This was the third and final weekend where we worked on the earthen oven. Telunas Beach staff were very helpful in providing some extra muscle to move the sand, and dirt for the oven.

A second more heavy duty door was created after the first one ended in a firey death. The second one was made out of tropical hard wood with a skin of softer wood on the outside. It also has a stainless steel heat reflective flashing on the back.

The first door was not very heavy duty and had aluminum flashing. We tried using some sponges behind the flashing to cool the door and add some moisture to the oven while cooking. Bad idea!

The door and food preparation counter were made in Singapore and hand carried out to the camp. I did get a few raised eyebrows from customs agents as they scanned my bags!

We sculpted up the door opening to fit the new door. We made a much sandier mix of cob for the door area.

After sculpting up the door opening and doing some quickie trimming, we began mixing up the clay plaster for the outside.

The beautiful white clay was found just around the corner from Telunas beach, inland about 200 meters. It was dug from a 3 meter deep hole for a water pump to supply water for a local goat/cow farm being constructed. The clay was mixed with beach sand and some white flour. It looked great when it went on but ended up cracking a bit too much. More sand needs to be added to the mix for the additional coats.