Where to start….Intro, first real post & some pics—sorry kinda long

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Blue2ndaries said:
CTYank said:
Welcome.

You've obviously been studying.

One thing I could never understand, though, is the "raised hearth" which necessitates other means of heating for the region below. Sorry, but it never made sense to me as other than a fashion-statement. Not-a-slave-to-fashion here.
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Hi CTYank...I raised the hearth for 2 reasons 1) after reading about someone on this forum doing something similar in order to facilitate easier loading w/o having to bend over as much or squat to load the stove. My old Fisher was on a 4in pedestal which made for much bending and squatting....ughhh 2) the hearth is 20in high...my wife sits on it in front of the fire a lot as do many family and guests when they come over. So this was more functional for me than aesthetic.
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Beautiful setup!! The whole 9 yards!

My hearth is flush, and because of that I had to get rid of the first perfectly good stove I purchased which required that it be on a raised hearth! And it is a bit annoying to load at ground level, not particularly problematic or anything, but it would be nice to have a raised one.
 
fossil said:
CTYank said:
...One thing I could never understand, though, is the "raised hearth" which necessitates other means of heating for the region below. Sorry, but it never made sense to me as other than a fashion-statement. Not-a-slave-to-fashion here.
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Both of my stoves sit on hearths that are built 12" above floor level. I need do nothing whatever to "heat the region below". I'm not a slave to fashion either...quite the contrary. But we're all slaves to aging (if we're lucky). Kneeling or bending over to load/tend the stove doesn't get any easier for me as I grow older. Raised hearths tend to mitigate that some. Besides that, I really like the way they look, as did my late wife. Rick
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Them there look like some spoiled cats... ;-)
 
BeGreen said:
...But 9 cords of oak in the northwest? >:-( Hrmph. That's rubbing it in.
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Yeah, really. You dudes West of the Cascades hog all the decent firewood to be found in Oregon. :mad:
 
fossil said:
BeGreen said:
...But 9 cords of oak in the northwest? >:-( Hrmph. That's rubbing it in.
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Yeah, really. You dudes West of the Cascades hog all the decent firewood to be found in Oregon. :mad:
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Sorry... :red: But it's nice to see another fellow Oregonian on the forum! :)
 
Blue2ndaries said:
fossil said:
BeGreen said:
...But 9 cords of oak in the northwest? >:-( Hrmph. That's rubbing it in.
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Yeah, really. You dudes West of the Cascades hog all the decent firewood to be found in Oregon. :mad:
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Sorry... :red: But it's nice to see another fellow Oregonian on the forum! :)
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There are a few of us here. But none of the rest of us are about to challenge you for the title of Best All-Around that we know of in the state. ;-) Very nice. And thanks for inviting us on a tour. Rick
 
[quote author="Blue2ndaries" date="1319532259"]Hi everyone. I’ve been lurking and learning, mainly learning, from this forum for almost 3 years now. I thought I would try to contribute something to this awesome site as opposed to just the “taking†I’ve done for the past few years.

blue2ndaries, nice job on everything,very nice.


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10-4 on the raised hearth. Wood processing and lugging is hard enough on the old knees without having to squat down to load a stove.

And yet again I have to go in the family room and throw another beer can at my ugly hearth. :smirk:
 
CTYank said:
Welcome.

You've obviously been studying.

One thing I could never understand, though, is the "raised hearth" which necessitates other means of heating for the region below. Sorry, but it never made sense to me as other than a fashion-statement. Not-a-slave-to-fashion here.
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That is great looking hearth and shed welcome, and I wish I had hung out here before I built my hearth I would have raised it.

CTYank when are you going to post pictures of yours?????
 
cptoneleg said:
CTYank said:
Welcome.

You've obviously been studying.

One thing I could never understand, though, is the "raised hearth" which necessitates other means of heating for the region below. Sorry, but it never made sense to me as other than a fashion-statement. Not-a-slave-to-fashion here.
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CTYank when are you going to post pictures of yours?????
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Yep... Lets see yours?? Lots of reasons for a raised Hearth. With so many yrs producing NO smoke. Lets see it???

I love the OP's set-up. Awesome shed, home, and heater.
 
This is the most attention a 7100 has ever got on this forum..

I love it... :)
 
How do you watch your TV in that room??? I would'nt be able to take my eyes of that set up...looks GREAT!
 
If my Daddy told me he was gonna take me out back to the wood shed and it looked like yours....I would say oh Hell yeah..lets go!
 
Beautiful! I was pleased with my setup and then I see yours. Kind of like going out and getting a car, thinking you got a Ferrari, only to get it home and realize you have a station wagon.

It is nice to see another 7100 user. I am still in the honeymoon phase with mine. There is still plenty of room to improve, but each burn seems to go better than the last. My snap disc did stop working after the third break in burn, but my installer is going to fix that.

I really covet your wood shed. My plan is to build both a wood and tool shed in the spring. Mrs. Idiot and I are currently at a difference of opinion on the design. I want one like yours with lots of air circulation. She wants something fancier. Here is what she wants http://www.betterbarns.com/thisPlan.asp?ProductID=2022. Oh well, she does indulge my wood habit and bought me a nice Stihl chainsaw.

I also love seeing the kids helping out. My four woodchucks are pretty good about helping. They do must of the stacking and even though they lack the precision of most that you see on this site, none have fallen over. My oldest son (13) is surprisingly willing when I announce that it is time for "woodchuck duty" and he needs to fill the firebox. We'll see how he is when there is snow on the ground.
 
Thanks for all the kind words everyone!

Lighting Up said:
How do you watch your TV in that room??? I would'nt be able to take my eyes of that set up...looks GREAT!
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The TV is not usually there. I placed it there from the family room last Jan for the Nat'l Championship when OR was playing Aub and we hosted a party. I'm going have to move it back to the family room in 2 weeks in prep of Christmas (see my avatar).

Village Idiot said:
I really covet your wood shed. My plan is to build both a wood and tool shed in the spring. Mrs. Idiot and I are currently at a difference of opinion on the design. I want one like yours with lots of air circulation. She wants something fancier. Here is what she wants http://www.betterbarns.com/thisPlan.asp?ProductID=2022.
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Wow! that's not a wood shed, that's a guest house! I am glad I didn't see that website when I was planning my shed, it was hard enough as is building what I had. I can't count how many times I had to stop and say to myself, my wife, or my wife said to me..."remember, it's a woodshed..." Originally I had planned on a gabled roof matching the 10/12 pitch gables of our house, sliding doors, and even thought about clear poly roofing to allow sunlight in to do the whole solar kiln thing in the summer time. The madness had to stop at some point! %-P

I had a ton of materials left over from our house construction, 2x6s and 2x8s in 16' and 24' lengths. I also had 12, 6x8x24 pressure treated beams that I got free from my father-in-law who pulled them from a construction site he was working on. I cut the beams and made them "joists" for the flooring. The shed would collapse before that floor moves, warps, or drops from the weight of the wood. :cheese:

I've rec'd a couple of PMs re: the shed---it is 24'x12' w/2' overhangs. Height is ~9' in front sloping to 6' in back. 3 bays avg 7'Hx8'Wx12'D with 1st 2 bays I can load from front or back. (12) 4x6x10 posts on 12" concrete piers, 1/2in ply roof deck, 26ga. metal roof w/2-4" flashing all around, 2x6x12 "siding". Simpson ties, clips, hangers galore. So, there you have it.
 
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