Good morning, #nostriches!
As a follow in to yesterday's wood stove post, here's some additional pics and commentary:
This is how I try to stack the wood for the first fire,after I rake the coals and get most but not all of the ash into the ash pan for better air flow. Following a tip from a rando on a wood stove forum, I've been using shorter pieces of wood on the extreme left and right as a base. The coals are set in between and raked evenly. On top of the coals I set kindling in a cross-hatched fashion, leaving ample room for air flow. On top of that, I set 2-4 pieces of wood (depending on the thickness, and for the first load I try to use thinner splits so they burn faster) and then top it all off with some more kindling.
Most of the time, this lights quickly, burns hot, and gets the most flue heated up so a strong draft is formed, which can then support more substantial and longer burning splits.
This fire lit off with very gentle and persuasion and no paper or other firestarter materials.
How do you start your stove?
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