Did Santa Bring You any Hearth Related Gifts?

LLigetfa said:

raybonz said:

plenty of wood in the house and a full 30 pack of Miller Lite...

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I'll head right over. Might take me a while cuz I only have a walk-behind snow thrower. Dennis would probably beat me there with his quad.

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LOL unless you walk really fast with that walk behind! Mine is the same and only 7.5 HP and can't handle large anounts of the wet heavy snow.. Best get a ride a ride from Dennis and we can drink some suds and trade war stories..

Ray

25lbs of Fatwood

raybonz said:

In my stocking I had a little red bag with the words "Merry Christmas" inscribed on it in gold letters, inside that bag there was coal! LOL ot was a gag gift and I love it!

Ray

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I got coal in my stocking too. Guess Santa can't tell a wood stove from a coal stove. Did get some cash which I may use to purchase one of those black ash bins.Oh and I got a gym membership of sorts...free exercise lugging wood inside before this storm hits hard.

Santa got me something used way before it gets to the hearth a new Echo cs-450 w/ 18" bar. This afternoon I brought all the fixins for the saw from the shed to the garage just incase I need the saw tommorrow, I have some large trees on the north side of the property near ted driveway and this is where the wind is coming from tonight with this noreaster/blizzard. But it is nice and toasty by the insert.

Brian

KatWill said:

My wife got me fire starters, a trivet and a steam pot and some spice drops to make our home smell nice and sweet. What did you get hearth related?

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Some work gloves (guess that means more work) and a nice insulated L.L. Bean jacket for when splitting wood or just outside work.(Very Warm)

zap

Fat wood and fireplace gloves.

Short legs for my stove from the inlaws which I received early a couple weeks ago and new woodstove tools. I wanted one that had a rake so I could get the ashes to fall through the grate into the ash pan. I've yet to use it. The kit is a three piece: rake, brush and shovel. My wife had to get a poker separately. I have only used the poker so far.

Brand new modded muffler for my 361 Arctic from wifey. That one surprised me. Already mounted up just need to run it and do the tune.

KatWill said:

I keep seeing people talking about gloves, do they really help? I dont own a set, perhaps i will invest in a pair.

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No gloves, Heck yeah they help. I use mine when reloading and removing ashes, especially good for removing ashes when burning 24/7 and the rock still has quite a bit of heat.

krex1010 said:

My in-laws got me a new set of hearth tools, my wife says I can finally retire my old set which is about 40 years old. The new set is nice and it looks alot nicer sitting next to the stove, but I don't know, I tend to like old things. My wife thinks i threw the old set out but I have them in a safe spot out in my cave, just in case the new set doesn't cut it.

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Thats funny. I will keep older things of better quality any day over new of lesser quality. I like dirty tractors over clean ones too!

I got some money that I'm seriously thinking about putting towards a new insert. I love my Napoleon, but a larger firebox would make a big difference when 24/7 burning. I gotta see what I can do. Hopefully I'll order an Osburn 2400 insert (3.2 cf firebox) by the end of the year so I get that tax rebate. If that works out, that would be a real Festivus miracle!

KatWill said:

New Fire Guy said:

Fat wood and fireplace gloves.

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I keep seeing people talking about gloves, do they really help? I dont own a set, perhaps i will invest in a pair.

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I would sooner give up every other tool near my fireplace -- poker x 2, brush, IR thermometer, shovel x 2, etc. than to give up my well worn welding gloves . . . I personally don't subscribe to the belief that every chick digs scars . . . or burn marks.

firefighterjake said:

KatWill said:

New Fire Guy said:

Fat wood and fireplace gloves.

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I keep seeing people talking about gloves, do they really help? I dont own a set, perhaps i will invest in a pair.

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I would sooner give up every other tool near my fireplace -- poker x 2, brush, IR thermometer, shovel x 2, etc. than to give up my well worn welding gloves . . . I personally don't subscribe to the belief that every chick digs scars . . . or burn marks.

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An absolute necessity unless you enjoy getting the skin burned off your knuckles! I've had to grab escapee glowing coals with my hand before they burned the rug, so I never open the stove without putting on a glove first.

firefighterjake said:

KatWill said:

New Fire Guy said:

Fat wood and fireplace gloves.

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I keep seeing people talking about gloves, do they really help? I dont own a set, perhaps i will invest in a pair.

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I would sooner give up every other tool near my fireplace -- poker x 2, brush, IR thermometer, shovel x 2, etc. than to give up my well worn welding gloves . . . I personally don't subscribe to the belief that every chick digs scars . . . or burn marks.

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Amen to that. Especially if you have a shallow stove and need to reach in to load East to West

Well Santa surprised me! actually my wife stunned me by sneaking a Gransfors Bruks large splitting axe under the tree. I had hinted at a Fiskars but when she hit Lee Valley and came home with the GB. All I can say is what a beauty of an axe and thank-you sweetheart (-:

a firewood holder with a stand (which i'll trade for a storage tub) and a second filson jacket....

I got a moisture meter.

Then I got busy testing it and broke the Task Force electric splitter. Now I need a new splitter. Maybe a gas powered one.

I didn't break it on purpose. Really, I didn't. ;-P

KatWill said:

New Fire Guy said:

Fat wood and fireplace gloves.

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I keep seeing people talking about gloves, do they really help? I dont own a set, perhaps i will invest in a pair.

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sure they do....i got a new pair of gauntlet style for Christmas...they're kinda bulky but they go up over
my forearms so i don't have to worry so much about sparks lighting up my flannel shirt. A lot of folks
on here don't use them...but i'm a bit of a wimp!

My wife gave me one of those ash bins that I've seen other use. (photo below) I had hinted at the "ash dragon" which I saw advertised on this site a short while back. What I liked about the ash dragon was that it goes into the firebox and should limit the amount of ash dust that gets into the house. I haven't seen any comments about the ash dragon's advantages vs. the type that stays outside the stove. I'm waffling about whether or not to return this one.

Trktrd said:

The day before Christmas there was a roll of ribbon on the kitchen table. Come Christmas morning, an empty spool. I could only imagine how many presents she must have wrapped. NOT!! She had been out in the woods marking all the trees she wanted thinned out. My present for next year - FIREWOOD !

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Of all the posts, you clearly got the best gift.

"Santa" aka "I" got to order an Englander 13-NC for Christmas. Now where's the dang elves to install the bloody thing?

I got a nice 22' ladder (well, it extends that far anyway). Now all I need is a set of rods and brush to clean that chimney (or the sooteater). Either way I needed the ladder to get to my cleanout. The ladder is one of those "little giant" style - it can be bent in middle and extend out so it is rather flexible in many ways. Of course it isn't only good for cleaning the chimney so I expect I'll have a few other chores come along with it this spring....