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The Woodstocker. Getting firewood good and dry.
The fine heat from wood
Erik Bendien created the wood store that allows
wind access from every side. This is logical - wind
dries wood. Hence the basic grid, which is free of
the ground to avoid damp, the perforated side-panels
and the extra space above. The uprights and the grid
are in stainless - galvanized - steel. After a while the
corten-steel side panels start to oxidise. It's designed
that way because the thin layer of rust is both highly
decorative, and protects the panels against further
corrosion. The basic module, with a single compart-
ment, can handle 1.3 cubic meters of wood. This
can be widened by the same dimensions. It looks
good as a garden partition or alongside the drive.
With the user-friendly instruction you can put toge-
ther The WoodStocker in no time at all. The highly
robust finished item can be manoeuvred when
empty. And disassembling The WoodStocker is just
as easy, when you move house.
You have purchased a wood stove. In many respects,
wood used as fuel is an ideal choice. But what
exactly is wood? Under the influence of sunlight, a
tree builds up wood cells from CO2 (carbon dioxide),
water and minerals. So, in fact, wood is stored solar
energy. In its growth process, the tree takes CO2
from the air and gives off oxygen in return. Also in
terms of the environment, wood is an ideal fuel.
When it is left to rot, the same amount of CO2 is
released as when it is burned. In environmental
terms, we then say that wood is 'CO2-neutral'.
Only dry wood is stove wood
Not all wood qualifies as stove wood. Good burning
is obtained by using wood that has been seasoned
for at least eighteen months. That is to say: prefer-
ably chopped wood that, stored under a shelter and
protected from the rain, can slowly let its moisture
evaporate. Dry wood does not sizzle in the fire and
does not soot the glass.
Initial fire-up in steps
1. Open the aeration slide for maximum air
supply by pulling it out completely.
2. Light a large ball of dry paper against the
back plate of the burning chamber and
allow this fire to go out again.
3. Fill the stove with a handful of dry and
thin kindling wood, light it and keep the
door open.
5. Allow the fire to go out and the stove to
cool off for an hour so that the moisture
in the firebrick can evaporate. Some
liquid might come free from the ceramic
fire-brick. Therefore place an old towel
underneath the stove before firing-up.
6. After an hour, you will start bringing the
whole stove at the proper temperature
using first some thin kindling wood. Set
the door ajar.
4. Stir up the fire off and on by setting the
door ajar for just a moment each time.
7. Then use small thicker logs, ± 5x5 cm
thick and 30 cm long. At the same time,
set the door ajar. Close the door when
the small logs catch fire.