what's by your stove?

The old man lays there whether it is burning or not. Only difference is when it is not burning he has a sad look on his face.

Dobish said:

I have some vintage baseball gloves from my grandfather and great grandfather. I don't have any mantel either, although looking back at the layout, I may have put in a shelf or something behind the stove.
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Great space, but I agree a mantel, or even just a horizontal rough-sawn plank stained a chocolate color with some hand-forged iron hooks, would look great, there.

Check your clearances.

I have a fireplace sitting around each of my stoves. [emoji3]

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Mine is looking rather plain.



But that is mainly since I just put the stove in. I need to take another pic since I finished a few more parts of the install (that was on the day of the install a couple weeks ago). I'm thinking with the way I had to rearrange furniture to fit the stove in there that the TV might end up going above the mantle. It's kind of high, but I don't know where else the tv could go.

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OhioBurner© said:

Mine is looking rather plain.

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But that is mainly since I just put the stove in. I need to take another pic since I finished a few more parts of the install (that was on the day of the install a couple weeks ago). I'm thinking with the way I had to rearrange furniture to fit the stove in there that the TV might end up going above the mantle. It's kind of high, but I don't know where else the tv could go.

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Having the tv high is better than low.

Logs to the left of the stove, kindling, fireplace tools, & the ash bucket to the right. Small wooden mantle above with some knick-knacks.
A chair that was the wifey's grandparents and a chairs for the kiddos on the other side.
Cozy & comfortable little room...

Dobish said:

I have some vintage baseball gloves from my grandfather and great grandfather. I don't have any mantel either, although looking back at the layout, I may have put in a shelf or something behind the stove.
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What a cute dog!

Hank & Bea are usually keeping an eye on things going on by the stove.

Tote full of wood, fireplace tools that never get used, and sometimes a cat is all that's by my stove. I wish when I had the stone put up on the wall I would have had them put a shelf up. You never think of those things till after the fact

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lopiliberty said:

Tote full of wood, fireplace tools that never get used, and sometimes a cat is all that's by my stove. I wish when I had the stone put up on the wall I would have had them put a shelf up. You never think of those things till after the fact
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You could always add one. In your case, a stone shelf would look nice, but so would a pine one stained in Ipswich Pine.

One of the copper boiler kettles I keep by my stoves would look nice, replacing your RubberMaid tote.

aussiedog3 said:

What a cute dog!

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Thanks!

Thanks to running out of wood last winter every stick I have is green. I currently have wood drying ON TOP OF the stove. This actually is working, no foaming or sizzling coming from the wood after a few hours at 400 F. I can even watch the ends crack and darken over time.
I have some burner grills from a gas stove, and a hearth grate to hold it up off the stove.

So much for the clearances to combustibles . . .

rowerwet said:

Thanks to running out of wood last winter every stick I have is green. I currently have wood drying ON TOP OF the stove. This actually is working, no foaming or sizzling coming from the wood after a few hours at 400 F. I can even watch the ends crack and darken over time.
I have some burner grills from a gas stove, and a hearth grate to hold it up off the stove.

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I assume you're not leaving it like that when you're away from the stove?

One advantage you probably enjoy is some natural humidification. So many of us have tried the tea kettle on the stove trick, to battle winter dryness.

The wood stove: Wood crate full of wood, fireplace tools, welders gloves, an old copper ash bucket that doesn't get used (we use a much bigger metal can with a locking lid that stays outside), some random stuff on top of the crate, a metal cricket, a grape crate with dvds and the TV. And sometimes the cat, and more often, the dog.

The VF "fireplace": useless fireplace tools, a bb gun that a tenant left in my grandparent's rental like 30 years ago, a plant that was sent to my grandmas funeral (aka the grandma plant), some old bottles and random knick knacks.

The cone: a small crate with firewood that will obviously never get used, a small rocking chair my grandpa made for me when I was little that has a stuffed bear on it, currently an alpine christmas tree, a wooden lantern, an old coal hod with an equally old wooden pully in it, and some grape crates on the wall behind it with random stuff that collects dust on them.

firefighterjake said:

So much for the clearances to combustibles . . .

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I was just thinking that...There's nothing by my stove but a pot of water and brush/pan for ashes. I'd love to hang some paintings/photos by the stove... But I am over building another heatshield.. It was such a pain in the butt.

All good. You are being responsible.

What do you guys use to bring your wood inside? I am thinking of getting one of those cloth wood totes you load them oull the sides up. My Aunt has one and it looked really convenient and she loves it. I am looking for advice on which one to get. Also anyone have a blow poker?

LL Bean canvas tote bag . . . I had a cheaper one I bought at Lowes that lasted for years . . . I like the LL Bean one better as it has sides that keeps more of the dirt and debris from falling out as I move the wood from outside to inside.

I used to buy very nice looking canvas and leather firewood totes, with the leather riveted to the canvas, but found they always failed after a year or two of heavy use (six loads per day, in those old Jotul Firelights). Then I bought two made of nylon one with fully-stitched nylon straps, that go all the way around / under the wood. These have lasted several years, with almost no sign of wear. I probably bought from Amazon, if you want me to dig up a link.


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i use one of these. Its a premium firewood carrier and log tote. I also use a giant ikea bag to lug it from the woodpile up the hill to the other woodpile.... sometimes I use a cooler with no top on it.... i like this bag, because if it doesn't fit in the bag, it won't fit in my stove.



i do not use a blower poker.... no need. I just crack the door on the ash tray and I'm good to go!

I too use a sling type, canvas, firewood tote with nylon straps that run the full length and become the handles. I drag in a full load of 11+ splits each time. Works well and I roll it up and leave it on the hearth for the next night's load.

This year I am setting up a motorized conveyor belt that goes directly from the woodpile to the top of the chimney. I will just open the bypass and let the wood fall into the stove from the top. Convenience!

jetsam said:

This year I am setting up a motorized conveyor belt that goes directly from the woodpile to the top of the chimney. I will just open the bypass and let the wood fall into the stove from the top. Convenience!

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The Chimney Sweeping Log (CSL), rev.B?