Wood Stoves

[Brent S]

I’m pretty experienced with making fires so do fine with kindling. I really wish I had a gas starter system though! Early in the morning, before a cup of coffee, it kind of sucks to be splitting kindling....

 

[Mountain trapper]

I’m pretty experienced with making fires so do fine with kindling. I really wish I had a gas starter system though! Early in the morning, before a cup of coffee, it kind of sucks to be splitting kindling....

Uh....don't you keep big pile of kindling stacked up?

 

[Brent S]

Uh....don't you keep big pile of kindling stacked up?

In an ideal world I would.... I have lots or small stuff in bins like twigs and thin pieces. I’m mostly talking about the little shavings that catch easily and start that small stuff. I have a campers axe and a hammer by the stove for that. I still have some resin coated ‘fat lighter’ that is wonderful stuff. Hope to find another piece before long.

 

[GaRp58]

I’m mostly talking about the little shavings that catch easily and start that small stuff.

Hey BrentS, get a 2 X 4 in pine. Burns well, bit of smoke but good in resin content. Get your hand plane or if you have one, an electric plane. Shave for half an hour and you get shavings for a month....
I wrote about rolling newspaper into a long cigar, tieing if off in 2 inch pieces, cutting it down into short rolls and dipping them into melted wax holding the string to do so. These make great little fire starters if you just take a wrapping or two. Using a whole roll gets you a constant little (hot) fire under a coffee can with a breathing hole in the side, which also radiates good heat for a while. GP

 

[user 7704]

The bags of wood shavings I use in the bee smoker and chicken nests are really inexpensive. There is a lot compacted into a block.

 

[GaRp58]

Even easier, in Hungary I know a little wood makers shop who makes doors, windows and such. They just give away 2o gallon trash bags of shavings. For fire starting, bee smokers, chickens or if it is untreated akacia, we use it for smoking meat, cheese, garlic cloves and fish.

 

[user 7704]

Even easier, in Hungary I know a little wood makers shop who makes doors, windows and such. They just give away 2o gallon trash bags of shavings. For fire starting, bee smokers, chickens or if it is untreated akacia, we use it for smoking meat, cheese, garlic cloves and fish.

Free is always best

 

[Brent S]

I am a wood worker and have a shop full of tools. Unfortunately this year I haven’t built any furniture. I normally have lots of scrap for kindling but am having to mage it right now.. The workshop table is covered with stuff and I just haven’t gotten motivated to clean it up for a while. Guess that’s a good excuse to do something in the shop again.

 

[GaRp58]

Most of my tools are already in Hungary. Electric screwdriver, drill and circular saw, little stuff here. Can't wait to finish the pigpen, chicken coop and build the 15 ft X 18 ft terrace my wife wants. Materials there are not expensive. The house is 75 feet long and 22 feet wide. The tear down and complete rebuild of the roof only cost about
$ 4000,00. And they did all the work and removed all the old materials too. I supplied the food and beer for 5 days.

 

[user 7704]

I admire anyone who has any artistic ability. I have zero.

 

[GaRp58]

Me too. I can follow instructions on plans and think at the same time, to adjust for my needs. My wife sees a pic of something and then: " can you make that?"
Usually it works out, but I am a jack of all trades and a master of none. As long as she is happy when it is finished, ya know?
I'm no artist, I can only copy a pic or adapt a plan to fit my needs...

 

[DrHenley]

I admire anyone who has any artistic ability. I have zero.

They say it sometimes skips a generation. That is certainly true with me. Give me a pencil and tell me to draw a circle and it might possibly come out looking something like a circle. My mother and my daughter are both extremely gifted in that area.

 

[Brent S]

I have built some really beautiful furniture, but don’t really call that art. It’s more math and good tools. I rarely follow an exact plan either, so if I have a 36” piece of wood, well, that’s how tall my version of something I’m copying will be...

 

[user 7704]

Question...... got my stove today and I'm going over assembly instructions. There is a piece of KAO wool but there is zero mention of what to do with it.

 

[GaRp58]

Mineral wool (redirect from Kaowool)
1300 °C and in critical chemical and physical application conditions. Kaowool is a type of high-temperature mineral wool made from the mineral kaolin.
Used to insulate the stove, maybe a spare piece or you need to insert it somewhere. Could also be used with window cleaner to clean a glass window on the stove while hot, if yours has a window...GP

 

[user 7704]

Mineral wool (redirect from Kaowool)
1300 °C and in critical chemical and physical application conditions. Kaowool is a type of high-temperature mineral wool made from the mineral kaolin.
Used to insulate the stove, maybe a spare piece or you need to insert it somewhere. Could also be used with window cleaner to clean a glass window on the stove while hot, if yours has a window...GP

Thanks. No window though

 

[Brent S]

Thanks. No window though

How big is the piece and what shape is it. That will help figure where it was intende to go. If that fails a quick phone call or email to the manufacturer.

 

[GaRp58]

Yes, shape and size could help.
ALSO, be careful not to inhale any dust or fibers from this stuff. If it anything like the "rockwool" we have here, that is not good, a light face mask or filter is needed to work with it, gloves are a good idea also.

 

[user 7704]

It's the size of the inside, bottom of stove.

 

[GaRp58]

Insulate the bottom and then place the firebricks on top of it. Keep it cooler as to not burn the flooring and lasts longer against rusting...

 

[user 7704]

I noticed it didn't come with fire bricks. Oops. I have to go to the farm store tomorrow. They should have some.

 

[GaRp58]

OK, if that is where you bought it, they maybe should be able to verifiy my hopes of the use of the rockwool. The firebricks usually are part of the delivered complete item.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Question...... got my stove today and I'm going over assembly instructions. There is a piece of KAO wool but there is zero mention of what to do with it.

Its an EPA piece of crap. It generally goes between the baffle and the inside top of the stove. I recommend taking it out and throwing it away. It'll plug up and stop the smoke from going up the chimney. Plus it keeps the heat from getting the top of the stove hot enough to cook on.

 

[Mountain trapper]

I noticed it didn't come with fire bricks. Oops. I have to go to the farm store tomorrow. They should have some.

You shouldn't need fire bricks in your cast iron stove. I've never used them in my cast iron stoves. Unless you have a very large fire box, the bricks will limit the amount of wood that you can stoke your fire with.
The Kuma stove that I have in the house came with fire bricks, but it is made of steel plate and has a much larger fire box than my cast iron stove.

 

[tmttactical]

Look at inside of door, is there a groove, where the materiel could be packed?

 

[user 7704]

It was a sealed crate

Its an EPA piece of crap. It generally goes between the baffle and the inside top of the stove. I recommend taking it out and throwing it away. It'll plug up and stop the smoke from going up the chimney. Plus it keeps the heat from getting the top of the stove hot enough to cook on.

Thanks Arctic

 

[user 7704]

You shouldn't need fire bricks in your cast iron stove. I've never used them in my cast iron stoves. Unless you have a very large fire box, the bricks will limit the amount of wood that you can stoke your fire with.
The Kuma stove that I have in the house came with fire bricks, but it is made of steel plate and has a much larger fire box than my cast iron stove.

Another great one Arctic. My instructions don't mention them. Tgis is a VERY small stove so not much room for wood to begin with.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Another great one Arctic. My instructions don't mention them. Tgis is a VERY small stove so not much room for wood to begin with.

On my cast iron stove it came with out a door gasket. So I bought a piece of bulk gasket material (looks rope) and some high temp glue. I cut it to fit the inside of the door and glued it in place. Now the door fits tighter, is better sealed, will produce more heat and it slows down the burn somewhat.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Robin, another thing that I'd recommend for your new wood stove is to keep couple bottles of water handy, like the 16 ounce size. If your stove ever gets away from you or you have a chimney fire, and can't cut off the flow of oxygen, just open the door and toss a couple bottles of water inside. That'll usually put the fire out and the steam will/should put the chimney fire out too. I've had to do this before. I've also had to climb on the roof and shovel snow down the chimney to put out a chimney fire.

 

[user 7704]

Robin, another thing that I'd recommend for your new wood stove is to keep couple bottles of water handy, like the 16 ounce size. If your stove ever gets away from you or you have a chimney fire, and can't cut off the flow of oxygen, just open the door and toss a couple bottles of water inside. That'll usually put the fire out and the steam will/should put the chimney fire out too. I've had to do this before. I've also had to climb on the roof and shovel snow down the chimney to put out a chimney fire.

I'm afraid of heights so I would have to shoot the water hose up the chimney or just let the thing burn.