Building an Outdoor Bread and Pizza Oven Workshop
9:00am – 12:00pm Saturday, June 5, 12, 19 and 26, 2010
at the The Plant, Chatham County’s Eco Industrial Park and home of Piedmont Biofuels and Piedmont Biofarm located at 220 Lorax Lane in Pittsboro, North Carolina. For directions, click here.
Join forces with stonemason Joe Kenlan and build a magnificent stone and brick pizza/bread oven. This workshop will be held on four consecutive Saturdays and will be largely hands-on to help participants experience the physical side of building an oven as well as learn the theory of oven building.
During this workshop you will learn:
- Basic masonry techniques
- How to use standard mason’s tools
- What various types of stone and brick are available
- How to choose material for a particular project
Instruction will be geared to individual needs and the workshop is open to working masons as well as those with little or no previous experience.
Participants should dress in work clothes and bring drinking water and work gloves.
Workshop is limited to 12 people, Pre-Registration & Payment is Required!
Registration is closed – workshop is full!
- $160 – Registration and Payment Before June 4
- $180 – Registration and Payment May 29 through June 4
Register online with secure online credit card processing through Google Checkout
OR, Mail your check to:
The Abundance Foundation
PO BOX 1113
Pittsboro NC 27312
Need more information?
Email: wow@theabundancefoundation.org
Or Call: 919-533-5181
About the Instructor
Joe Kenlan of Joseph Kenlan Stoneworks has spent most of his career as a stonemason. He has been working with high-temperature masonry since his high school days working summers for his uncle’s refractory construction business.
In addition to ovens, Joe also builds high-efficiency masonry heaters and traditional indoor and outdoor fireplaces. He has taught several workshops on bread oven building in the area using both all-brick and cob techniques.