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    Buying fisher stove

    Thinking about buying a fisher stove to heat my home with. Found a mama bear local to me, they are hard to find in my area and normal asking price is $700 . They are asking $500 for this one. What condition would y’all say it’s in. Most of them I’ve seen have been repainted, I’m not concerned...
  2. harbinger50

    Clearances Reduction thoughts for Mama Bear

    Hi everyone! New to the forum and trying to read as much as I can, but still wanted to post up with a couple ideas and or questions. I got a mama bear from a friend who's grandparents had moved it out to a shop for storage for the last 30+ years. Outside of some surface rust (took care of...
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    Baby or Mama Bear?

    I am having some work done on the 24' tall or so chimney that has the 8" clay liners on my old farmhouse. Currently my rather drafty house (approx 1,200 sq ft but I cut it down to 750 sq ft heated in the winter) is heated solely with a wondercoal stove in the 1 insulated back bedroom and that...
  4. J

    Mama Bear help.

    Hi everyone! I moved into our new house this last winter. It came with a old "comforter" stove. It has a picture of a bird on the front. It doesn't heat really well and sometimes smokes out the top randomly. (I have no idea why) To make a long story short. I found a great deal on a...