compliment 😃

Do you feel like the counter depth is good for a 40 inch oven?

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

Yea it worked well, we have plenty of room to the side too so was ideal. We didn’t want too much more depth in front of the oven as it’s hard to get close if you need to then

You did amazing on the oven construction....now please,please take a class on how to make a pizza for God's sake!

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣 I know…the pizza making will improve for the next oven video 😃

Nice oven, the pizza itself probably needs some work. But you'll get there in time.

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, yes the pizza can only improve 🤣

@Squicken

10 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilderuse Vito lacopelli’s double fermentation poolish dough recipe. You won’t regret it 👌

@SamDaviesBuilder

10 ай бұрын

@@Squicken thanks Joel :)

What's the tool in de middle of the oven called to rotate the arm to lay the bricks?

@SamDaviesBuilder

3 ай бұрын

It’s called an ‘indispensable tool’. It’s a castor wheel with a bit of wood attached to it and a bracket on the end of it. Very cheap to make! All the stuff is available in any good diy shop

@arthurvanobost7381

2 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder Thank you very much! I found a nice tutorial of this tool on KZread.

@SamDaviesBuilder

2 ай бұрын

glad to hear and wish you all the best with your project. I will do my own tutorial on the arm on the next pizza oven!@@arthurvanobost7381

Você usou apenas tijolos refratário para fazer o forno?

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Yes then insulation outside them

Wow some job

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thankyou 😃😃😃

how many firebricks did you use and what are the diameters of the base???

@SamDaviesBuilder

17 күн бұрын

Sorry I haven’t got quantities or measurements for this one but I’m doing another one this summer. I will film it and have a full breakdown of the important bits!

Realy nice work! Beautiful! But i think, if you hadn´t used this styrofoam under the firebricks they would lay more stable and wouldn´t sink down like they did...

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

Thankyou. It wasn’t styrofoam it was a type of heat proof insulation, it was rigid so was fine to work with.

@fabianschultheis8602

7 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder oh, my bad! I thought it was, because some stones in the last scenes where a little bit up and down... although you did a fantastic job! Thumbs up!

@SamDaviesBuilder

7 ай бұрын

@@fabianschultheis8602 no worries, it’s always good to ask questions!

عمل رائع جدا

@SamDaviesBuilder

Ай бұрын

Thanks 👍😃

What was your refractory mortar recipe?

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

It was 3 silica sand, 1 fireclay and 1 fondu cement

Id like to know how many fire bricks you needed to build this size oven, possible with all the other materials needed plz

@SamDaviesBuilder

10 ай бұрын

Not sure how many fire bricks. I will be doing one in the future with a list of all materials. On this one I used silica sand and fondu cement to fix the bricks together, ceramic blanket as insulation, perlite mixed with cement as the layer on top of the insulation and then sand and cement render as the final smooth coat. Hope this helps!

Wonderfull. What are the dimentions of the oven..the dome measurements

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 ай бұрын

It was about 1metre in diameter the dome. I’m going to do another oven soon and have all the exact measurements for it

@l7a9111

9 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder that's great. Awaiting 😊

Sic that 😊

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Thanks 😃👍🏼

I love the look of that grey brickwork. Is this oven yours or a customer's? By the way, I'm quickly learning that dough-making is not straightforward. It's a fine science to get it right.

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Mike. This is a customers oven. I’ve just done the base for mine so not long until I get building! Yeah getting the dough right was tough. We also struggle to get good sized pizzas, I thought building the oven was the hard part and making the pizzas was the easy part🤣🤣

Did you put vermiculite/cement mix over the ceramic insulation?

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Hi, yes I did a vermiculite/cement mix. When I got to the other layers I used perlite and cement. The perlite was easier to use as it’s finer!

@mike11807822

11 ай бұрын

If you don't mind telling us how much vermiculite into the cement and how much perlite into the cement ratio did you mix

@SamDaviesBuilder

11 ай бұрын

@@mike11807822 hi, I did 6:1 ratio on both.

How much does it cost?? I live in Colorado

@SamDaviesBuilder

4 ай бұрын

Difficult to say as it was for a customer. My next oven will be for myself so I’ll do a full cost breakdown

Did you use an oven kit, that had all the bricks cut already?

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

No I didn’t but I’ve seen another video with one and it’s a good idea. The arch bricks were bought pre cut though

@scottlussier6232

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! I’m going to start building one. I have been looking at different resources. Did you any plans?

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

@@scottlussier6232 there’s these plans: www.fornobravo.com/pompeii-oven/pompeii-oven-plans/ I used them on one of my first ovens a few years ago but still used KZread videos to look at other people’s ovens for ideas

@scottlussier6232

5 ай бұрын

Thanks! You have been helpful and I truly appreciate it.

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

@@scottlussier6232 no problem at all and good luck with your project. If you have any more questions as you progress, and please don’t hesitate to ask and share with me the finished article

Ayo ngumpul disini ! from Indonesia

@SamDaviesBuilder

Ай бұрын

😃😃😃

translated: I want to build the same. How big is your stove? How many bricks are needed?

@SamDaviesBuilder

11 ай бұрын

Hi, so the diameter is 1040mm (that is inside of the oven). Not sure how many bricks as customer ordered them but once I build an oven for myself I will do a video with all costs and quantities on.

Can i have a plan for this and materials please

@SamDaviesBuilder

3 ай бұрын

Hi, if you Google ‘Forno Bravo pizza oven’ you will be able to find a plan. On the next oven, I do I plan to make a materials list in the video

@sugarfreakmemily3631

3 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder I will be waiting for next one thank you for replying

How many bricks did you use?

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Honestly not sure. Customer supplied materials but I’ll be making another one soon and I’ll make a note of everything

How much day it take

@SamDaviesBuilder

2 ай бұрын

Not sure, I will keep note of the next oven I do for how long it takes.

Gorgeous pizza oven. I'm jealous. Good job! Now you need to master your dough/pizza prepping. That one isn't on par with your oven. Good luck.

@SamDaviesBuilder

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Yes, the pizza is something I can definitely improve on 🤣

Fear not the man who build 8 Pizza ovens in one minute, but the man who built 1 Pizza oven in 8 minutes - Sam Lee 😐

@SamDaviesBuilder

9 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

Лучшее , что я нашел

@SamDaviesBuilder

5 ай бұрын

🙏😃🎄 thankyou

Why is the chimeny kept at top of the opening ? Should it not be placed on the opposite side of the opening?

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

Just the way it was designed and looking at the way other ovens had it, which way would you say it would work better?

@DustyAnimations

6 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder well, if the hot air with smoke is to be discharged I suppose chimeny should be on the opposite side of the opening, but perhaps this is not usual and the intent is to circulate hot air inside before being exhausted. Then the chimeny should be on the left or right side, I'm really confused.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

@@DustyAnimations have you got an example of another oven with the design you say? I haven't really seen any with the chimney any different to this

@DustyAnimations

6 ай бұрын

@@SamDaviesBuilder I haven't either. But I'm still wondering why in front and not on top of the fire stack.

@SamDaviesBuilder

6 ай бұрын

@@DustyAnimations I’m sure someone has worked it out and that’s why the chimneys are all in this position

How many days and hours total??

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Honestly I couldn’t give you an exact answer. But I’d estimate 7 days for all the work you see in the video

How much for all the tools to build it?

@SamDaviesBuilder

Жыл бұрын

Do you mean the materials or the actual construction tools?

Хорошая печь, но маленький диаметр дымохода, поэтому дымит наружу.

@SamDaviesBuilder

3 ай бұрын

We made the chimney slightly bigger with a grinder from inside at the start of the opening after we finished and it was better