Years ago we bought some junky little decorative wooden box and used it to keep odds and ends inside. Today I decided to dispose of it and of course saw it as just a wooden box that would easily fit in the woodstove. So I did. After 5 minutes I had a raging blaze that was drawing waaay too much air. I shut the air all the way down but it still pulled in air and kept going. The reburn tubes were like a dozen blow torches. My stovepipe started turning red just as I held a wet towel up to reduce the air that still flows in when my air lever is closed. But the wet twel eventually did the trick....that or the box burned past the peak output.
The stove itself never got past my normal temps but it was the first time I've seen cherry stovepipe! Scary. I think the box had wax or oils rubbed in it, and that should have never gone in the stove. Note to self - don't do that again.
The stove itself never got past my normal temps but it was the first time I've seen cherry stovepipe! Scary. I think the box had wax or oils rubbed in it, and that should have never gone in the stove. Note to self - don't do that again.
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