I'm curious if anybody has a forced air outdoor wood furnace, such as a wadena (http://www.theoutdoorfurnace.com/) This is not a boiler, more like a zero...
Hi guys, I am looking to buy a used chainsaw to replace the 'domestic' model I have right now. I'm thinking Husqvarna, Stihl, Efco. I only need a short bar (15...
I researched this subject a couple of years ago and came up with the following options: 1. Make Soap 2. Put it in the garbage and send it to the dump. 4. Put...
Hopefully no one will try to sell you a used saw with the piston/cylinder scored from overheating or bad/ discount 2 cycle mix. I am in the tree care...
Anyone out there have any experience, or thoughts about non electric stove top fans? Have small electric fans, but don't want to give the electric co. any more...
OK, I hate to sound stupid (really), but all of this conversation around overfiring stoves has made me realize that I'm not sure what, exactly, that means. I...
I live a few miles west of the Shenandoah Valley where the forests consist mainly of hardwood. The trees here have been under stress for years from Gypsy...
OK- We had a HUGE pine uproot in our yard a few weeks ago. My husband says the chainsaw isn't (something) enough to get through the trunk, so feels we need to...
I'm very new to this group and loving it so far. I had given up on the idea of being able to cut my own firewood until I read some of your posts. We live in...
I don't have anything to do with this company but this following link might interest folks. http://preview.tinyurl.com/ykcbmsj Its from Stihl so It should be...
Irene, I am usually a lurker, but... i'm now 61 and holding, weigh in around 105-10 (seasonal), 5'7"...might say slight. i've been an artist most of my life,...
Got another question. Stove was installed today. Looks OK but kinda shallow so I am already splitting my wood from quarters into eights (more or less) and...
Hi All, I've run into a problem with my non-cat stove this week. Normally in the later stages of the burn, my stainless steel tubes introduce secondary air,...
Howdy from Seattle. For decades I have heated my small home with a fireplace insert wood stove. The top part of the chimney has an Ahrens lining and I am...
I had really dry wood.. the stove was cranking to around 700 degrees. What's the best way to bring the temp, down fast? Should I open the stove(let heat out...
Hi Folks...I have an All Nighter wood stove... the fire box being about 18"wide by 24"long with a step top. How many different models did All Nighter make and...
Does anyone use their wood stove (the heat-your-house kind of stove)to cook on? I've been poking around on the internet & it appears it can be done, but so...
Ihave the Hampton HI200 Wood Insert the draft control does not seem to let enough air into the unit - so even a roaring fire goes out. it is very frustrating....
Hi Group, I'm new here, been avidly reading old messages -- I sure wish I'd known of the group before I got my woodstove! Looking around the web for advice on...
We're planning on remodeling the stove room this year. It's 16X16 with 3 exterior walls (140 yr old house). Adding insulation, leveling and supporting the...
Hi -- In a recent exchange with Gary, he mentioned that my inability to keep coals going all night was probably due to me keeping the damper wide open. Well, I...
Can anyone please tell me how much space there should be between the top of my chimney liner(sticks out a little past the top of the chimney) and the chimney...
I cleaned the flue my self for the first time .is there more cresote at the top or the bottom of the liner. i had very little at the top and little in the...
I'm loving this! Laughing my socks off at the thought of somebody processing rabbit crap on the roof! Great stuff, keep it up ; ) Tom Beels 07796 302 694 ...
My stepdad has a doube-sided fireplace- center of room, open on 2 sides. What do you think would be the best setup for that if he was using it occasionally for...
Help Stihl sells some of thief saws with an "easy2start" feature on some of thier saws But how do you tell if a give saw has this feature? For example Stihl...
How does everyone feel about the CSL, Creosote Sweeping Log? Would they help to burn one or to thru the season? the package says if you burn one at the end of...
I enjoyed Rolf's links to the masonry heater sites and thought I'd start a thread on this to learn a little more about them. I don't see myself buying one...
Hello, If you are an industry instructor, please read on.... I'm finishing up a book called "The Chimney and Hearth Pro's Resource Book," and am including a...
Since we are about half way through the year I have some questions... My wife and I moved into a new house last year and heating with wood has been something...
