On wood stove hearth tools... What is your favorite tool?

The poker... practical and beautiful; hand forged, with a horsehead handle.

We gave up on the holey shovel...now the plain old shovel is the 'go to' fav tool...1st thing in the morn we shovel out the ash closest to the door, level out the rest, then clean the glass with bottled water and paper towel....-less than 3 minutes DONE!

Free holy shovel to any reg member near the Oneida/Rome area ...save your money unless your time means jackS!

The match.

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Beer Koozie... Nothing like a cold beer in front of the woodstove... Next is the poker.

I went the first two years without a bellows. Last year I got one and have to say it's my favorite.

I must have 3 sets of tools. Two are nice brass tools and one is old and dull black. My favorite set is the old dull black set. The brass tools are always becoming unscrewed. I always reach for the dull black poker. It's the simple shape of a "L".

The stove ash trays have made the shovels obsolete.

Opportunist said:

...The brass tools are always becoming unscrewed...

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Any auto parts store. Use as directed. If you really don't ever want it to come apart again, get the "red" instead of the "blue". Rick

Cedar kindling is my favourite tool. Breathe on it and it lights :cheese:

Rick, its almost like a crime scene, you even got the rule behind the thread lock ;-)

welding gloves

The shaggin mat/Bear skin. ;-P Wink Wink Nudg Nudg

A one piece, stubby black steel shovel whose scoop is about as long as its handle. Overall length is 17", width 5" and shovel depth about 1.75". It won't unscrew or tip over or get too end heavy like the crappy spindly ornamental ones available nowadays. As a matter of fact, I've only seen these at antique/junk stores and flea markets.
Second favourite tool is an old skinny natural fiber brush. The natural hair fibers won't melt and stink if you brush a hot stove, they only singe a bit.

The oh holy rake.

pavement saw.

FIREFIGHTER29 said:

Rick, its almost like a crime scene, you even got the rule behind the thread lock ;-)

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My workshop quite often is a crime scene. %-P Rick

myzamboni said:

welding gloves

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ditto

sand blaster. removes rust off cast iron parts lickety split.

A stamped steel shovel. very similar to the pictured here

I like the poker, you can poke around the wood and coals with it. I'd like to know where to find one of them fancy pokers with the horse head on it.

Im going to saaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay The wife Ha ha :lol:

I made my poker in 6 th grade we didnt even have a woodstove Been dragging this thing around for ever . Used it at the old GF s house she wanted to keep it . Got ot now . But I need a rake . I ll
get the guys in club Maintance at work to make one . They really get off makeing stuff personal use

id say the poker its very versatile.

Definitely the poker.

north of 60 said:

The shaggin mat/Bear skin. ;-P Wink Wink Nudg Nudg

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HEY! I was gonna say that!