Hearthstone Clydesdale air entry points.

I am wondering if anybody here knows anything about the Clydesdale with respect to exactly where it gets it's intake air from. I'm not looking for I thinks and maybe's. The reason is I want more control over the low burn Right now it's way too easy to go hot and th eonly way to shut it down is to open the door. I have a 6" insulated 15 foot liner. Draft is excellent and I have really dry wood. Suggestions on controlling are fine but I really want to know how this stove is designed... where exactly does it get it's air from even when the damper is shut completely?

Thanks all.

Thanks... will do.

I talked to Hearthstone. They didn't help a whole lot but did say there are entry points for the secondary air.

I started burning some of my not so fully seasoned oak, mixed with my super dry mixed hardwoods and found that I have a lot more control now.

I think my problem was way too dry wood.

My wood has been sitting in a pole barn garage for years. It's really dry. I'll do a door gasket check too.

It's the 800 plus spikes I worry about. I just added a digital controller I put together from some mail order stuff. I dropped the thermocouple down the hole where the draft port screw is right in the center on top. Perfect spot. I'll just put a spacer in there next to it for the grill support. Not that it's even needed.