Show us: your log burners and open fires

[OldShep]

Is that log basket further way than it looks? Anything within 18 “ of my stove melts

 

[Adam4868]

Wasn't even cold last night,but the boss said she wanted it lit....I can sometimes almost smell the cat burning 😁

 

[MrGrumpy]

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This is mine. Please excuse the log bucket, the hound has destroyed the basket for shoots and giggles.

Lovely collie ! Blue Merle ?

 

[Ridgeway]

This is pretty much all our "world's most inefficient fire" is used for:

Real raclette/cheese melting, really the best way to prepare a raclette with a half round

And then afterwards:

My neighbour has pretty much the same fire set up in his house. We used to work at the same company and he recycled an old industrial flue from a factory that he used for his open fire, the flue was 600mm OD when the fire was roaring away the temp in the kitchen dropped by 2º as it was drawing so much air from the outside, he's since ran a 300mm liner inside the large flue.....

 

[Notafettler]

This thread makes me slightly jealous as I was keen on a wood burner

Are you sure its only slightly jealous?

 

[Notafettler]

Just bought a moisture meter. I hope i am not wasting my time, as the wood is generally mixed. AND I have to split it for it to work. I am sure people who split logs do it to make themselves feel manly, it just makes me feel tired.
Now I suppose I should buy a temperature gauge for the flue? I have managed without one for 12 years so I think that might be going to far. In terms of beer how much do they cost??

 

[Notafettler]

Ash, by the looks of it...

I will test it with my spanking brand new moisture meter. Tree has not been down that long about a year. I think I remember pushing it over about a year ago. It was of course dead but still standing at the time.

 

[Notafettler]

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This is mine. Please excuse the log bucket, the hound has destroyed the basket for shoots and giggles.

I use two of them to bring the wood in. They are of course multi purpose. Then I stack the wood in an old trailer box. The metal "thingies" in front of the fire are originally for newspapers.

 

[Reynard]

Mmmmm yes... Sometimes I can smell the cats burning too... This is Poppy (tortie), although Lexi (blue & white) much prefers to snooze in the log bucket or on top of the stash of newspapers used to light the fire...

 

[rogerzilla]

Cats burning?

Dumpy was a stray for three years until this summer, so he appreciates a bit of comfort.

 

[steve292]

Lovely collie ! Blue Merle ?

Lots of blue merle in him but really he's a tricolour, Lots of red around the face and legs.

 

[MrGrumpy]

My Mums red and white collie. He’s an old boy 13yr . Blue Merle are braw .

 

[davidphilips]

Quiet night in by the fire, Just a pity the price of wood is very high compared to heating oil at present or i would use the stove more often. Tend to just gather up old wood and burn it when i have enough to keep fire going for a few days.

 

[Reynard]

Quiet night in by the fire, Just a pity the price of wood is very high compared to heating oil at present or i would use the stove more often. Tend to just gather up old wood and burn it when i have enough to keep fire going for a few days.

What a beautiful tortie-tabby Please give her a chin tickle from me. (I do suffer rather badly from tortie-itis)

 

[Proto]

Here’s ours, a Dick Guerts Ivar 5.