8/66 nice to wake up and it’s not below zero! 25lb load of Oak in the Fireview.[ATTACH]
She’s fully broke in and just loaded her up for an overnight burn. No issues except the cracked top frame. WS say it should be fine and to just...
Small kindling fire last night. Top stone up to 200. Just did another break in fire a little larger and hit 300. I’ll let her cool down and shoot...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Small break in kindlings fire. Right before that I noticed a crack in the top lid frame.
Installed and ready to go! Woodstock says to wait 48 hours before break in to cure the cement. I cemented all the stone and firebox last Saturday...
Down to coals in the stove. Hopefully I can swap out stoves today. Nothing like picking out the coldest day of the year to do that! Lol[ATTACH]
I have to let it sit for a couple days to cure the cement then I’ll install maybe Wednesday. I think I’ll do three small break in fires without...
Installed the guts today, went together pretty well. Only had a couple issues with a couple spacers that help line up the combustor pan and the...
I believe Woodstock recommends a 50/50 vinegar/distilled water wash once per season and claim you should see 4-6 years of life with their steal...
-15/70 Here we go again, extreme cold weather warning the next couple days! Hopefully this is the last this year!
Cemented everything today. Lots of seams to fill then I installed the four corner tie rods and legs. Had a problem seating the top frame in one...
Finally have all the parts! It’s a pain trying to keep the corners from falling in as I rebuild this thing, had to get creative. Have all the...
Clouds rolled in last night and starting to warm things up. -6/69. Got a load of Oak in the cabin stove and need to warm up the workshop today...
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Locals calling for 2-4” snow around here tomorrow and I don’t mind since that will raise the temps up. Currently -6/72 with a forecast of -9 but...
-28/71 Oak!
Too many different computer models telling too many different outcomes. They pick the worst case model just in case. When they’re wrong they blame...
-32/71 Load of Oak burning hot!
-15/70 just loaded the evening load of Oak.
-35/70! Burning Oak and a little boost from Propane last night.
