Another BK Ashford is here

This was an unexpected Christmas surprise


I was going to rent the motorized dolly but decided to do it the ancient Egyptian way .
( Somebody on this site recommended this on a thread ......Gotta say thanks hearth.com for that tip.)



All ready to Go .......This stove is Beauty !!

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begreen said:

Very nice surprise indeed. It looks great. I'm looking forward to burning reports. What wood are you going to be feeding it?

PS: We moved a 52' steel hulled sailboat on rollers too. The Egyptians were definitely right.

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Gotta cord and a half of ash that's been wait'n around for a year and a half.

webby3650 said:

Did you give up on the enamel! I thought you had an enamel one ordered?
You are gonna love this stove! I see you have a blower. Make sure to let me know what you think about it. Looks sweet!

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I found an enamel one and was sent many pics of it.........The enamel looks great but I wasn't crazy about the way the color looked.........Very dark and molasses like .......Blackish ....not the chestnut color I was expecting. ( like jotul's deep red brown color).

You could make a Christmas movie out of how this all turned out ....lol.... But to make a long story short...........Through a series of unexpected events.....( And keep in mind its Christmas time ), Someone found out my plight and then told someone who then contacted someone who contacted a lot of someones.... And I was contacted and offered this stove at an incredible price ... No joke.

I am feeling pretty thankful right now cause I didn't think I would see one any time soon...................I have one word to describe this.........SERENDIPITY.

begreen said:

Lucky you. I was hoping for more normal northwest wood like alder, soft maple and fir. Ash is quite the luxury here.

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Yeah I have a pretty good source for that ash...........as you probably know there are a lot of wood sellers down here by Rainier

begreen said:

Dingle ding. Is that you Clarance?

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Heh heh...........my movie is better ............More intrigue

rdust said:

Looks great! I'm getting the itch for a new stove. Kinda torn between getting the Ashford(probably not much to gain over the Princess) or getting a King. Hopefully I'll be able to resist the urge for a while longer and just be happy with what I have.

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Thanks Rdst.............After reading many of your burn time posts I would be happy as a clam.........But I can understand the urge ...The Ashford is definitely in the pretty direction.....Quality is up there too......My opinion is the newer bks are more refined in technology.

vwmike said:

Let me guess, the other stove is gas?

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Yep ! .......The cheapo- that does nothing but burn gas- kind.

Highbeam said:

Are you going to remove the gas fireplace?

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Probably.........A friend of mine suggested that I take out the gas stove and make it a wood shed with an access door on the outside of the house........Apparently , from what he said there are people that have done it.

Highbeam said:

Who is your dealer? The Maple Valley guy? I think I need to deal with a door gasket.

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I thought your dealer was Kitsap Lumber ..........You know they stock a lot of wood stove and BK parts.

Dairyman said:

Nice!

Could you post a picture of the enamel one?

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Here ya go Dairyman......................While I'm not a fan of this color , I just noticed that on this stove , the door assembly color doesn't match the top part of the stove............ Oops.



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