I have an Olympic Crest stove (basically a knock off of a Defiant) that I've been using heavily for thirty years. I recently had it re-caulked, repainted and re-installed after our home was remodeled. The wooden handle on the front door has just split and I was wondering how to repair/replace it specifically what cement I could use to keep it in place. Or alternately should I stick on some new spring handles and how is this accomplished? Thanks, new to the site but not to the pleasures of heating with wood.
Replacing door handles
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I have the same stove and did not like the junk wood handles so I built my own. I have acces to all things welding and blacksmithing so it is easy for me to go to the shop and fabricate anything from steel. You can go to a welding shop(or look online) and purchase steel spring handles that basically screw on as long as they fit over the bolt in the handle. I just like the raw look of steel vs. the chrome spring for asthetics but the end result would be the same. When my stove is really cranking in the 5-550 range these handles get warm but not to hot to touch w/o gloves.
Thanks for all the good advise. I think I'll try gluing it back together for now and at the end of the season have a local craftsman I know fabricate some more durable and decorative iron replacements. Thanks for the pictures they inspired me!
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