Does anyone have soapstone bed/glove/boot warmers?

A friend of our has a Tulikivi soapstone stove. He gave custom cut a couple of leftover pieces for me that work for boot/hand warmers. He also gave me the soapstone circular cutout for his stove pipe - makes a great trivet for my Oslo!

Not soapstone, but growing up on the farm I would heat a smooth fieldstone on the cookstove to put in the bed. Didn't cost anything... a glacier dropped it off.

LLigetfa said:

Not soapstone, but growing up on the farm I would heat a smooth fieldstone on the cookstove to put in the bed. Didn't cost anything... a glacier dropped it off.

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+1 I did the same with a similar piece of local granite fieldstone. Found one of those antique soapstone ones with the wire hanger at a flea market a while back.Surprisingly it didnt cost a king's ransom either.

I really like that idea. I use a hot water bottle when camping but I will have to look around for a soapstone slab. My wife the geologist would like the idea.

We have four boys, ages 10, 9, 7 and 4. There are always boots, jackets, snowsuits, gloves, hats, socks and whatever piece of clothing got wet in the snow, right in front of the stove. I have to constantly check to make sure they are not too hot and have to remember to put them away from the stove before I go to bed. Most times I can't even get to the stove. I like the idea of the kid gate mentioned on the other thread. When the stove was in the basement we had a hot water pipe running above the stove, we could hang all the clothes there. No pipe in the living room. So we just pile and rotate! :cheese:

I love the idea of field stones, though. I will try it, for sure!

pen said:

I found an old non-salvagable soap stone stove that I am pulling the stones out of. I just cooked pulled pork in a dutch oven on my wood stove with a piece of it Sunday.

pen

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Hey Pen,
Was that the Harvest you were telling me about? I had to pass on one that seemed like it was in good condition. I just didn't want a stove that I couldn't buy parts for. I loved the stones, though. Someday I'll have a soapstone stove! I couldn't believe how hot the stones were on it (12 hours after the reload.)

Woodstock sells them. I have them and they work pretty good.

http://store.woodstove.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16285&cat=298&page=1

pinewoodburner said:

Woodstock sells them. I have them and they work pretty good.

http://store.woodstove.com/xcart/product.php?productid=16285&cat=298&page=1

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I have some too.I just haven't tried them.What's the procedure ?

Procedure is quite simple. Lay the little blocks on top of the stove and they soak up the heat. I really like to take extra gloves when I cut wood and I put a block in each glove and wrap them up in old towels. It really feels great to put your cold or wet hands into some dry warm gloves!

Boots get wet on the inside? Just slip a block in each boot and it dries the inside quite fast.

We do nothing special when cooking. Just set pot or pan on the blocks and let the stuff cook.

Yes, we got ours from Woodstock.

Backwoods Savage said:

Procedure is quite simple. Lay the little blocks on top of the stove and they soak up the heat. I really like to take extra gloves when I cut wood and I put a block in each glove and wrap them up in old towels. It really feels great to put your cold or wet hands into some dry warm gloves!

Boots get wet on the inside? Just slip a block in each boot and it dries the inside quite fast.

We do nothing special when cooking. Just set pot or pan on the blocks and let the stuff cook.

Yes, we got ours from Woodstock.

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Very good instructions,thanks.

Thistle said:

LLigetfa said:

Not soapstone, but growing up on the farm I would heat a smooth fieldstone on the cookstove to put in the bed. Didn't cost anything... a glacier dropped it off.

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+1 I did the same with a similar piece of local granite fieldstone. Found one of those antique soapstone ones with the wire hanger at a flea market a while back.Surprisingly it didnt cost a king's ransom either.

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I have one, about 150 years old. Cleans up well with 220 grit in a RO sander. If you need smaller pieces I bet it would cut well with an old carbide blade.

Michael's (a craft store) also carries a variety of soapstone: http://shop.hobbylobby.com/search/default.aspx?searchTerm=soapstone

If you watch your local newspaper they often have a 40% off coupon that can be used for in-store purchases.

PS Their stores are closed on Sunday's - company policy.