restoration

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  1. C

    Restoring a brick, 100 yr old sagging hearth

    I've recently inherited a few gorgeous fireplaces (4) that are in need of some repair, all built in the late 1800's. They have not been burned in for some time (years) and the hearths seem to be sinking/sagging/leaning, all in the same way but to varying degrees of severity. These aren't...
  2. orzu7

    Drove 400 miles round trip for a $200 Buck model 91

    Greetings I've been lurking on here for a while and learning a lot about wood stoves.(thanks to a lot of great post on here) I finally decided get one. So a Buck model 91(1991 version) appeared on craigslist for $200. So with that said not much motivation was needed get read for a trip. Snow...
  3. FanMan

    Old coal stove restoration

    This is a "Daisy" coal stove, around the 1920s. It's what must have been a very inexpensive stove; the main body of the stove is sheet metal (a 10" stovepipe, essentially) lined with firebrick. It was made in Peekskill, NY, about 15 miles from my new (to me) cabin where I found it stored under...
  4. All work and no play.

    All work and no play.

    I was so excited. This photo was taken about ten minutes before I dropped it.