Archive for February, 2010

Maine Wood Heat and Albie Barden are building another soapstone veneered masonry heater for our long time friend Marty Cain in a hands-on workshop in Black Mountain, North Carolina from April 13^th – 15^th 2010. This masonry heater, like an earlier heater we did with Marty years ago in New Hampshire, will have a soapstone veneer around a firebrick and castable ...

Every indigenous culture has its origin and fire legends. At the Auckland, N.Z. museum, I caught a glimpse of the Maori fire legends in a tape loop being shown there. A native speaker explains that in Maori legend fire is a gift of the sun.

The sun sent a fiery comet crashing to the earth. The comet married the Earth Goddess of ...

I met up with some acquaintances at the grocery store last night, and we immediately started talking about the weather – it’s been cold lately, a storm is on its way, or so the local weathermen say (followed immediately by a skeptical raising of eyebrows and unanimous chuckle). Then the conversation transitioned nicely into work and family, and to not miss the great deal on haddock a few rows down.

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Top 5 Considerations When Choosing a Wood Fired Oven…

If you’re considering building a wood fired oven for your home or business, there are a few things you probably already know – the way the sight, sound, gentle warmth and vitality of fire ignites your spirits, how the wood fired aroma awakens your senses, and the pure excitement you feel when cooking with a live fire.

What you may not know is how to find the perfect match. Over the years, ...