Here is a summary of recent design work showing the core of a versatile masonry heater design. We offer pre-project design assistance, full course-by-course drawings, parts, and hardware for projects like this. If you have questions or want to provide feedback, use the comments section below.
A few friends and colleagues suggested we try a testimonial page! Here are a few responses we have received in regards to working and learning with Eva. Thanks everybody! TESTIMONIALS “Eva is fluent with her materials and in my experience her expertise is not just in craft but also in teaching. She is warm, …
LEARN HANDS-ON HOW TO FINISH WALLS WITH NATURAL MATERIALS! In this informative course you will learn how to source, prepare and apply natural ingredients to make many beautiful finishes. These techniques can be applied to a variety of surfaces including cob and straw-bale buildings, cement, brick, wood, even drywall and latex paint! Homeowners, interior decorators …
HOW TO BUILD A COMPACT, WOOD-FIRED MASONRY HEATER Learn to build a compact wood-fired masonry heater designed to maximize heat gain from minimal amounts of fuel. In this intensive two-day workshop, we will show you, brick by brick, how we build a small, efficient stove that combines space heating with cooking capabilities. We will also …
Oven Building Workshop at Wise Acres Farm Pleasant Hill, OR (August 25, 26 2012) Learn how to build your own super-insulated, wood-fired, earthen oven! Learn how to make an oven to cook bread, pizza, cookies, cakes, pies, casseroles, stews, and so much more! Wise Acres Farm is a beautiful place and home to Dr. Sharol …
Oven Building Workshop at Duckpond Pottery Brevard, NC (April 14-15, 2012) Join us for this workshop and learn how to make a super insulated, WOOD-FIRED OVEN oven to cook bread, pizza, cookies, cakes, pies, casseroles, stews, and so much more! Click on poster to view. To register and for more info contact Nick Freidman- duckpondpotter@gmail.com
Natural Plasters Workshop at PRI Portland, OR (March 25-26, 2012) Join us for a free workshop on how to make and apply earthen plasters to Portland’s first code approved straw-clay retrofit! Contact me, Eva for more information.
Village Building Convergence City Repair’s Village Building Convergence is an annual ten-day placemaking festival that combines crowdsourced activism, creative community development, hands-on education and celebration. Eva will be leading the second year of a straw-clay retrofit at the Planet Repair Institute, including Larson truss framing, mixing and installing straw clay for both interior and exterior …
Download and Print a Flier to post in your local Community! Cost: $1,200 Accommodations: Includes all meals, camping is available free of charge Registration, Discounts and Related Information: https://www.cobcottage.com/registration Instructors: Flemming Abrahamsson, Ianto Evans & Max Edleson Description: In Russia, Scandinavia and much of Northern Europe houses are heated by huge upright brick stoves, often …
We Specialize in Wood-Fired Heating and Cooking…. Masonry Heaters Wood-Fired Ovens & Outdoor Kitchens Firespeaking is a family business owned by Max and Eva Edleson. We are based in Eugene, OR. We are licensed masonry contractors offering design/build services to Eugene, Springfield and surrounding areas of the Willamette Valley as well as artists who aspire …
Natural Building and Green Design from the ground up! August 1st – September 16th, 2011 The Sustainable Shelter Workshop Series is a 7 week course designed to empower participants with the ability to design/build/renovate their own home using simple techniques and natural, vernacular materials. Please visit Aprovecho’s website for full course information Wk. 1 The …
A full-scale, hands-on, multi-dimensional, mud-slingin’ experience! Eva will be teaching how to make a barrel oven, a cook stove and a wood-fired hot tub! 10 diverse projects and 10 world-renown instructors! REGISTER SOON ———-> This program will fill! One, two, or three week options are available. SPONSORS Ashevillage Institute, Kleiwerks International, Firespeaking, The Natural Builders, …
