Pizza peel

**Marc** · 25th January 2021, 04:48 PM

Hi there!
Long time ...

have a question ... actually two.
After building a pizza oven and making a pizza peel out of metal, I now want a wooden pizza peel, much better to slide the fresh pizza in the oven.

Questions are:
What kind of wood should I use for this job?
The paddle is made usually with 4 pieces glued to the handle, two on each side, the same way oars are made. Paddle is 300x 350 ( or 350x400 )with a square or slightly curved front edge. This will be purely utilitarian, so different color wood is not required. The paddle + handle needs to be all up 1.5m long, so the handle must be strong.

What kind of glue will I use for this project?
Epoxy, seems the way to go, but don't forget the oven is usually 400C. Will the glue handle that heat? Not that I leave the paddle inside the oven. It is in and out. To handle the fire I use the metal peel or a long poker.

Your reply is appreciated.

PS
This is the link to the oven build
Pizza Oven build

**shanesmith80** · 25th January 2021, 05:54 PM

Great looking oven Marc.

I made our pizza oven about 2 years ago and quickly threw together some pizza peels.

2 are made from Camphor Laurel and Silky Oak and 2 from Tassie Oak and some mystery hard brown wood. They are all just glues together with Titebond 2. They were knocked together quickly one afternoon because I needed them for a pizza party the following day. They have had a reasonable amount of use and show no signs damage at all. We swap between making the pizza on the board or on a table then sliding onto board and then like you said into the oven for about a second or 2 to slide the pizza off. At the end of the day or the next, I wipe them over with a wet scourer and cloth and they hang up in the shed till next time.

Mine are about 750mm long and the pizza surface about 400mm x 350mm. The reason for size and timber type is that is what I had on hand. But with that length I can easily and comfortably (without burning too many arm hairs) get a pizza to the back of the oven, 1000mm dome diameter. Although if I could have I probably would have made them a bit longer.

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Enjoy the pizzas
Shane

**Marc** · 25th January 2021, 06:35 PM

Hi Shane and thank you for prompt reply.
I don't have usable offcuts to make this, so since I have to buy timber, what would you suggest to buy?

**elanjacobs** · 25th January 2021, 07:54 PM

If you're not concerned about making it colourful, Vic Ash/Tas Oak (aka generic hardwood) from your local hardware store should do just fine.

**shanesmith80** · 26th January 2021, 09:24 AM

Like Elan said some Tas Oak/Vic Ash would be fine. Or look for someone throwing out some old floor boards. Even some Merbau decking I think would be ok, depends how much you want to spend on it. Unfortunately I don't have any off cuts anymore, they usually end up in the oven now.

**Marc** · 27th January 2021, 05:25 PM

Thank you guys, I'll get some tassie oak

**stewart59** · 30th January 2021, 11:08 PM

Very nice work. "mystery hard brown wood" looks like spotted gum.

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