Best tip you have got from this forum.

[snowtime]

It's got to be my T6. I know that's not a tip but if I had not found hearth.com I would have made a mistake and taken the word of the nearest shop and come home with the wrong stove. I was able to make a decision based on ease of starting,type of heat [convection], burn time, convenience with the cooking flexibility and overall quality. Saved me from going through different stoves to find the winner.

 

[tg4360]

KAOWOOL!

 

[crazy_dan]

Liberals are like slinkes... they really aren't good for anything ..but they sure are fun to send toppling down a flight of stairs

er I think that was here

 

[EatenByLimestone]

hi I am a newbie here. these posts all seems like great acorns [note greedy squirrel] of woodburning wisdom - how about a one-liner explanation so that us newcomers can learn from this?

like this: i learned to use bottled water and paper towel to clean the glass because [give advantage].

top down firestarting? [how? its better than bottoms-up? lol HOW?]

THANKS TO OP for starting this web.

Now all you Obie Wan's - go back and share more info by editing your post!

ps: I must investigate the stove warmth vs. clothing effect!

I learned to burn dry wood instead of green wood beacuse [give advantage].


HTH,

Matt

 

[woodjack]

Stove thermometer.

 

[BrotherBart]

what I learned is: with the sarcasm here, its good to have cast iron nuts [see avatar] lmao!

I learned that if you hang around here long enough some squirrel will show up. ;-P

Where y'at Texan. Transplanted Lubbock boy here.

 

[crazy_dan]

Small world after all BB I went to the 4th grade in Lubbock TX. It sure was culture and climate shock for this Northern boy went from Forsyth MT to Lubbock TX.

 

[Creek-Chub]

1) "Seasoned" wood has many meanings. Cut a year ago, does not mean cut and split a year ago. The former is most likely not burnable this year.

2) Different species of wood burn totally differently. Sounds simple, but if you're new to the wood game, try it. You'll see what I mean.

 

[branchburner]

Now all you Obie Wan's - go back and share more info by editing your post!

I learned to burn dry wood instead of green wood beacuse [give advantage].

HTH,

Matt

Of the many, these are good for starters:
The stove works instead of not working.
The chimney's clean instead of dirty.
Sooo... the house is warm instead of cold, and the house is standing instead of being an ash pile.

How to get dry wood?
- Cut, split, and stack at least a year ahead, two years is better for oak and some others
- Stack off the ground, in the sun, and in a manner that allows air flow
- Cover the top of the pile (not sides) during wet spells and winters
- Scrounge free hardwood pallets all year long!

 

[BrotherBart]

Small world after all BB I went to the 4th grade in Lubbock TX. It sure was culture and climate shock for this Northern boy went from Forsyth MT to Lubbock TX.

A promotion.

Yeah, I am fond of saying that there are six people that love West Texas. And I get Christmas cards from the other five. Wanted to retire there but it didn't work out. Now I have to make my own chicken fried steaks and gravy.

 

[Joey Jones]

E.P.A. stoves unlike their predecessor do not operate well above 20% M.C.

 

[stoveguy2esw]

best tip i ever got was to actually check this place out to start with. ive learned an absolute ton of info that i can pass on to my customers (along with the suggestion to pop in here and learn as i have), we found corie in here, who since joining the ESW family has proved he belongs in the industry and has enormous potential. best information site on the web. my thanks to web for letting me "play in his yard" this site has made me better at what i do.

 

[Joey Jones]

E.P.A. stoves unlike their predecessors do not operate well above 20% M.C.

 

[BrotherBart]

hey Texas, do you know where S'ville is?

UFO's in my backyard lol

Shiners and real BBQ in my gut lmao!

Im sending a virtual Shiner to you. Unless youre on the wagon, then u just get real mesquite BBQ lmao!

One of my fondest memories is the night we, the Vernon Lions, kicked Stephenville's butt in football. 43 years ago. It was a war that night. And Shiner beer is what made a Budweiser drinker out of me. :lol:

 

[crazy_dan]

2 things i miss from Texas
1: Do you want gravy with those fries?
2: Brisket

 

[struggle]

Probe thermometer can give a great deal of info that you never new existed on rate of burn.

Cleaning glass with ash and water spray bottle with a reversed old sock.

 

[scfa99]

That i'm not the only one that stares at my wood pile everyday and brake for free wood along the side of the road.

 

[Dexter]

Best tip: Well, two, if talking about practicality: 1- Top down fires work fine to start a fire and produce less initial smoke. 2- shut the air a LITTLE LESS than all the way down to get overnights, and you'll get much cleaner glass. (Jotul Firelight cb)

'Also got good help on chainsaw issues in the equipment forum!

Regards,

Dexter

 

[jpl1nh]

Lesson learned early on, the flue is as important as the stove when it comes to burning well.

Ditto that.

 

[lazeedan]

Top down fires are great.

 

[nhtodd]

I learned to leave my wood pile uncovered during the summer months, then only cover the top. In the past I would cover the pile in a big blue tarp so as not to allow a single drop of water to touch the pile. Common sense should have told me that not an ounce of moisture could get out either.

Get a stove thermometer!

 

[buckeye]

I thought I knew how to burn a stove before I started coming here. I don't know why I thought that, I had never burned wood, but I did.

Now I realize I'm not really that smart.

Burning a stove is much different than burning a camp fire.

 

[johnsopi]

Sealing the outside clean out door with caulk.

 

[Redox]

There's no such thing as having too much wood on hand!

Cutting, splitting, stacking and admiring your wood is GREAT therapy. Get your own wood splitter for the most fulfilling experience.

Lots of smoke is cool looking, but not really cool. Learning to reload the stove and have smoke for less than 5 minutes afterwards is a challenge, but very doable.

Bart has the best one liners!!

Chris

 

[johnnywarm]

there are way too many to type out