this stove is described fairly thoroughly and I felt like it may be a good one to try to replicate when the time comes. This serves as my bookmark for it Hope you like it. Cheers!
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cold box, canoes and cabins
This gentleman is an inspiration. He is unafraid to tackle anything with creativity and his own two hands. Check out the cabin that he built from harvesting trees from the bay around the 12:30 mark…amazing!
Building a Tow-Mixer
I’ve been thinking quite a bit about gasification and it’s ability to produce both combustible producer gas and heat for our future homestead. How sustainable is using wood (ie trees) for power and heat? I guess that depends how heavily wooded our land is…however for most, this probably isn’t sustainable. But could it be? I […]
Waste Oil Heating Stove
I’ve seen quite a few of these types of waste oil stoves slapped together from old water heaters using gravity fed, drip systems but this heater is phenomenally built. Enjoy!
homemade briquette press
After seeing how much paper and cardboard gets thrown away at work on a daily basis, I couldn’t help but think that a homemade press could turn that waste into a heat source with minimal time/money invested. Here’s a guy that has a good start on making this semi-efficient:
wood splitting for youngsters and women
One of our friends gave us a commercial version of this tool and it works wonderfully. Here’s a great video on a DIY version. Enjoy!
Rocket Mass Heater with aquaponics/greenhouse integration
the gentleman at Bigelow Brook Farm has me completely geeking out on his ideas for a pellet-fed rocket mass heater which not only is heating his greenhouse it is keeping his fish happy by warming the water. slick!
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