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Kokopelli
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posted January 10, 2020 01:46 PM
Woodstove question for Paul or Earthwalker or anybody.
Do you ever 'treat' your woodstoves like one would 'treat' cast iron cookware ???
And .......... if you do, what kind of oil do you find best ????
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Leonard
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posted January 10, 2020 03:48 PM
I admit that I don't know much about it?
But how can you burn anything in a wooden stove? Are they lined with fire retardant or what?
I think you got took, my friend!
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: I'm probably wrong, with Hi Tech, damned near anything is possible?
[ January 10, 2020, 03:50 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
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TRnCO
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posted January 10, 2020 03:58 PM
I don't treat my wood stove with any thing. I guess I don't know why it would ever be needed.
Mine is an old earth stove. Looks as good as it did when it was new in my aunt/uncles house many years ago.
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Leonard
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posted January 10, 2020 06:38 PM
So, are these things cast iron, maybe?
I have camped in wall tents that had flat steel construction, rectangular wood stoves on rod legs and a door in front. For the size they throw a lot of heat. Just have to split logs in quarters.
I looked at wood burning stoves for my room addition, but when inspectors started talking about 3 foot clearance from the back wall, and forget what else, I lost interest.
Good hunting. El Bee
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Kokopelli
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posted January 10, 2020 08:21 PM
The cast iron kettle that sits on my woodstove for decoration was looking a bit scruffy around the edges so I wiped it down with olive oil. Major improvement. Got the matte black back. Tried the oil on a spot on the back of the woodstove & it shows promise.
Was wondering if anybody else cleans up a stove this way ???
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Semp
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posted January 10, 2020 08:39 PM
I ran a Buck stove insert for years. Never treated it with anything and have never heard of anyone else doing it.
Removed creosote once a year but that was it.
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Leonard
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posted January 10, 2020 11:16 PM
I think we should let him do it, Semp. He obviously needs something to do? It might even improve the looks of the stove, friends will admire such a beautiful stove, (which they never noticed before) He will be praised and his wife will let him know how proud she is of him, later that night. I view this as an opportunity not to be missed. Tomorrow is soon enough, it’s a little late to start on it tonight.
It’s a shame he doesn’t know how to take a picture of it....or he doesn’t know how to “post” pictures, one or the other?
So go ahead, you got the green light!
Good hunting. El Bee 🐝
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earthwalker
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posted January 11, 2020 04:08 AM
Years ago when first starting out on lookouts. The first lookout had a wood cookstove for heat and cooking/baking.
As the stove would cool down from morning cooking, I would take wax paper and go over the top of the stove. It cleaned the top up and gave it a nice shin. Learned from my folks.
As for wood stoves now a days I don't do a thing other than get ash off. At the end of wood burning season I take the water pot off scrub the top of the stove/clean it then touch up the wear mark with stove paint for the summer.
My water pot is a cheap cast iron that I keep oiled up but use Camp Chef cast iron conditioner. There is also a cleaner for cast iron by the same company.
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Paul Melching
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posted January 11, 2020 05:50 AM
After the season When everything is done I wipe it down with olive oil and let it sit gives off a smell at first fire no big deal they are more than happy to sell you lots of shit to treat your stove from shine to stove black never needed any of it !
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