May 05, 2012

My New Woodstove!!

Yesterday, with the help of three very generous and strong friends, Joe and I went and collected our new (to us) wood cookstove that will heat our yurt and cook our food this winter. I found this little beauty on Craigslist and couldn't pass it up. The stove is a Waterford Stanley, from Ireland, only about 10 years old and in excellent condition. It is currently sitting in the yurt, on a dolly that Joe made so we can scoot it around as necessary, awaiting its final installation in a few months. I'm really looking forward to learning how to cook on this thing!

This photo was taken in the kitchen of its former home, prior to being dismantled and loaded up for the journey to our place. 

The guys all made their "heavy faces" but didn't even grunt when picking it up! We tried to take as much removable weight off of it first as we could.
In addition to the stove, we were able to dismantle and take the chimney as well, a very important component we will reinstall at the yurt. I missed the photo op of cousin Wesley up on the peak of the roof dismantling the very top of the chimney.

2 comments:

canningmama said...

so so cool. i like it a lot. i'm glad you were able to get it!:)

Anonymous said...

A little bit jealous. While, I am not entirely ready to cook like this all the time, it would be cool to know how to do. I've read that back in the olden days when women cooked on these all the time they had the skill down to an art, knowing exactly what piece of wood to throw in to turn it up or down, depending on what they were cooking. Have fun learning!