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["Robert Walton" <waltonrp AT gmail.com>]

> Many in remote locales, like me, have unlimited access to disreputable wood:
> tree trimmings, sawmill slabs, bark, roots, knots, woodshop scrap, coppice
> wood, discarded loading palates, deadfall branches.  You can't burn that 
> stuff
> in a greener-than-thou stove.  An expensive stove would not give us what we
> paid for.

There is a lot of wisdom in your post, James. I shopped those more
expensive stoves that burn so clean. I decided that for me, out here,
it's over kill and just extra parts that may need repair.  Planning
for a time that we may really need to be self sufficient in the near
future, I wanted a stove that would be around for a while and not need
parts.

I shopped Craigslist (wonderful source) and found a Franklin
Fireplace. It's not 100% cast iron, so I may sell it and buy another
one when I find one on craigslist.

I guess it really depends on what you want. I wanted to be able to see
the fire like a fireplace, but the benefits of a stove. I wasn't
looking for a show piece.

I ought to have it installed in the new room in a couple of weeks and
am really excited.


Rob - Va