For me, Having a flue damper in the stovepipe is what tunes my burns to perfection. Really, the damper plate acts like the choke valve on an...
I have the same stove but no backsmoke issues unless the draft is reversed during a cold-start. You say you cleaned the stove pipe but did that...
Couldn't go wrong with the F45. I like the Jotul F50 because when I come home from a night shift and no one banked the stove before bed, I need to...
Jon "Fishingpol" the Blacksmith made me this extended damper rod with a maple leaf handle a while ago. It took this cold snap to get me motivated...
I can tell you this, rationing and staying ahead on yearly wood supplies gets a lot easier after you properly air seal and insulate your attic...
White Ash Uglies and shrapnel[ATTACH]
Ill tell you this, I smoke my Beef Brisket, Pork Shoulders& Chicken with Sugar Maple only. My friend uses Beech and his food finishes better. BUT...
Good Doggie, luv it
Really its sad the White Ash Trees are going fast now in CT but I'm burning it exclusively right now and it is pretty damm good!
And Black Locust burns long & hot so you don't need much to keep the heat pumping. Its really valuable to me, that yellow devil. Splits right...
That Plumbing Pipe Log Holder is just what I need to build. I can load it at the back door and roll it through the kitchen to the den & stove...
Umm, there are two large bucks guarding your Drolet...Monster Bucks!
Confirmed Pignut! I have one down too. Awesome
The past week has been insane in the Northeast. I've been on generator power seven of the past nine days. The first storm dropped a standing dead...
Jon, I will pay you for a forged extended handle just like yours. That is exactly what I need
Whoa...fascinating & creepy all at once!
Black Locust, and one of the most insanely long & hot burning species out there. Surreal how it performs in the stove! Good find. Jim
Amen to Backwoods and all on this post. I am in decent shape, and I get injured, and the first thing I always think is "Can I move firewood? Can I...
Save a bunch of that Sugar Maple for using in the smoker. That's all I use now for smoking pork shoulder, beef chuck, & chicken thighs. It is...
Great stacking, that's how its done