Antique copper tub for hearthside wood storage.
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Lakeside
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My Oslo heats my home
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D8Chumley
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Ashful
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I have a few of these, and keep one next to each stove, for the same purpose. They usually fetch over $100 with the lid, so $40 was a good deal, even if you're missing the lid.
chazcarr
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Great find. Love mine. Way better than the baskets. I pour the dust out once a month into a newspaper to make a quick starter.
Thanks guys. Quick question, does anyone know what kind of wood that is? I thought it was ash. Wife says it smells bad, but I don't smell anything, even with my nose right up to it.
Ashful
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That looks like swamp oak, also known as "piss oak", around here. Smells like cat piss when it's drying in your stacks, mid-summer. Packs some serious BTU's, though.
Paulywalnut
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Beautiful tub Ricky, I zoomed it up. It's poplar, you can see the green tinge in it. Your poplar is too green lol. Let it season more.
thanks. that makes sense, there is a huge supply of poplar here and its def green tinted. i used it for the looks only, ill swap it oht this fall. im still not smelling anything and the wife hasnt said anything in a few days.
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