Fireplaces and Wood Burning Stoves

[Ctbill]

All this making me nostalgic for a real wood burner, be it a standalone stove or actual fireplace. My new (to me) house is built like a brick outhouse, and the climate is mild, so heat goes on maybe 60 days a year. Two gas fired built ins, lovely, easy, convenient, but it's not the same!! I miss the whole wood gathering and prepping thing, but A.) There's no wood to gather here legally, and B.) Getting on and splitting and stacking is onerous.

I think part of the appeal was that I did it, from cutting to laying the fire and the dozen steps in between, back when I could. Beech back East, and Almond in N. CA. Clean and hot.

Thanks for the topic and expounding on it!

The old saying - a wood fire heats you 3 times: Once when cutting, once when stacking and hauling, and once when burning...

I guess as I get older, the 3 will go to 2 will go to one...but I always intend to have at least the final step of burning available!

 

[Bengel]

A woodburning hobby, ha ha!
I would instal a fireplace, but it really doesn’t get cold for very long here. But, this post reminded me of this video...

Small batch?

 

[stbruno70]

A woodburning hobby, ha ha!
I would instal a fireplace, but it really doesn’t get cold for very long here. But, this post reminded me of this video...

We await the review by JimInks

 

[jeff540]

First fire after I installed it last year, it replaced a gas log set that previous owners installed in the family room fireplace. It's an Appalachian Stove insert, late 1980s technology that I got for a great deal. It throws off the heat, and will burn wood as quick as you can load it if not careful with the damper. It will probably be replaced by a more efficient and slightly smaller soapstone stove at some point in the near future.

Installing the 8-inch "flex" duct is not something I'd ever want to do again by myself.