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That's beautiful wood.

 

We use the poker, broom, shovel and heat resistance gloves every day. Had the ash sifter built at work, works great at moving coals around when removing some of the ashes.

 

Picked this up the other night from HD. The wood handle and plastic piece between the head and handle are showing signs of stress from heat; I’ll just replace the handle with metal later. So far it makes moving the coals up to the front MUCH easier than using the shovel and poker. This will become one of my most used tools.

Ames 7-Tine Welded Floral Level Rake-2916200 - The Home Depot

 

Seems as though everyone has similar tools. I use a ash rake/hoe, a poker, a small shovel, and a larger shovel, a small stove brush, and gloves.

 

I had searched the forum before. Lots of home made stuff or something they happen to find randomly on a shelf. That is why I was asking for a link since all I could find online was a lot of money.

yep, most people use the same type. There are some nice and/or unique items within those though. I like the handle made from firewood.

 

My father made me a stove set for Christmas either 2 or 3 years ago. Its a hoe and a poker made from 1/2" rebar. Came out very nice. I'll try to get a picture. I use them the most of everything, knowing he made them makes me feel good.

 

Ash rake & glove always on the hearth. In a small closet few steps away I have dustbuster for cleaning up any ash spilled onto hearth. Big ash bucket and shovel in the garage also a few feet away. I probably fill/empty that 2 or 3 times a month out back.

I too like the glass always clean, once in a while it gets a little dirty. I do have and occasionally use the rutland glass cleaner but I find a semi damp paper towel works just as well. If it's really dirty I'll use the rutland stuff but that's rare.

 

Besides the usual: welding gloves, tongs, and metal cans for ashes (empty 5 gallon deck stain), I rake with 1" x 24" maple sticks.

I have a full grate and replacing the grate is a major project and so... No Metal Scrapping! Oddly, the maple sticks get a char on the tip and last over 5 years for the current one. My full grate is in good condition after over 30 years (we use only wood heat). Emptying the ash tray daily is also recommended to increase air cooling of the grate.

 

I have all the usual suspects that have been mentioned here. Gloves, shovel, broom, etc. But the one tool that I haven't seen mentioned is this:



It's a heavy doody (punny right?) Pooper scooper. Got it off amazon. Works gooder as an ash rake (there's a double entendre in there somewhere). Also works great for sifting the ash from the coals.

 

Nice. I had one built from expanded metal, shaped like a shovel. Pic is back a few posts.