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Stringman:
Two good points:

With folks showing up a week before hand, the fire pit could be assembled on Monday and then left alone till, say Thursady and opened in front of the group.

All flakes or performs that are sent should be marked to show temp ranges required.

Pulling this off could be super cool with a dozen different cherts in the pit!

iowabow:
we could use sand to control the temp of the different rock types

iowabow:
a couple things to think about :
1. we need sand
2. we need a way to cover the pit after the firing in the event of rain this cover should have enough of a gap so that air can move into the pit.
3. if we decide on sand then we could indicate the depth we would like each piece to be placed this will control the temp each piece comes to generally.
4. As the chert arrives it could be sorted according to depth and layered in as the pit is built.
just a couple thoughts and count me in on the ordeal.
 

Chippintuff:
Though I don't get to go to that event, it sounds like an enjoyable venture. It does not have to take a lot of time to fire treat. I have done it once, and took them out with bare hands 2 days later. The cook was perfect.

WA

Zuma:
All great ideas. :)
One of my thoughts would be to have a large fire with three
sides stone or the like.
Have a piece of roofing metal on top of rows of bricks.
Making long narrow compartments or revetments.
Of course this requires metal (not so abo). Now with a continuous
large amount of coals on top of the roofing metal you could slip
 different cherts into different compartments
and rake coals to heat and rake them away to cool.
The preforms could be in baking pans or cookie sheets covered
in the amount of sand  thought to be required. From my experience
the crucial temps are the high ones 300-500 degrees.
Just a thought. Using smaller fire wood would help keep things more stable.
This way you could take some out and put more in. like a Pizza oven. >:D
Wouldn't the ancients laugh. >:D
Zuma

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