Walker Wood Fired Masonry Cookstove and Oven Introduction and Overview

[@baronstierlen6880]

oh dude this thing is professional. the whole contraption is so crafty, efficient and beautiful!! all the way down to those v shaped starter sticks. And that door lock?? dope!.. Gotta build one similar. Should make a patreon page for your knowledge, people would pay you for sure.

[@broaudio]

+Baron Stierlen Thank you so much, I can't tell you how much I appreciate your kind words Baron. I will look into Patreon at some point here, thank you!

[@michaelbarrett1914]

I love this stove! I would love to have both your heating systems in my home, but since my wife and I are going to need to move to a new home soon I am going to be holding off on something like this until we get in our next house and a rocket mass heater for the house too. I have found my true calling for how to heat our homes. Thank you for showing all that you do.

[@broaudio]

Thank you so much!

[@billwilliams9897]

Awesome stove, I like all the detail you added...so long and drawn out is fine with me. One of the best videos i have ever seen on KZbin. Thanks.

[@ArtandHomesteading]

I've been inspired by this video for many months but I lost track of it so was only going by memory for our heater...so glad I've finally found it again for all the details. (Unfortunately, the glass top we found isn't as pretty as your black one, but we'll keep our eyes out for others). Thanks for the detailed info!

[@greenmarcosu]

I love that stove. Thank you for sharing! I am going to pass this on to some friends who are looking for a wood heating/cooking solution for their farmhouse.

[@broaudio]

+Marc Thank you Marc!

[@joecliffordson]

Matt your passion for pyrotechnics is awesome. I have got to warn you about those guitars. They are not going to like that slow roast we enjoy. My Alvarez 12 string has a bridge warp so bad it’s going to take a rebuild to fix it. It hung for 20 years opposite my Soapatone. Year 15 she was too gone to play. Might want to put them in a case with a humidor stick.

[@aldousbrawndo996]

Majorly inspired. My #1 interest for 2 years now and you have an amazing design.

[@Mikefestiva]

Great looking stove! you really made a top notch cook stove that is well thought out!

[@larryg7109]

Good Job!! I hear bread made in a wood stove is much better than anything made today!!

[@ciarantaylor367]

It’s interesting and I love the combination of stove and masonry heater. Wouldn’t side vents and a standard grate supply the same air flow? Is there anything else that is improving burn efficiency?

[@ashleydavis9960]

I love this stove! Currently living in the Caribbean, but it would save us so much on propane

[@BacktonaturelivingCom]

Nice cook stove...Your knowledge of how cook stoves work is impressive. It would be nice to have a beautiful cook stove like that! For now, we will use the top of our wood stove and our outdoor cook stove that we would not dare bring into the house since it is sooo smokey. Thank you for sharing!

[@faithfirstfarmhomestead3386]

I would love to see a complete build video. I'm looking for a good one to use to build one for our off grid cabin on our property this year. Please show me your complete build of this stove.

[@ShannonSmith4u2]

wow, fabulous, where's the build video??

[@edwinsantiago1872]

Were can I get a blue prints.

[@kansasadventure1831]

@@edwinsantiago1872 their for sale now. There was a picture/link in the left upper corner at the end of the video.

[@rickkijohns1408]

Dear Mr. Handsome, what an amazing stove!!! Absolutely Genius and super video.

[@broaudio]

+Rickki Johns What a sweet message to wake up to this beautiful morning! Thank you Rikki!

[@rickkijohns1408]

+broaudio My pleasure!

[@Spindrifter86]

Looks great Matt! You are the genius tinkerer!

[@broaudio]

Thanks so much E! Hope you are all well.

[@tjgorla]

COOL! With that said I will be putting this idea on the back burner to simmer for a while. thank you for sharing

[@broaudio]

Thanks Todd!

[@davesimons7896]

Incredible function and a work of beauty to boot.

[@broaudio]

Thank you Dave!

[@beebob1279]

Do you have any cooking demonstrations with the stove? Baking and top cooking?

[@fabianoalmeida8318]

Hi good job I am watching all yours videos and thks to share 😊 I am in NJ I really building on different but sooner I watch your I am like to make couple changes , question for you what the best way to install the insulated bricks? Did you live in the water before install or we don't need doing the, thks again

[@joehill3125]

Nice work. The dream. Question. Why plastic, wouldn't steel work? All you need is a pizza/ bread oven now. Great video. 👍

[@stroziozi]

Hi Matt, cool stuff here! Sorry if you've already answered this, but I'm just wondering, from a lifestyle perspective, about the timing of using this. What times of day do you add wood typically, how frequently do you add wood, and how long does it take to get to a place where it is hot enough to cook once you have gotten the fire started (From zero- no pre-existing coals). Thanks!

[@broaudio]

Hi Lily, thank you! I typically put my coffee water on the cook top first thing in the morning when I light the cold stove. It's boiling before 20 minutes has passed from lighting, my best time is 12 minutes from cold stove to boiling, so it heats up to cook very quickly. I typically burn in the morning, one load of kindling then another full load about 30 minutes after that. Then I let the mass heat the house until I cook again in the evening, and depending on the temps outside I may burn a few loads in the evening to heat the mass for heating over night. Hope that helps!

[@stroziozi]

Hi Matt, thanks for your answers! A couple of follow up questions, and sorry if you've already answered this elsewhere: 1) Does this burn more wood than a regular woodstove? 2) what are the dimensions of the full masonry cookstove? Thanks, and super excited about maybe building one of these

[@broaudio]

Lily, it burns far more efficiently than a conventional wood stove so uses less wood. Full Cook Stove is roughly 60" x 36".

[@thepronto1961]

Great vid as always!! Next, we want to see the smokeless compost pile and septic systems that we caught a qlimpse of....LOL. Seriously, was without internet for a bit but love what you do Matt and patiently awaiting more!!

[@broaudio]

+Tim whaley Thanks Tim, I'm working on the rest for you!

[@kansasadventure1831]

Been looking for this video. Love the stove and its similar to what i had envisioned.

[@Shamustodd1]

You get it a lot, but I gotta say it. That is a great looking stove! Beyond just looking good I can see where this is a real beauty to use. This video coupled with a video done by Mr. Chickadee have really brought my thinking into a different direction. How hot does the surface over the oven usually get? I'm going to guess close to the oven temps, but just wondered if you could put a number on it. I guess that leads to the oven temp question. How hot can you get the oven and sustain for a period of time? My thoughts are if you could sustain cooking temps you could set that side up with a piece of 3/4" or 1" plate and use it as a flat top grill like in many restaurant kitchens. Like you I cook a lot and would love to have a flat top in my kitchen.

[@broaudio]

Thanks so much for the kind words Shamus, it means a lot to me. So, the temps are both adjustable in use via the bypass, fuel type, and air settings, and tuneable in the build, depending on where you use insulation and where you shed the heat. In this one, I am bleeding a lot in the first cook top. I can get the oven to run at a steady 500°F if I really hammer it, but it hangs out around the low 300° range in normal use. It has mass, so it cooks hotter than it is. The top on that side will simmer if something is set on it already going, but it's relatively cool. Maybe you could get a rolling boil if you pushed it. For your needs, I would put the flat top on the firebox side. It has a nice range of temps, and you can change the serpentine brick path to adjust the temp gradient and location. You could also tune it to push more heat to the oven side through layout and material choices. If you are on the East Coast, your fuel will probably push the numbers up by a hundred degrees. Hope that helps. Thanks for the comment!

[@Shamustodd1]

I don't think I'd want to change much on your design as it looks just fine. I kinda like the old saying "If it ain't broke don't fix it" for this application. You have done a lot of experimenting in this area so I wouldn't change anything internal. As for fuel I live in Michigan. Here in our area we burn a lot of oak, ash, and maple. I've been living in town the last 3 years, but will have my house paid off in two more then it's back out to the country as fast as I can get there. We'd like to build a small, well insulated place on 20 acres or so and I think your stove design fits my ideas pretty well. Thanks for sharing your pics and videos.

[@xe2bio64]

Wow!! What a beautiful natural stove !!

[@broaudio]

Thank you!

[@vjollcaramaj705]

brravo e mrekullueshme puna juaj me pelqen shume perfekto.

[@sandraunterthiner9763]

What’s the best way to learn how to build a masonry heater?

[@cefacibey]

Hi nice job still a bit confused how the second part the oven gets heated

[@pablissimus]

Pretty awesome Cook Stove, congratulations! By the way I like the door handle!

[@thedavesofourlives1]

Wait, so the "oven" is in the flue path? So it's basically a smoker chamber not an oven? Hence the creosote buildup inside the door.

[@jamesjroller]

Hi, Matt! This stove kicks some serious a$$! The video is great too. It kept my attention and is very informative. I have some ideas for modifications and wonder what you think about them. #1 I wish you weren't drawing air off the house because I think it will suck in cold air and dust through the door and windows. So, what do you think about bringing an air intake tube down next to the chimney and using it to port fresh air in from your roof? Does that make sense? Thoughts or comments? #2 What do you think about putting a window where the ram's horn happens instead of at the first turn? Maybe both? It looks like it could be a little hard to clean. Thoughts? #3 For the oven section, does the draft not char the food in the oven? What do you think about using a regular oven door, or even putting the inside chamber of an old oven into the structure so the hot draft flows over the outside of the box and maybe make it easier to use a regular oven door? Does any of that make sense? Thanks for the great video. It's very inspiring!

[@broaudio]

James, thank you so much for the kind words and input! Here's my response to your questions: Outside air may be a good idea in some installations, but my house isn't one of them! It's leaky as heck, and I believe that an OA system adds much unneeded complexity and potential problems. That said, if you live in an airtight modern house, in a cold climate, and your stove is near an outside wall, it may be worthwhile. I just don't believe there is much to be gained that way in an old drafty house like mine. The window location idea is great! I've had the same thought, and there may be one in the works from one of the current builders who have purchased plans. It would be a great spot for flame viewing, for sure. Yes, I use my oven as a smoker. Roasting in the flue gas is part of the thing that I'm into. It could easily be a white oven with a metal insert in the oven chamber. I usually suggest people just use covered ceramic bake ware, but a white oven is an easy mod, for sure. Good stuff James, thanks again.!

[@ram1brn]

use dampened wood ash;s on a clean rag to clean the glass , rise the rag wipe the glass clean and wipe dry with paper towels or newspaper .. It is a very old method to clean stove glass

[@kathleenmallon-stephenson5013]

Hi Matt. I've been out of touch for quite a while. Glad to see you are still so productive and putting out informative and useful vids! Can you see any possibility of tucking a white oven in there to replace the black oven? Maybe using hard brick splits somehow? Also, do you think mass could be added to chimney somehow to get more "mass heating" out of that general style of stove? All the best, Mark

[@broaudio]

Hey, thanks for the comment Mark. I think a low mass white oven would be best, simply a metal box inserted in the oven opening would be a dead simple way to achieve that. Covered ceramic cookware is my favorite solution when cooking foods I don't want flavored. Chimney could be built with masonry for sure. It could also support a bench or additional bell, the firebox has plenty of power. Hope that helps.

[@david22234]

Can't wait to build one of these at my moms little log cabin!

[@broaudio]

+David Eaks Right on David, I hope you do. Do me a favor, build the firebox/cooktop as shown at least once before second guessing it, please! Not to say that's what you do, that's just the normal diy routine. I'd love to hear feedback on one that was identical from someone like yourself. Thanks for the comment my friend.

[@david22234]

+broaudio Definitely! This won't be one of my spare-time backyard experiments. We want this build to be exactly like yours. What you've built fits her needs, wants and space perfectly. Build won't start until July, when she moves into her new (old) cabin from teaching overseas.

[@jennifergriffiths3941]

How much wood is used in a 24 hr. period? Do you have a temp. Gage for the oven? How about safety around smaller children & handicapped folks? I’ve always wanted a wood fueled cookstove/house heater/water heater-wood-burning unit. Usually it’s constructed first and then the House is built around it to maximize heating the whole house. Then usually a well channeled chimney system must be constructed to get full benefit of every btu. Any info or experience building such a channeled-chimney-throughout-the-house & kitchen-cookstove-ovens & water-heater system? The techniques used to construct these types of completely autonomous systems was perfected in the cold countries of Sweden, Norway, Finland. etc.

[@sDelBello]

Great stove! It will make a good inspiration. I am now planing to build mine here in south Portugal (yes winter also gets a bit cool and very humid during the nights here) So it will be good to sleep warm and keep humidity out.I was wandering about the lack of a fume cupboard to remove the humidity from the cooking. Don't you feel a need for it?Thank you.

[@sDelBello]

By cupboard I mean a range hood or a vent. Thank you.

[@broaudio]

I don't feel it's necessary in my home/environment. If my house were tighter, or I didn't heat with wood, I might feel differently. I tend to do any greasy/smokey cooking in the oven so it vents out the chimney. Stove top will produce moisture from boiling and cooking, but the house is pretty dry inside in the winter. Hope that helps.

[@ciaranspiddal]

This looks great - a few questions- Would the exhaust fumes effect the food in the oven negatively at all - has this been tested? Also would it be possible to model this with the chimney on the side so to incorporate a coil to heat water? Also would it be possible to use cob instead of brick? Thanks a million for your vids.

[@broaudio]

Hi Ciaran, the oven was designed for roasting in "smoke" like an American BBQ smoker style. Although the combustion core burns completely so there is no smoke, meats still get a "smoke ring" of pink and vegetables will be flavored as well. This was my intent, if you watch my old outdoor videos I'm always "smoking" my home raised meats, so......that is a long way of saying, uh......effect negatively? If you don't want that flavor, then yes. If you mean, for health, then.....I don't expect smoked food all the time is great for us, but on the other hand, all the studies I've seen are on smoked and cured foods, so they have added nitrites. Or something. I use the oven for roasts that I want to be "smoked", and some other foods that are not cooked long don't get much flavor, but I use a lot of covered roasters to avoid it as well. Hope that helps! The core is a unique element, this cook stove configuration is one of endless possibilities for the combustion core design. Yes, you can exhaust on the side. You could use cob, or adobes, for the body. You will need insulated bricks or similar for the core. Thanks for the nice comment!

[@ciaranspiddal]

Thanks for that, yeah I was wondering about the health effects mainly. Covered roaster is prob the solution. Looks like it's a very good off grid all in one solution..! and it's pretty - well done!

[@olivejimenez1751]

Wow!! great job!! I love your work. I really enjoyed watching you. Thanks for the video!

[@christianvegan5703]

Very cool, thank you! So the stove tops get hot enough to cook on? How does that work? This is the way to live.

[@broaudio]

It does, it cooks beautifully. Even gets a cast iron griddle blazing hot. I'll have to do a video that shows the flame path better. Thanks for the comment!

[@christianvegan5703]

Sweet! Yes, please do when you can! :)

[@glennlewman4186]

I am living in the Philippines and want to build one. Do you sell plans?

[@JiffyDealer]

have you ever made one, but used the smoke to smoke meat?

[@BeeRich33]

Your secondary air tube...see if you can ceramic that somehow. Would it help to pre-heat primary or secondary air first using some kind of heat exchange?

[@SilverFlame819]

Almost 70K views for "rambling" about a stove? You've definitely found your niche! lol Get it, boy!! Nice job, Matt. :)

[@broaudio]

Thank you Angela. Hope you are well.

[@bramvanoverbeeke8881]

Its at 490k in oktober 2018!! :)

[@janonthemtn]

Love your setup and your work on that cookstove!

[@broaudio]

Thank you so much Jan!

[@Moroni108]

Wow!!! What a super awesome cool stove! Absolutely incredible. I love it! I give you two thumbs up McBrother! You did an awesome job!

[@ricardoclemente3255]

I would like to see that oven door opened. its beautiful. All the concept its beautiful

[@darrelllee6156]

very awsome thank you for sharing ,your wonderful craftsmanship, i do have a question pertaining to the mass heater that you switched around,to a front loader. do you miss the top loading style that it once was, i personally thought that was the cats meow. what are the pros and cons betweenst the two ? ok back the oven now do you have to close that bypass off to open the black oven door ? you certainly are the rocket man ! thanks for shareing?

[@broaudio]

Thank you Darrell. The open firebox in a J is really cool, it's fun to load, safe for kids, and offers some great ambiance. It isn't very flexible in terms of fuel size or burn control. The enclosed firebox batch style rockets can handle more fuel of varying sizes, offer better control, and can hold larger loads for longer burns. Both are great! At lot depends on the size of your space and usage. J is wonderful for smaller spaces, and if you there to tend it. The batch is better for larger spaces, absent operators, and I think offers better control for the cooking applications. The oven door can be opened without opening the bypass, but depending on what's going on in the firebox, it's usually good practice to open the bypass when opening the oven door. That said, usually by time something is cooked the fire is dying down and in practice I rarely actually do that. No smoke in the house unless you really blow it. Hope that helps!

[@daveroller]

One thing that I don't understand is why the exhaust gas doesn't flow back out of the feed door when you're lighting it, since it has to go down through the stove inside. Wouldn't the path of least resistance be back out the feed door instead? I know that it works, but I don't understand how.

[@davebog3575]

Hi Matt, Its Davidson again, finally i finished building my cook stove using your methodology. At least i have a smoke free kitchen. Am only facing one problem with my stove, there isn't enough heat on the cook top to cook my food. Am using ceramic glass as my cook top, the firebox is a bit smaller than yours but everything inside it burns pretty well, so i haven't figured out how to increase heat on the cook top. I loaded the fire box three times hoping to heat the cook top more but it didn't increase. Any ideas?

[@broaudio]

Hi Dave. Your core should be exactly the same as mine. Same material, exact same dimensions. Is it? Got a video of the internals. I'll need more details.

[@davebog3575]

I used the same materials but my core is slightly smaller than yours. i will send you a video.

[@futurecaredesign]

Would a riserless walker stove burn hot enough to adequately heat a bench? A bench as would be installed on a RMH? The aesthetics of an oil-barrel in the livingroom is giving me headaches.... ;)

[@broaudio]

Absolutely, I'm sitting on one now. Core over oven, bench from oven. You could do the same as my cook stove, and build the bench where the oven is, or extended off of the oven. This core can be used in any standard RMH configuration, and yeah, a prime goal was deleting the barrel. I don't mind it, but I get that others do, so....here ya go!

[@futurecaredesign]

So sweet! Thank you! Since 6 days ago I've read your forum thread on the donkeyboards about this core. Would you still say it heats about the same as a 6" Batchbox? Posted my own Q&A thread here: donkey32.proboards.com/thread/2184/figuring-length-tube-size-system

[@koogleyou557]

Forgot to ask - with the btpass engaged does it skip all stove top and oven and is just for heating? Wouldnt it heat better if the entire firepath were used to absorb the heat from the passing air?

[@broaudio]

The bypass heats the top and skips the oven, used to avoid heating the stove when cooking in the summer, or for starting from cold.

[@koogleyou557]

@@broaudio Thank you Id really like to attempt building.

[@masencub2390]

Sir, it's awesome. I am thinking to build one in rural area in my hometown where most of the family using traditional wood fire stop that I think it's not healthy, where the smoke is everywhere during cooking time. Please assist me with the low cost for them. Thank you, really appreciate it

[@donnafalls6378]

I am wondering..... with the typical built home... do you have to put something underneath the floor due to the heaviness of stove? Thanks

[@tonylove8672]

i just love this set up its the best iv ever seen.

[@broaudio]

Thank you so much Tony.

[@sforhetz10]

Can a Walker stove have a downdraft to the outside??

[@robertgifford1678]

About how heavy is that thing? Wondering about supporting it in the middle of the room from the underside.

[@muhammadyousafiqbal565]

I like your cook stove and oven. Great Job. Thanks for sharing!

[@broaudio]

Thank you!

[@bvisel4558]

I would like to see a diagram of the core. The stove looks badass.

[@broaudio]

+Bob Vance Hi Bob, the Walker Stoves site has the core layout there for you, layer by layer. Good to see you man, hope you are well!

[@bvisel4558]

All is well. I'll check out the site. I thought you would have left a link. Take care Matt.

[@broaudio]

+Bob Vance Fixed it Bob, links in the description. Thank you.

[@bvisel4558]

Excellent!

[@Dingbat217]

How are the insulating firebricks holding up now a year and a half later, are they still in good condition? I contemplating building a rocket heater / boiler soon and was leaning towards using insulating firebricks but was nervous of the firebox and how it would hold up to daily loading of firewood.

[@broaudio]

The firebox is in excellent shape, with no appreciable wear even after constant use. I'll try to get an update video up soon to show how it's holding up, but suffice to say I'm quite pleased and am comfortable recommending this build to anyone.

[@Dingbat217]

Cool, thank you very much for the feedback. :-)

[@thomasavinash72]

Hi there Can you sketch the schematic of the air flow route, pls

[@koogleyou557]

Ive seen the old traditional soapstone stoves of European design that were strictly for heating. Ive always been curious about this application though cooking & heating with as near to complete combustion as possible. Can you recommend some good resource material on this specific application? Thx. Well done btw.

[@thecowconspiracy1587]

Id suggest 3/8” hard rolled plate. Which heats about 1/4 more time but will last almost eternally...

[@justjoe1010]

Very nice really appreciate the presentation would love to know how much would you burn in a day during the winter time for eating and cooking

[@dietpiediaries6287]

I've never seen this before! I love it! Gotta have one. Lol

[@joshramirez5013]

where can I get plans to build one....that is very nice and practical

[@broaudio]

I don't have any plans, or plans to make plans, but here's a link to my site, with photos of the layout. walkerstoves.com/walker-riser-less-combustion-core.html Thank you for the kind comment.

[@geraldswain3259]

After entering a freezing cold kitchen in the morning,and lifting the first boiling kettle to make one's coffee .how long does all this rigmarole take if all goes well

[@broaudio]

It's a great question. I timed it a lot. My best was in the 12 minute range, but average was about 20. It is pretty amazing how fast it can get up and going, but....you gotta want that coffee. Great question, thank you.

[@geraldswain3259]

broaudio Forgot to tell you I'm a limey b over the pond .Regards.

[@44RO]

Best way to clean a glass door or window is with ashes. Take a wet towel and dip it in ash and scrub. Very effective with soot and fire related stuff.

[@mervynshute880]

can the fire be damped out. or does the wood just burn out? thanks.

[@broaudio]

If you mean, can you put the fire out by shutting down the stove. No man, that's how you wreck the neighborhood. Think of the children! Seriously though, that's a fast track to a smoke show, which is pretty much what I'm working to make extinct. Thanks for the comment.

[@mervynshute880]

out of control

[@mervynshute880]

I did not mean that.I meant .would putting wet wood or moisture content in to the wood,say greater than 20-25%.would this put the fire out? Are you ever going to combined the mass heater and the cook stove as in the film.thanks

[@jossfitzsimons]

To supply primary air why not drill a hole in from the cooking side and fire cement a stainless or inconel short tube with a round screw on cover to adjust air flow...(like on lots af stoves). It would stay cool too and not sacrificial. Joss from Ireland. I expect 2" or 3" would be enough.

[@mervynshute880]

can you bring the two .j tube [mass heater], and the sidewinder cook stove? what is missing is a temperature gauge on your oven. is there no temperature control in the oven. the oven does not look like that there is no insert. the fumes would get into food.. if the oven temperature could be controlled. then so has the fire box temperature. could controlling the firebox temperature alter the burn quality. if it could do. perhaps incorporating the j tube [mass heater]., with the sidewinder cook stove would bring the whole thing together. maybe, even hot water could be possible.lots of people ask this question, as to bring the two appliances to gether.

[@barefootbuilders]

Beautiful this is the one!

[@richvanatte3947]

Wow, I really like this! Brilliant!!

[@heyeahlikely62]

super cool stove. Definitely going to watch your channel

[@caseymcclellan4221]

Love the idea. thanks for the video. I have a few questions for you. Can the oven be isolated from the cook top and vis-a versa? And can you regulate the cook top temperature by increasing or decreasing the heat venting?

[@broaudio]

Hi, thanks! You can use the bypass to circumvent the oven, but the cooktop is always in the flue path in this layout. Yes, fuel and venting can have a large impact on cook top temp, and the design is laid out such that the cook top is variable temp from high to low, following the flue path. In use, I've found it's very intuitive to find the ideal temp. You slide your pan around and it sizzles or boils or simmers or whatever, easy peasy. Hope that answers your question.

[@caseymcclellan4221]

Thanks. How about ambient room temp? How much heat comes off the bricks in use?

[@broaudio]

If you run it for a while the outer skin will idle at around 100°F. It's a nice little masonry heater for a small space.

[@Research0digo]

Are your Walker heaters or stoves similar to a Russian stove (heater), please? Also, please talk a bit about your door construction, thank you. 7:51 - some ceiling material? Celotex? - How come your steel/iron round thing burns up? Certainly any fire inside your stove doesn't reach upwards of 3,000 degrees. (2,700) ? 11:33 - is that hickory? 13:30 you just said black smoke means the fire is burning real hot. That is 180 degrees out from what I know... was that a oops? 15:45, center of frame, what is the two-level square metal thing? Thank you for this video - my comment is a year old, but I hope you see it. Oh - just remembered - what did you mean the gas would fill up the oven? Thanks.

[@broaudio]

Similar to Russian stove in that they are masonry heaters heating thermal mass. Cleaner combustion though. I have made videos on my door and hardware methods. Ceiling material in the firebox is insulated firebrick, the secondary air tube burns up because of 2000+ temps. No hickory here. I was trying to say that there was no smoke so it was clean, two level thing is where I keep my cooking utensils. Thanks for the comment.

[@javiergarcia6912]

The best Freaking design I love it. You are Awesome. Going to build my out door pizza stove similar.

[@solilumina9329]

Me too __ out door!!! Yyaayy

[@derlanf]

Friend, is it possible to replace the metal part that oxygenates the fire with a small opening next to the flame observation glass? Thanks.

[@SuperHurdman]

Do you use it for your primary heating source or do you us the rocket mass heater sometimes

[@broaudio]

The cook stove is primary heat through the shoulder seasons, but I run the big bench heater once it gets cold.

[@SuperHurdman]

Is your house older or poorly insulated I thought I saw that your had poor window issues? Are you in Canada?

[@broaudio]

I'm near Canada, and in an older house, and I keep it really warm. Windows are newer now.

[@SuperHurdman]

I would like to see how you put in the deflector damper! I am in NB are you close to here ?

[@broaudio]

I almost couldn't be further, if NB means what I think it does. I'm in the states, but Victoria BC is the closest city to me. The bypass is what you are referring to, I assume? It's a vertical rod with a flat plate on the end, like a spatula. I drilled a hole in the top metal plate between the two glass tops and the rod sticks up through that. Pushed all the way down, the plate goes past the channel into the down void and the bypass is open. Pulled up the flat plate blocks the passageway. It doesn't need to be perfect, just as long as it makes a major restriction there a little leaking is okay. Does that help? There are photos of it in the photo album linked in the description, I think.

[@alma6992]

Wow!! Felicidades, me encantó 😍 saludos desde Monterrey N.L México 🇲🇽

[@ChileExpatFamily]

Nice stove. I am thinking about building a Kincho here in Chile and would like to steal some of your ideas. Jim

[@broaudio]

Steal 'em Jim, steal 'em! There are links in the description that go to build photos and details of the air and whatnot. One crucial thing, the flame path is long and must be insulated the entire way, just as this one is. Otherwise, you are gonna smoke and burn dirty, often. Let's see it when you build it please! Thanks for the comment, good luck on the build.

[@ChileExpatFamily]

Thank you for the help. I intend to build a Quincho which is an outside kitchen. It will have a brick oven and a stove. The only problem I have here is that they do not use bricks in the south of Chile. They use concrete and they have fire brick but no "Bricks" so I have to make mine of stone. So we will see. Thanks again from Chile. Jim

[@broaudio]

You can easily make your own adobes with local clay/sand, and depending on what you are going for...you can change the properties with additives. Straw fiber for outer skins, perlite/vermiculite for insulated inner bricks. Then you might line just the wood feed with real fire brick splits to protect against abrasion, but try to keep the mass low in the firebox, in any burner. Good luck!

[@ChileExpatFamily]

The soil here is volcanic in nature and therefore either ashy or very, very loamy. You do not see Clay here at all. You do not see adobe either since it rains buckets here in the winter, 142" that is INCHES a winter. Where I am is nothing like the Amazon. We are just a little north of Antarctica. We get a 5 min snow every 4 years and it rarely gets over 90 degrees here, so we are more like Washington State than the Amazon. As a result no clay here. We do have lots, and lots of round rocks like you would see in an region that was dominated by glacial activity. So round field stones are my choice by default. I will let you know how it goes. Jim

[@hihoney1122]

Neat I had thought of making a stove, to use outdoors similar, but had not seen one until now. It is nice. I am still working out the design for mine. :D

[@gabejohnson7874]

Any issue using bricks with holes for the manifold and outside?

[@zeroto3008]

what kind of door lock is that? looks super cool

[@broaudio]

Dial-a-lock

[@jerryryan646]

Love your stove , it's an awesome achievement . I had a thought on your viewing window on the cook side . Would an air wash help there to keep it cleaner or hinder the burn ?

[@broaudio]

Thank you! The window is scoured by the secondary air and fuel mix. It's right in the most violent area, and it's awesome to see. I like your idea, it may be possible to get it to stay a bit cleaner with a bit more flow management. It may not be able to get it to stay clean, but, it's a great thought, thank you for sharing it!

[@zaarkhananal7165]

In the plan description you mentioned that there's a white oven option with this design, what is a white oven?

[@evapena100]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. God bless you!

[@jsallerson]

This is brilliant. I’ve been searching for something like this.

[@sciarico]

Dry hardwood ash will clean the inside of your glass really well.

[@beebob1279]

How many square feet can your stove heat? Are there plans for masons to follow and where are they? Thanks

[@broaudio]

Check the description for links to more build information. As for space, well, I apologize but any answer is based on so many variables that it will be useless. I would guess it puts out around 18,000btu/hr or so, but that's only a guess based on fuel weight/burn time/burn efficiency/faith. I sure wish I could give you a concrete answer there Bob, but........Thanks for the comment!

[@user-wk5kf3lp1t]

nice stove! do you think i could run it through a rocket stove mass heater bench instead of up in between?

[@broaudio]

Thank you. Yes, you can build it that way for sure.

[@user-wk5kf3lp1t]

thanks for the fast reply! i guess on the outer bottom of the bakingchamber would be a good exit to the bench then? i see that your stove is standing in the middle of the room i'm also wondering how far from a wooden wall you might place it?

[@broaudio]

Lots of design options, that one sounds fine. Give it enough room to put your hand in there and monitor it. Depending on which side of the stove, I'd say 6" should be adequate.

[@TicklerDude]

Kinda guessing a stove like that costs somewhere in the $10K-$15K range. Pizza Hut delivers for less than $16

[@donaldvanvliet9039]

We don’t all live in the city.

[@CarbonConscious]

Great stuff! So does a window like that need to be tempered or is standard float glass just fine?

[@marzenaiwanska5589]

it is tempered, of course

[@spencerwilton5831]

Marzena Iwańska It's ceramic, not glass. No glass, tempered or otherwise can withstand those temperatures.

[@marioshadjikyriacou3381]

Don't you have any carbon build up inside there? Carbon reacts as an isolation between heat gas/smoke and the hot top! It loose efficiency in time! What do you do about that??

[@Trucspeciaal]

Lovely stove! Does it also serve as a mass heater?

[@wesleypaulohorsthhonorio5586]

What is the internal temperature of the oven and what kind of glass do you use in the oven?

[@broaudio]

Anywhere from 250F to 500F. The glass tops are salvaged from old kitchen stoves.

[@wesleypaulohorsthhonorio5586]

I will try to make a furnace similar to yours. thank you!

[@wendypoginy4972]

What is the square footage of the area it will heat ?

[@karldepauw8924]

hi ,Are you still giving +- 25% aire opening in the way that is calculated in the batch box configuratie on donkey32. ( secondairy+ primairy air )? Just something i was wondering about .

[@karldepauw8924]

Oh Yes nice stove Mathew 🙌

[@broaudio]

+karl De Pauw Thanks for the kind words Karl. No, my air settings are a bit different, as documented in my Pre Port Secondary Air experiments on Donkey32. You can follow the links in the description of this video for details....I think it's around 20% overall, split just about 50/50 primary/secondary, but that's an approximation from memory. It's all on my stove site. Thanks for the comment!

[@harisankarprosad4332]

@9:45 it shows how it heats up the baking chamber (y)