Please share pictures/designs if you’ve made your own (or had them made) hearth/fire maintenance tools. Pokers/ash rakes/etc.
When I got my stove last year my instinct was to go out and buy a fireplace tool kit with a stand, but I was unimpressed with the quality of the tools at the local stores. In hindsight I’m glad I didn’t buy a tool set because I don’t feel I would use most of the tools that come with them.
All I use now is a cheap ash shovel that I got on clearance to clean out the ash and move the coals for a new fire. The problem is that the ash shovel isn’t meant for hot coals (the paint caught on fire on me the other day which was smelly and exciting) so I am looking for a quality tool to move coals and remove ash but don’t like the available options.
I’m sure some people on this site have some clever designs they’ve made and would like to see them to inspire me to make my own tool. I’m thinking I can get by with 1 or maybe 2 tools, as all I need it for is moving coals and ash removal.
So let’s see them!
When I got my stove last year my instinct was to go out and buy a fireplace tool kit with a stand, but I was unimpressed with the quality of the tools at the local stores. In hindsight I’m glad I didn’t buy a tool set because I don’t feel I would use most of the tools that come with them.
All I use now is a cheap ash shovel that I got on clearance to clean out the ash and move the coals for a new fire. The problem is that the ash shovel isn’t meant for hot coals (the paint caught on fire on me the other day which was smelly and exciting) so I am looking for a quality tool to move coals and remove ash but don’t like the available options.
I’m sure some people on this site have some clever designs they’ve made and would like to see them to inspire me to make my own tool. I’m thinking I can get by with 1 or maybe 2 tools, as all I need it for is moving coals and ash removal.
So let’s see them!