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Sedore History
The Sedore Multi-Fuel, Biomass Stove was invented and patented by Ernest Sedore in 1978, a
Canadian inventor with numerous designs and patents in many fields. Some of his more notable
inventions are certain types of heavy duty snow blowers and heavy duty fork trucks. One of his
most successful inventions was a new type of log splitter.
Having been raised with wood heat, Ernest was familiar with many of the common designs on the
market and he felt he could do better.
He wanted a unit that would burn cleanly, as well as one that was easy to operate and refuel. This
meant that his unit had to be top loading and allow the fuel at the bottom of the pile to burn effi-
ciently while allowing new fuel to drop down into the burning area as needed. After many proto-
types and failures he finally had the “Eureka” moment – Multi-Fuel/Biomass burning stove of this
type need to have corrugated interior walls so that the interior combustion and air circulation
would continue with any size and type of fuel – and at all stages of the fire.
This thoughtful design worked amazingly well and before long Ernest had his patents and started
producing the Sedore Multi-Fuel/Biomass Stoves. At first the word was spread by mouth – and it
still continues that way today! Once someone sees the Sedore burn, they quickly understand that
this is a Multi-Fuel/Biomass burning stove that will do the job in REAL winter weather.
RDJ Bailey Metal Works Inc. holds the patented designs and manufacturing rights from Ernest
Sedore. TransNorth Ltd. is proud to distribute Sedore Stoves across Canada where they were
first invented.
