Go to woodstove tools

I was inspired by the thread about fireplace tongs to ask what tools are your go to, always within reach for your woodstove.
For me it is a 8 inch brush, harbor freight welding gloves ( seldom used by me, always used by my wife), a quality ash shovel ( doubles as a poker and coal rake), a poker ( wife again....), propane torch, Rutland's glass cleaner ( maybe used once a week now), a razor scraper for stubborn build up on glass, DeWalt mini shopvac, and an Ash bucket.

 

I like this post, even though i have nothing to offer yet. Hope to be burning soon though. Will defintely be watching to see what folks think is important to get my idea list....

 

Gloves and shovel yes they are necessities. Interesting about the glass cloeaner and razor scraper. In all the years with the Fireview, never used anything to clean the glass but a paper towel.

 

Long handled shovel & poker
Welding gloves for me & long fireplace gloves for Chazsbetterhalf
And a small whisk broom.

Ashes go in a pail outside.

 

That's my next stove item.A long handled poker.

 

For my every day use, welding gloves and a coal rake. I also have a shovel for cleaning out inside the ash pan housing, and a poker which never really gets used. I keep a propane torch handy for relighting the coals before a cold restart.

Edit: I gave up on my ash pail. I walk the ash pan outside and either dump it in the fire pit, or in the brook if its wet.

 

Be careful where you dump your ashes on the ground when there's not much snow on the ground.I did it once and the roots underground started to burn in my back yard burning toward the house.This was in the dead of winter,month of January I had to hook up my hose in the cellar and run it out the back door to put the fire out.The fire left a depression in the ground which I filled in the spring.I'm glad I was able to handle it without calling the fire department and hearing their guff.They might have banned me from burning.

 

That doesnt sound like fun.

I toss em either in the firepit, or in the water/on top of the ice.

 

I use my BBQ gloves a lot because my door latch doesn't have an insulated handle. Well it does, but it's detachable and I simply leave it detached and a lot of the time the latch won't burn me at least. I think she wears the glove every time she adds wood to the stove.

The razor blade is a great tool to clean the glass. It's a trick from the aquarium hobby. It won't scratch the glass on a fish tank, and it certainly won't scratch the ceramic glass of the stove.

The coal/ ash rake I use every time I open the door.

 

Ash rake, poker and gloves for daily use. Ash shovel and small wisk broom

 

I mostly just use the rake that came with our IS. Also welding gloves because my wife thinks I look like an idiot without arm hair and the firebox is deep. I have used the poker once or twice to grab and move a flaming log, but mostly it's just the rake!

 

I put mine in the pail, then transfer to a large galvanized trash can, to be used on the driveway.


Great for traction, and it helps to melt the ice on sunny days.

 

Ayuh, I dump the ash pan on whatever low spot came about in the driveway this year.

 

The ash shovel is my pride and joy of the stove tools! Turned down some firewood splits into nice handles.

 

Same here but the shovel never gets used. Gloves for the hot ash pan or an emergency.

 

I use the razor scraper to remove creosote buildup I get sometimes in the corner. I know it comes from improperly seasoned wood....also I love an absolutely clean glass when I spend time in my family, so the Rutland's glass cleaner almost looks like a thin car wax, it removes any thing fast off the glass. Clear as brand new. I tried the wet towel and Ash method, but the cleaner is easier and faster.

 

Should be that’s gorgeous

 

I use, in order of frequency, welding gloves, shovel, poker (only to lift ash dump. I have no idea why you would use it otherwise), Hans held broom and dust pan (to keep wife off my back about stuff on the floor), then the broom.

Tried to use the log grabber the other day but it just fell apart so don’t think I will try again. Easier to just reach in and move things with gloves. I dump ashes and coals into a covered metal pan outside.

one thing I want is an ash rake. Anyone have a link to a good one?

 

Fireplace gloves
Coal rake
Brush and shovel to keep area tidy

We have the poker that came with the set, but I don't use it. I find the rake works best to get the ash to drop through the grate, into the ash pan.

I also use the Rutland glass cleaner. I'll give the glass a good rubbing with dry newspaper before using the Rutland cleaner. That easily knocks off any stuck ash. I don't like using a scraper on the glass.....just cuz.