-11 here last night. OWB - red oak rounds, ash rounds and hedge Inside wood burner - cherry and red oak
Looks nice. Are you able to dampening the fire down as you can in common wood stoves?
I heat a 2200 sq ft log home of which 1100 sq ft have 25ft ceilings. I also heat my shop which is 1100 sq ft with 15' ceiling. My hot water is...
I've got a 12'x30' wood shed. I was thinking about putting the kiln behind the shed. Its convenient because the splitter sits at the end of the...
Here's some technical data about the ability of these kilns to dry wood. http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn254.pdf
Exactly. My friend I refereed to before sells firewood. His kiln paid for itself in less than 2 weeks. But, if a guy had access to an old wood...
Not far fetched at all. I've seen it work with zero insulation. I know it works. With that said, my friends is insulated to help with the wood...
I can attest to 3-6 day drying times out of these kilns. My good friend built one and I can tell you it works fantastic. A wood stove heats the...
Well, if I was an OWB manufacturer, you would bet I'd be looking to make my product as clean as possible. Self preservation and expected profit...
Would it be reasonable to assume an OWB can be operated with same level of smoke output as a non-cat stove? I think the answer is without a...
How much smoke from an OWB is consider acceptable to most? Currently, there isn't any more smoke coming from mine as there is when I burn 2 year...
What is considered a short chimney vs. a long one? Are some then proposing a chimney that is taller than a 2 story house? What if a guy burns...
I don't think you one intended to single anyone out, but it does seem like every time this topic comes up, the dreaded OWB monster is brought up....
Proud OWB owner here. First off, let's not just assume that OWB owners are the only offenders and the ones guilty of excessive smoke coming from...
Judging by your splits, you must have an OWB? I split a lot of wood for my OWB (about 15 cord per year) and am used to splitting really big...
Greg said it well ^^^^ I burn a lot of hackberry in the OWB. I think of it has shoulder season wood and good to mix with the harder stuff in the...
A little over 6 cords in the OWB - hackberry, cherry, oak, elm, hard maple About a face cord in the stove inside - cherry, oak
Thank you all for the compliments - definitely a lot of work, but the end results are worth it. I love those old barns - I wish they all could be...
What a shame you had to burn it. Some really good things come out of those old barns...like the tables I make from the old wood. I can't save...
Nothing wrong with hackberry. Its a little stringy when split, but burns just fine. I burn it in my OWB. I tend to split my OWB wood MUCH...
