Rumford Fireplace by Stephen Bushway
the lintel and 2 flank stones weigh 3,000 lbs.
Wildacres 2008
by Marcus Flynn
by John McDougall
by Marcus Flynn
Enjoying the warmth of a Double Bell heater on a chilly evening
photo credit: Alex Chernov
thanks to Quebec MHA members Tristan LeBreton and Marcus Flynn for flagging this and following up.
Innovative heater facings dep't:
check out Superpanel - looks interesting.
by Marcus Flynn
-check out the cool door closing system
Orion Magazine, April 27/08
MHA President Norbert Senf gives a presentation on masonry heaters at SUNY Canton.
It drew a large crowd, and there were lots of questions and interest.
"My husband and I attended your seminar at this weekend's Sustainable Energy
Fair. We are planning to build a house next year, and found your information
about masonry stoves extrememly helpful.
Thank you for detailed presentation!..."
Developed by members of the Austrian Tile Stove Association
2008 Wildacres Auction Raised $11,133.00
Donors List
Kachelofen/fireplace insert with tubes for hot water heating (from a Russian book)
W.E Groume-Grjimailo
complete text, 399 pages
by Marcus Flynn
by Marcus Flynn
the Chicago Tribune, April 21/08
"...There was an impressive professional and prepared flow to everything this year.
I also had more fun than in a few years..." --a regular attendee
updated on April 2/08
by W.E. Groume-Grimailo, Petrograd, Russia, 1911.
This book presents the theoretical underpinnings for Igor Kuznetsov's work.
Igor is MHA's featured guest at this year's annual meeting at Wildacres in North Carolina
Thermal Mass core with clay and stone finish.
by new MHA member Carsten Homsted
by Marcus Flynn
by Sam Foote P. Eng. (Retired)
from the 1992 print edition of MHA News
Marge and Gene Padgitt have a new backyard bake oven,
built by Gene
Heating Water with a Wood Stove
John Gulland
Kim Roberts' Kachelofen in his new house in Japan
Kim was at Wildacres in 2006. New baby Taj is on the heated bench.
Kachelofen was designed and built by Kiesling Construction Ltd.
Choosing Renewable Energy
by John Gulland and Wendy Milne
Connie Huffman: What's happening on the regulatory scene with masonry heaters?
Clay Ovens
MHA Testing Donations reach $4,645.10
Thank you to our most recent donors: Tom Hagelund and Mike Gilmore
MHA Booth at HPBA Hearth Expo, Atlanta. Feb 29, 2008
From left to right: MHA Executive Director Dick Smith, MHA members Jerry Frisch and
Albie Barden, HPBA Senior Manager, Codes and Standards, Tom Stroud.
photo credit: Norbert Senf
MHA Booth at HPA Show, 1992
Connecting to an existing remote chimney
by Marcus Flynn
Masonry Heater White Paper
Prepared for: The Masonry Heater Caucus of the Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association
- final version. If you downloaded the earlier Feb 5 version, please replace it with this version.
- thanks to Bob Ferguson, Rod Zander, Tom Stroud, and the MHA Technical Committee for facilitating this project
- a special thanks to the generous MHA member donors who helped to fund this project
March 12/08
List of Earth Oven Workshops for 2008
Refractory Core Construction Notes
by Marcus Flynn
Air System Discussion
with Alex Chernov
These topics will be explored in further detail at April's feature hands-on workshop
at Wildacres with Igor Kuznetsov. It will feature a complete double bell heater build.
Email from Marcus Flynn regarding source for non-carcinogenic ceramic fiber 
Compartment Fires
Fire theory for large scale fires (rooms) has applicability to wood fired ovens
Custom heater door by Dale Demary
- the cutout in the solid cast iron panel was made by a programmable water jet.
Vlado Institoris, master heater builder in Slovakia.
Photo by Tom Trout.
Using Castable Refractory Concrete in the Field
by Marcus Flynn
Sjang van Daal loads the firebox of his prototype, Denmark. Antoine Guerlain observes.
Facing is a clay and hemp parge 20 to 30 mm thick.
Rocket Stove report from John Fisher
Design, Construction and Performance of Stick-Wood Fired Furnace
by Professor Richard Hill, University of Maine, 1979
(The original Rocket Stove - NS)
Michael Thronson's heater building blog
High-Tech Old-World Technology Latest Trend in Heating
by Marge Padgitt
Kachelofen Masonry-heater School of Canada
January 15, 2008
MHA January 2008 Newsletter
 Current Testing at Lopez Labs
Results will be presented at a seminar at Wildacres 2008
January 3, 2008
2008 Wildacres Final Agenda
R-2000 Makeup Air Guidelines
Canadian Home Builders' Association, April 1993
Draft of the National Green Building Standard
National Association of Homebuilders
Contemporary Mission Style heater by Alex Chernov
Field notes from France
by Marcus Flynn (includes 50 details photos of a custom heater build)
Dan Givens, Dave Misiuk and Norbert Senf during recent testing at CCHRC in Alaska.
Alaska testing photo report
Recent Projects by Steve Bushway
MHA member Les Pierres Steatites recently exhibited at the Montreal International Design Show.
Their soapstone heaters and other soapstone products won a Certificate of Excellence for
"Product with Ecological Design"
Short Course on Masonry Heater Emissions Testing Methods and Combustion Design
OMNI-Test Laboratories, Portland Oregon, October 24-25, 1991
First time online!
This historic seminar kickstarted MHA's technical efforts on emissions.
3.5 Mb PDF file, 29 pages
Dale Demary built this heater with a
Thermal Mass core, and soapstone tile
facing
Dale's son Andre and friend Aleosha.
Note the firebrick shiner backing for the soapstone tile.
Southbay Quartzite, soapstone and brick heater with integral
wood storage and shaped heated bench and tinted mortar
by Stephen Bushway and Antoine Guerlain
John Fisher splitting out a sandstone arch piece,
Birmingham, Alabama. Check out his cool
new website.
Scott Goodman Builds an Italian Pizza Oven
Bake Oven / Fireplace Combination
by Alex Chernov
Marty Pearson builds a masonry cookstove, known as an estufa, in Guatemala
Report from Guatemala 2007
by Pat Manley
White Upper Chamber Bakeoven
by Marcus Flynn
Refractory Core Construction Sequence, 2006
by Marcus Flynn
Bake Oven by Alex Chernov
Alex built this restaurant oven with some modifications to Pat Manley's design.
Pat Manley Builds a Bread Oven
Firewood
Life
by Hikari Fukazawa
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