Tom Eastburn on mon 4 sep 00
And here is a question: I have taken a small back porch area, enclosed, =
with
> windows and all, for my studio. It's a nice space, but is not heated. =
It's
> about 8 feet by 10 feet. I am contemplating heating with wood. Any =
ideas,
> pro or con, or better thoughts? We live in Maine. It's cold here in =
the
> winter. Hell, it's cold here now.
>
> Carrie Jacobson
Hello Carrie, After splitting and burning many cords of wood in Alaska =
for many years, I have found something truely wonderful.
A ventless relatively cheap wall hanging propaned heater. They come in =
varying sizes of BTU output, I got mine at=20
a Menards store for $129 last year. I've got a couple cheaply purchased =
100# tanks which can be switched off/on to my raku kilns. I can provide =
more data if necessary. =20
One other notation, if you should go with wood
you may wish to look into a "monster maul" If they still make em'. =
It's a wonderful tool for splitting wood. One swing, and usually that's =
all it takes to split some stump, (depending on the type of wood, and =
the ambient temperature). I always loved (for awhile) splitting wood =
when the temp got below zero. It's easier to split and Thoreau was =
correct in saying, "it'll heat you twice"
Good luck, Tom Eastburn
* Actually looking forwards to some cooler temperature's here in the =
Black Hills.
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