Foundry Refurbishment day 2

I felt like Howard Marks or Howard Hughes or no, Howard Carter when I uncovered the earth furnace. It hadn't collapsed so things are looking good

After a bit shoveling and scraping it's back to looking good. I stabilised the linings a bit by repacking in-between the clay mortar. The existing stuff is bisque fired at this stage. 

l will let this dry for the day and make a small charcoal fire in it later. BBQ anyone?!