2 weeks ago, Kongsi Co-op invited Pop and Chee from Penang (check out
Project M.A.R.S.) to have a workshop guiding us to make our own mud oven.
The workshop was quite well received, we were full with 20 participants.
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| After some introductions of themselves, participants and the project, we started the hands on part right away. They brought along fire bricks, stalks and glass wool for the workshop. |
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| After laying a layer of red bricks on the oven table (we built it a year ago), following by fire bricks which will be the floor of the oven. |
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Putting on sand as the mould of the mud oven. It will determine the size of the interior of the oven.
The sand will be removed in 2 weeks time, or as soon as the mud dried. |
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| We need to pat the sand to be firmed so that it will stay in shape. |
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| Gotong-royong vibe. Because we have so many of us, we could finish making the oven within 4 hours. |
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| The mud "bread" -mixture of mud and dry stalks (mostly from rice) in ratio 1:1. |
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| Putting the mud onto the sand mould piece by piece. |
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Adding insulation -in this case- glass wool.
We can also crush glass bottles into small pieces and add on as insulation. |
Next: my favourite part, making the entrance.
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| The cardboard template of the oven entrance will stay there until the day we are going to remove the sand. |
