Last night I got branded by the latch bolt of a blaze king. Door wasn't fully open and swung closed while I was loading it. Got me right on the elbow.
Anyone else have a woodburner's branding?
Anyone else have a woodburner's branding?
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Does turning your head and sitting your chin on top of the hot door count? 
HisTreeNut
Minister of Fire
Sure does. I cook for living so my heat tolerance is higher than most. That being said, I usually catch my wrists or tops of my hands after I put wood in the stove. Granted, I would put on the fireplace gloves we have, I could avoid it but my laziness gets me every time...Does turning your head and sitting your chin on top of the hot door count?
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CentralVAWoodHeat
Minister of Fire
Probably right, I always go commando, unless I need gloves to move a hot coal that dropped onto the ashlip or hearth.
Occasionally I attempt a one arm branding, like Kung Fu did with both his arms. It’s usually late at night and involves a molten door in my way.
Rearscreen
Minister of Fire
weatherguy
Minister of Fire
Woodsplitter67
Minister of Fire
sprawlnstall
Burning Hunk
That is a good one, and with a Blaze King too. I can't recall ever doing this with my Regency, so I think the smallish door and trying to cram as much wood as possible into the Princess causes my to be in the danger zone a bit longer. I use gloves, but need to get some longer ones.
Hams will get ya. Tastes good and it's cheap. Should have a label for the limit on the amount consumed for reloading the stove. Haven't gotten myself yet this year, but will look up this thread if/when I do.
jetsam
Minister of Fire
These are $15 and nearly elbow length. I have a pair and a half (dog ate one glove), and like them a lot better than the shorter $10 Amazon ones I used to get.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Lincoln-Electric-Premium-Leather-Welding-Gloves-KH643/100341058
You can pick up a burning split or red hot coals with welding gloves. I don't always remember to wear them, but I've never been burned while wearing them.
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Was in a wood stove shop the other week with my daughter. They had a stove running at the front. As we were leaving she stopped to look at it. She said "daddy look at the pretty stove" as she reaches out a finger to touch it....
Silly kid, she said she knew it was heating but didn't think it was hot....
I haven't got myself this season that I can remember.
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Silly kid, she said she knew it was heating but didn't think it was hot....
I haven't got myself this season that I can remember.
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sprawlnstall
Burning Hunk
Hamms has stood the test of time and will be around longer than all these local hippie micro beers. I can’t blame the land of sky blue waters.
charger4406
Feeling the Heat
I was just reading this a little while ago and I was trying to recall the last
time this happened, then came time to reload the ashford and with the first
split I tagged my knuckle, then my teenage son an wife started giggling at
me so I turned to say something and grabbed the door with my other
hand, so thanks for jinxing me folks
time this happened, then came time to reload the ashford and with the first
split I tagged my knuckle, then my teenage son an wife started giggling at
me so I turned to say something and grabbed the door with my other
hand, so thanks for jinxing me folks
AlbergSteve
Minister of Fire
Worst one was loading the stove in the basement years ago. Was stuffing the top of the load and ended up with both arms trapped against the top of the door opening. I have had elbow length welding gloves every since. But that chin mentioned above took a long time to heal and top hurting.
But have always said you can tell a real wood burner. No hair on the back of their hands until around mid Summer.
But have always said you can tell a real wood burner. No hair on the back of their hands until around mid Summer.
kennyp2339
Minister of Fire
I get my stripes or chevrons a couple times a year, they more I get the higher I rank in the stove world.
Mojappa
Burning Hunk
Budweiser has been around forever and it’s chit, longevity doesn’t always mean quality, just look at PBR, nasty but cheap so it ain’t going anywhere.
The side of the opening on my fisher got me good last year but that was the only branding, can’t even blame it on intoxication, just moved my arm wrong lol
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