Ash rake/coal scooper

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saichele

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Generally I'm loving the new Englander. But it does seem to make a lot more ash than the VC WWL. More specifically, there's a lot more large coals left buried in ash. So I'm looking for a rake/scoop to separate the ash from the coals.

I've seen the ash rakes that look kind of like garden hoes, but I'm looking for one that looks more like a kitty litter scoop - some kind of basket that I could scoop a bunch of ash, let the small stuff through, and get the big stuff in a pile in the corner.

Then shovel the small ash out and use the big chunks to relight the next fire.

I could get some rebar and make it, but 1) it's about 0F in the barn, and 2) if I can buy one for $12 or something, that sounds pretty good.

Any leads or ideas?

Thanks
Steve
 
 
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Made this after a lot of talk about ash sifters here a couple years ago but rarely use it. I'll sell you this one or make you any tool you can dream up but it wont be $12.00
 
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This is my homemade job ,I'm not a welder. I've been you using this for years.
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I have essentially a metal kitty litter scoop that I made with expanded sheet metal from Lowes-Depot. The grid is basically too small for my conditions. I look longingly at the garden rakes for kids every time I'm in the store. Tines about 3/4" apart looks about right, shovel out everything smaller.

Darn plastic handles.

My next one will be a kids garden rake with 3/4" spacing and a wood handle when I get motivated enough to take it on.
 
The machete seems to work pretty well. The blade is a little bendy though and the paint is a little smelly for now. The coals can be piled up on, for me, the left side, leaving more room to put in bigger chunks north/south on the right side, while the coals burn down under a split on the left side.
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I use one of these works great. Around $10$

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