In September of 2008, Maine Wood Heat promised to install a Castleton soapstone masonry fireplace in a Brunswick, Maine home before Christmas after selling the stove at the 08 Common Ground Fair.
Our client was Jeff Clapp, artist, wood turner, designer, environmentalist, and entrepreneur. He handed me a little three-inch square box and a brochure with his order. The plain brown card box held a clear plastic Christmas tree ornament. The ornament was ...
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…and not gas or electric?
Here at Maine Wood Heat Co., we were recently asked “What’s the difference between using a Le Panyol wood fired oven and a gas or electric oven?” It’s a valid question, we’d like to share our thoughts and welcome yours.
For us, having and using a wood fired oven can be a way of life. The intimate ...
Continue Reading →How a Maine Wood Heat mason apprentice designed and built a masonry cooker/heater in a 30 year old yurt in our own backwoods.
Inspiration for innovative masonry heater design can happen just about anywhere… in the heart of a home, or even a portable yurt.
During the summer and fall of 08, we were joined by a fine young mason from Pennsylvania and Colorado named Matt Helike. After a month or two of Matt tenting in our woods, we reacquired a twenty-foot ...
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