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    Calling all soapstone stove owners,,,, specifically Hearthstone units...

    same here with my homestead.
    Post by: Ithaca, Oct 10, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Am I the last one?

    [img] Captured on cell phone camera by Larry the oil delivery driver. :)
    Post by: Ithaca, Oct 4, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Oct 1 - Final Match Anyone?

    October 2nd and I'm burning my first fire this morning. I use my stove as my primary heat source and once we hit the 60f mark without heat the...
    Post by: Ithaca, Oct 2, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    best way to sharpen a chain saw?

    I like the portability of a hand file and guide. I have to stop and sharpen at least once when out gathering a truckload of wood. Nothing like a...
    Post by: Ithaca, Sep 28, 2010 in forum: The Gear
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    Bringing "outside air" from the basement via the ash pit, brilliant or dumb?

    same setup but my OAK continues out the ash door in the basement to the outside thru a boarded up window. I think you are on the right track.. just...
    Post by: Ithaca, Aug 24, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Staying "clean" when cutting/splittin’ wood?

    Only cut and split the CLEAN trees. Leave the DIRTY ones alone.
    Post by: Ithaca, Aug 4, 2010 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    Insulate liner or Not?

    24/7 means 4.5 cords of anything I can find. less than a gallon means LESS THAN a gallon. My TOTAL amount of creosote collected for 2 years fits...
    Post by: Ithaca, Jul 19, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Insulate liner or Not?

    Just to jump into the insulation debate... I have a 25ft chimney. NON-insulated, 6in. flex liner inside a masonry chimney lined with rectangular...
    Post by: Ithaca, Jul 18, 2010 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    The 10 "commandments" of woodburning

    great post.. thanks for the laughs!
    Post by: Ithaca, Dec 24, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    You Know You Are A Real Wood Burner If...

    "You Know You Are A Real Wood Burner If…" Your not sure your oil furnace works anymore. (and fav from last year)... You use your splinters for...
    Post by: Ithaca, Dec 18, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    east west or north south loading?

    With this cold weather I like to load N/S. I can get more wood in which gets up to heating temp faster and keeps putting the heat out for a longer...
    Post by: Ithaca, Dec 13, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Hearthstone Homestead Too Hot

    pull up the circular disk and clean out any ash underneath that might keep it from sitting flush. You should be able to spin it so that there isn't...
    Post by: Ithaca, Dec 13, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Local dealer does not insulate

    25' of uninsulated liner here through an exterior masonry chimney. less than a gallon of creosote last year burning 24/7. An insulated liner can't...
    Post by: Ithaca, Dec 1, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Splitting wood

    start hitting the edges and work around the log taking off a slice at a time. If it is really stubborn, I use a splitting wedge/grenade and pound...
    Post by: Ithaca, Nov 23, 2009 in forum: The Wood Shed
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    My first top down fire and it sucked

    <edit> sorry to offend. Top down isn't for me either.
    Post by: Ithaca, Nov 20, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Homestead Cleaning Question

    I move my homestead out by using two boards as runners under the legs. It is heavy but 1 side at a time works for me. You can then clean out from...
    Post by: Ithaca, Nov 7, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    How to keep heat down (!) without creosote

    just throwing my vote in for smaller hot fires.
    Post by: Ithaca, Nov 2, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    Defective hearthstone "Heritage" nightmare, please help

    My .02 ... $5000? sounds high. Smokey fire? Sounds like a weak draft.. it is warm out now. It could be wet wood. It could be splits that are...
    Post by: Ithaca, Oct 21, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    All night burn-what's the trick?

    I'm sure there is a hole somewhere...
    Post by: Ithaca, Oct 15, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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    All night burn-what's the trick?

    What worked for me: 1.) Big rounds to bank the stove. I use the nasty ones that I can't split down to size. then pack stove with as much wood as...
    Post by: Ithaca, Oct 14, 2009 in forum: The Hearth Room - Wood Stoves and Fireplaces
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