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25th January 2021, 04:48 PM #1
Pizza peel
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“We often contradict an opinion for no other reason
than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
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25th January 2021, 05:54 PM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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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
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25th January 2021, 06:35 PM #3
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?“We often contradict an opinion for no other reason
than that we do not like the tone in which it is expressed.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
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25th January 2021, 07:54 PM #4Taking a break
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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.
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26th January 2021, 09:24 AM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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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.
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27th January 2021, 05:25 PM #6
Thank you guys, I'll get some tassie oak
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30th January 2021, 11:08 PM #7Senior Member
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Very nice work. "mystery hard brown wood" looks like spotted gum.
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