Hi guy's,
I have been reading these boards for about a year and a half. I figure it was time to join. I have learned a lot here about wood burning. I got my start back in '78 or so when my dad brought home a Fisher grandma bear stove. We heated the house with that sucker and generated tons of creosote at the same time. My dad ran the stove and like a lot of older folks, burnt green wood with out a lot of airflow. Yes we had the Magic heat stack heater and 35' of masonry chimney to go along with it.
Fast forward to 2001, my wife and I bought a house in the woods with a fireplace insert. I burned up the 2 cords or so that the seller left and was cutting wood in February that year. It was cold and expensive, PA is not the place for heat pumps. Anyway, through the years I made improvements to the house, learned how to run the stove, sharpen chains, cut, haul, split, and stack.
I have learned the finer points here, and now, having enough hot coals in the morning to refire the stove is now the norm rather than the exception. My latest project is to convert the blower to 12 VDC to be able to run it easily during power outages and to quiet it down.
Thanks to all of you who have shared your experience and expertise, this is one of the best forums on the net.
I have been reading these boards for about a year and a half. I figure it was time to join. I have learned a lot here about wood burning. I got my start back in '78 or so when my dad brought home a Fisher grandma bear stove. We heated the house with that sucker and generated tons of creosote at the same time. My dad ran the stove and like a lot of older folks, burnt green wood with out a lot of airflow. Yes we had the Magic heat stack heater and 35' of masonry chimney to go along with it.
Fast forward to 2001, my wife and I bought a house in the woods with a fireplace insert. I burned up the 2 cords or so that the seller left and was cutting wood in February that year. It was cold and expensive, PA is not the place for heat pumps. Anyway, through the years I made improvements to the house, learned how to run the stove, sharpen chains, cut, haul, split, and stack.
I have learned the finer points here, and now, having enough hot coals in the morning to refire the stove is now the norm rather than the exception. My latest project is to convert the blower to 12 VDC to be able to run it easily during power outages and to quiet it down.
Thanks to all of you who have shared your experience and expertise, this is one of the best forums on the net.