Woodstock Absolute Steel impressions...

Beautiful stove!!!

 

Wow, I've seen these stoves in person in the Woodstock showroom and thought they were quite large, but looking at this picture with the stove pipe for reference makes the stove look huge.

 

I didnt see your response until after I left, so they will just have to wait for the next guest to tell them Dennis said hello!

 

RG, not a small stove. Smaller than the IS 2.5 cu ft box is still a large box.

 

So, since we're on an Absolute Steel thread.. can ya'll's drop a line or two as to what wood types you burn? Have access to? Remarks? And of course not limited to AS... but I am always very interested to hear what folks do for their fuel. Related to location, how man-geek-obsessive you get. Etc etc.

At the base of Pikes Peak, I am in order of what I burn.. pinon, oak, ash, cedar, pine (some lodgepole in this mix), mesquite. I have access to silver maple which pumps out good heat but it has high oils content and can make a mess of the chimney stack pretty fast unless you have a hot fire and don't run it through a cat.

How's about you folks?

 

Great looking stove OldColo! That second pic with the secondaries starting to fire is awesome!

 

Followup after a couple of weeks of burning.

Great. Even better. Took no time to dial in with the stove. Has been pretty balmy.. 40s day, 20s night. A few singles. Easy peazy. Burning 1/2 the wood as prior high end stove. Keeps house warm for hours. Like hours with just coals. And this is NOT an easy house to heat. 'tis now. It is a thing of beauty to tune up the stove and engage the cat. Have been able to get very long cycles, as in 12-15 hours before we get to coals. Then can relax while it continues to warm for several hours longer. Lovely.

And most of all... I had been having an impossible time solving a smoke emission issue with prior stove. Thought I had it resolved, but no. Found I was having to run it constantly about full out to prevent the emission. Happy to report... not a problem with this Absolute Steel stove. On the same setup and as mentioned.. had even reduced my stack by 4'. Works a treat. A big deal having suffered trying to solve the prior stove. I am always quick to say the prior high end stove just did not agree with my set up. And I really worked at it. But I have not had to break a sweat with this Absolute Steel. No smoke emission, at all.

So, so relieved on so many counts. Toasty warm.. humming along. At the base of Pikes Peak.

 

Its great isn't it? Daytime with 30-40s temps I can load up with soft maple, and its coals by noon, but the stove will still be nice and warm until the evening reload

 

Welcome to warm and cozy Woodstock Soapstone club! Great investment!

 

4 years now with an Absolute Steel from first production run.... Its a pretty awesome stove.

Oldcolo, in the Missouri Ozarks, burning 2 cords of white oak mostly, and a little hickory, cut, split stacked and covered 2 years.

 

Love the Pup Tavery , the stove is nice too.

I've also had my AS since the product started shipping.

 

Happy pooch! Where is Oldcolo? A bit of research shows zilch.

 

Rudy is a good dog, half Border Collie/half Lab, best combo I've ever had. It's humbling havin a dog smarter than I am though. Hes always a step ahead of me, He likes the stove too.

 

Oldcolo. Old Colorado City. The historic part of Colorado Springs, CO. The first territorial capitol of the territory that became Colorado. Established 1859. My father was a driving force to help it gain national historical preservation status. Saved it from being bulldozed down in the late 1970s when the Colorado SPrings city gubmint wanted to plow it under because many of the old buildings were vacant. My pop said NO WAY. It is now a thriving area.

And, oldcolo.com is one of the oldest domains. Also tx to my pop who was, is a pioneer in communications. Cut his teeth on Old Colorado City and reaching out to the network nation WAY WAY before the internet came along... reaching out to others who were embarking on historic preservation.. except he was so far ahead of his time, he ended up being a leader in these areas.

Anyway... oldcolo. Step out on the back porch and Pikes Peak is just about leaning over us.

And to make it official, am SO pleased with the Absolute Steel. First time to use the stove when temps went into low singles. No problem. So much easier to control this stove than prior stoves. Very happy camper.

 

Zow.. so this is getting interesting. Excellent to have this family history. And in the Colorado Historical Society. Know some folks in the society. My pop (yes, him again), started the Old Colorado City Historical Society in Colorado Springs. So have been immersed in Colorado History. My GGParents homesteaded in Kiowa, Colorado where my pop was born. 1928. The ranch house is still there. And yes... Colorado Springs and FTC have been expanding since WWII. Lived as a kid on Ft Carson while my pop was stationed there. So have seen soooooo much of the area expanding.

Where approx was the ranch you speak of around Denver? How cool is that I say. So your roots are Colorado. Are you a native?