Wood Cook Stoves & Pot Belly Stoves

It was my wife's doing. We painted the grout very sloppy white, then she used mortar mixed pretty thin. Applied with her gloved hand. She used a sponge to "get the effect". its called "German Schmear" thanks to Pinterest

 

I know, right? Wood look good in the cave!

But, traditionally, I don't do well in Minneapolis!

 

How about a Fisher or similar style?

 

Why is that ? I avoid it, every chance I get

 

Have one of those.

 

Me and people don't mix.

Me and cities don't mix.

me and heavy traffic........you get the idea!

 

too many hipsters down there...

 

I don't think it is the Pot belly Design so much as it was a cheap import. Please do not be affronted by that, I had a cheap Vogelzang stove sold under the false name US Stove Company which is owned by the Chinese, and it was horrible at burning wood or coal. I fixed it, but it took a lot of work. Basically drilling and pop riveting stove gasket material everywhere, and getting it to be airtight.

Now that I have a 1893 pot bellied stove, without doing that it burns wood and coal really well. I plan on making it air tight this summer, but it worked well as is.

Night and day between the two stoves.

 

This is why i want to be a Yooper some day ! Hopefully in about two years !