GOOOOD looking hearth, Coach! I like the designs in your IS. After the wait and the prep work and install, may I suggest you spend the next...
I was in Plano Texas early December 1979 for technical training when it snowed and iced pretty good. Good folks there, but it was plain to see...
Has anyone with the IS, used so far all season, cleaned or inspected their flue yet? If so, what were your results? Thanks.
Good score of what we call premium wood. Like Drivn4wood said, the mullberry around here is no way as nice and straight as yours. They grow...
Yup, we heat primarily with propane and suppliment with wood heater. The last top off visit was 52 gallons. The natural gas company finally ran a...
Good job, Dennis. An extra bonus to barkless firewood is it takes up less space in the stacks and stove so more heat per volume. Nice addition to...
For sure we mixed in faster starting wood with the black locust because it is hesitant to get started. 1 red oak, 1 white ash and the rest locust...
Prodigious!
Good job and great pics, bb48. What do you think fresh white oak smells like? I really enjoy the scent of it, some say kinda like vanilla. I like...
Yep, but we don't know how difficult access is to inspect for that. Hopefully 'lil John can remove the upper vent to look around in there. Also,...
I couldn't read through the entire previous thread, but I didn't see there or here another possibility mentioned. A leak in the pipe between the...
I hear ya on that, Driver - rain or work or mud or it's always something. Today here was a perfect day to slice up extra large rounds full of...
Sucks when that happens. It seems that the way oak is so reluctant to give up its moisture, it would be slow to drink water back in. The moistire...
Nice catch there. At least one of 'em looks like a honking big round.
Good job, schlot. It doesn't much matter what day you work the firewood, does it - holiday, weekend or whatever? You can still stand back and...
I got me an Ideal Steel wood stove (installed in October) for Christmas. A mighty fine present. Santa is super terrific.[ATTACH]
Has anyone run the stove with the radiator farthest forward in its slots? The way my radiator feet are cut, it can sit in the sled slots...
Great tip - thanks for posting it.
Don't know about yours, but mine can do more threatening by far with just "that look" than any old dumb cant hook. Sounds to me like you have a...
Good catch, Shawn. Should make for easy splitting. Ash is just one of those great all-around species. Love the stuff.
