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  1. jeff6443 New Member

    joined: Jul 29, 2008
    139 posts
    NJ South
    My dutch west was put in in june had 2 small fires blew me out , need 2 more , I CANT WAIT
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  2. brogsie Member

    joined: Dec 19, 2007
    228 posts
    eastern MA
    Nice looking stoves.
    Gives you something to look forwaed to in the winter.
  3. the_dude Feeling the Heat

    joined: Feb 26, 2008
    298 posts
    Southern WI
    Looks good to me. Nicely done.
  4. bill*67 Member

    joined: Jan 24, 2008
    133 posts
    upper michigan
    the pictures look awesome. now the only thing you need is a rack to hold the wood. congrats.
  5. Adios Pantalones Minister of Fire

    A pretty select group that gets this excited over this sort of thing- eh?

    Great stuff!
  6. Henz New Member

    joined: Mar 23, 2006
    1,735 posts
    Northville, NY
    where are you going to store your splits? Inside in a ring next to teh fire or outside. Might look nice with jsut a wood box next to the stove someplace
  7. BJ64 Minister of Fire

    joined: Jul 24, 2008
    608 posts
    NE Oklahoma
    That is a fact on both accounts!
  8. woodburn Member

    joined: Oct 26, 2007
    221 posts
    Long Island, New York
    Those stoves looks great. You will love them even more once it's 30 deg. out there. Just a note about the smell- my stove- cast iron Avalon Arbor smelled for quite a few burns. I can't remember exactly, but it was definitely over 10 before it got better.
  9. rcjarrell New Member

    joined: Aug 13, 2008
    4 posts
    Pacific Northwest
    I am in the market for a stove and the Craftsbury one of our top choices. Your installation pics make me even more excited about this model.

    The one question I have is does the soapstone bricks make any difference in this model?
    Does it take longer to warm up?
    Does it retain and radiate heat longer?

    Any input would be appreciated.

    Thanks!
  10. Jukeboxfun New Member

    joined: Jul 28, 2008
    73 posts
    Ephrata, PA
    I haven't really burned but a small break-in fire so I can't answer most of your questions. I don't think the soapstone bricks will make much defference. I consider this a cast iron stove.
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