Sounds like things are working out nicely Brian.. Glad to hear it... That's great to hear you home schooled your children... Seems more and more...
Brian, the big question. How do you like the stove so far? Do you think you'll stay with that stove or go to a PH? I know you just got the...
Seems like 8 hrs can fly by when blacksmithing, seems good for ones mind...
Gotcha Brian.. I was just wonder how much thermal mass there was to retain the heat with the stove weighing 650lbs... I'm sure your still in...
Brian, have you tried to just heat with your coal bed for a few hours since you have all that soapstone holding the heat inside the firebox?
I get plenty of heat with just coals in the Progress Hybrid, in fact it will maintain my farmhouse temps for 2-3 hours with just coals... others...
Don't give up,,, Buster could surprise you and stick around for longer then you think... sure is tough loosing any animal after having them all...
Just thought I'd shoot that option at ya BB...That is very cool that stove as a full size woodstove built in...
That's who I bought my Esse from.. Woody... Great guy.. Like Woodstock, he stands behind what he sells 100%. He's even taking care of people he...
Check out this stove on Obadiahs website.. There are some nice pictures on the website of the firebox, etc.. It's a full size woodstove with...
Nice post.... Comes down to without a doubt, the PH is a serious heater...I'll agree to that.. The amazing thing,,, this stove is a serious...
You can see the slots in the ash grate in this video.. Also nothing but powder is in the ash pan. Pan is big... [media]
Yes BB, mine has an ash pan.. Believe or not it still holds the coals very well... in fact the ash pan has nothing in it but fine powder..
Does your PH have an ash pan?
One good thing about the PH I've learned.. It will start a new load of wood on just a handful of coals...or less...
I think your right on about the small splits... Well I have to wait for 2 winters before I'll be into big wood now... All this years and next...
I'm thinking to push the coals back an inch or so, just that they're clear of the Andirons.. Not saying all the way to the back...
Sometimes I'll be outside and get that pleasant smell of the wood fire, reminds me of someone smoking a pipe with good tobacco...
Since it's 20 degrees outside I decided to experiment again and plug the front air feed hole off again and see what happens... I loaded the stove...
So a simple reload routine would be to just flip the Andirons forward, push the coals back and load your wood.. Sounds like not an issue for the...
