So BKVP sent me a new gasket, cement and new, flatter hardware to replace the previous hardware holding the bracket in place around the outside of the glass. Neither of these items fixed my smoke smell issues. I have also put in double-wall ventis pipe (6' in the house replacing single wall) and repainted it all. No improvement. This was all completed at the end of the burning season in April.
At the beginning of the burning season this year, I noticed I still had the smoke smell issue. However, the smoke was now coming from the right hand side instead of the left. We had altered it!
So, back at it. BKVP and I have been speaking and we have agreed that the next course of action is to extend the chimney. Today, my chimney guy came out. He completely cleaned out and inspected the stove; looked over all the welds; inspected every part of the stove; gave me four more feet and decided that the work I did in April was unsatisfactory. He removed the gasket and completely redid it with a gasket of his choosing. He believes that somehow gases/smoke were actually exiting the stove BEHIND the gasket because, as he removed it carefully, he inspected the back of it and noticed discoloration (brown, not black so it was not from the cement). He also indicated that since the smoke was on the outside of the gasket in these areas he wasn't certain that the smoke wasn't actually seeping through the gasket. My main question for an engineer: WHY IS SMOKE LEAKING OUT INSTEAD OF AIR LEAKING IN?
Anyway. I have to wait for the cement to cure for 24 hours (chimney guy's rules). So, tomorrow night I will light the stove with a 17' chimney from the top of the flue collar and with a new gasket. After a couple fires, I will report on the issue. Thanks for everyone's patience and for all the suggestions. Most of all, thank you to BK for working with me on the issue. You guys are awesome!