September 1, 2010

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2010 Wildacres Auction Raised $23,822.00 - Donors List

Stacked masonry heater and boiler design

by William Davenport

Jerry Frisch and Walt Kelly install a Biofire

Danville, PA
Thanks to Ira Glick for the photo.

Single Bell heater by Chris Springer

Rear bake oven.
Heater core design by Alex Chernov

Bake Oven by Dale Demary

Chimney tip from Dale

Unloading oven shell

MHA Officers meet in Fairbanks

MHA Executive Director Dick Smith was in Alaska, and got together with
Dave Misiuk (MHA Treasurer) and Dan Givens (MHA Vice-President)

Summary of 103 Masonry Heater Tests

Lopez Labs Co-Operative

Mobile Oven by William Davenport

Oven Detail

Brick heater and cookstove by Marcus Flynn

Louiseville, Quebec

Brick Oven by John Rousseau

Bell Heater Construction Workshop with Alex Chernov

Vancouver Island, Sept 24 - 26, 2010

Heater with rear black oven

by Raivo Koppel, Estonia
design consulting by Alex Chernov

Pizza-making record broken in Toronto

Video of oven build in Argentina

from Max Edleson

Envirotech heater by Ben Sotero

San Cristobal de Las Casas, Mexico
local stone

New Zealand workshop with Albie Barden

part 1
part 2

Woodpiles in Estonia

Submitted by Raivo Koppel

Outdoor Oven and Fireplace Complex

by David Wilcox

Heater and Commercial Oven

by Antoine Guerlain

A traditional heart(h) for a modernist home

Toronto Globe and Mail, May 27, 2010

Woodstacking method from Finland

Doug Hren writes:
Saw this unique way to stack and ventilate a wood pile on a recent trip to Finland.
(1) Throw it in a contained pile
(2) throw a tarp over the top that slopes away from the center
(3) make a hole in the center of the tarp with a vented roof/chimney structure.

Stack was about 12 feet tall with wooden vent structure.

Woodpile in Albany NY, submitted by Antoine Guerlain

Heater Builder Survey - please download

Please take the MHA Technical Committee's Heater Builder Survey.
The purpose is to find out the types of heaters most commonly built
by MHA heater masons. This information will help in the selection of
heaters for future testing.

Fairbanks, Alaska adopts wood smoke ordinance

thanks to Dave Misiuk for the link
opposition forms quickly

Heikki Hyytiainen Comes to Wild Acres

by Albie Barden

Energy Expo, Pittsburgh, June 2/10

Ira Glick set up the MHA booth .
Ira's daughter Gabriella is posing with congressmanTim Murphy.

Observations 18 Years Later

by Marcus Flynn

Photo Report on 2010 Wildacres Meeting

Wildacres Pizza Dough Recipe

From Tom Trout

Heater by Marcus Flynn

Recycled brick

Traditional Soapstone Stoves of the Alps

by Marcus Flynn

6'x9' Oven by Antoine Guerlain

William Davenport design, Cincinnati, OH

Glossary of Masonry Heater Terms

by Marcus Flynn
Marcus welcomes input and suggestions on the content

Observations in the Upper Chamber

by Marcus Flynn

How to Make a Pizza Napoletana (video)

Thanks to Alex Chernov for the link

The Spirit of Fire

A poem by Lars Helbro

2010 Wildacres Auction Donor List

The auction raised $23,822. !

Wildacres 2010 Video

by Lars Helbro

Large Oven by John Fisher

Stallarholmen, Sweden

Heater by Marcus Flynn

Bromont, Quebec

New Heater book published in French

Features work by several MHA members
Thanks to Alex Chernov for the link

Heater in Argentina

by Max Edleson

Double Bell Heater Worshop with Alex Chernov

May 10 - 14, Flesherton, Ontario

Registration for Wildacres 2010 is full

A waiting list has been started

For Sale: Testo 330-1LL Combustion Analyzer

Bell Heater with Pizza Oven by Dave Misiuk

Oven has 5.8 sq. ft. hearth area
Fairbanks, Alaska

Outdoor Rumford by Colin Coveny

Backyard Earth Oven by Anna Gebhardt

Masonry Heater Building Classes with Eric Moshier

North House Folk School, Grand Marais, Minnesota
July 22 - 25, 2010
August 12 - 15, 2010

Heater by Steve Bushway

Double Bell Heater by Stovemaster

Black oven, heated bench, top vented.
Alex Chernov, Sergei Kuznetsov, with Brian Klipfel.

Heater Workshop Announcement

Maine Wood Heat
April 13-15, Black Mountain, North Carolina

Cookstove with Ceramic Glass Top

Raivo and Kerri Koppel

Heater Workshop with Eric Moshier

Grand Marais, Minnesota, February 25 - March 1, 2010

Handmade clay ball

Tom Trout

Family celebrates winter with 'fire and ice' parties

MHA member Jeff Owens and family are featured in Detroit paper
The News-Herald

Report From Japan

by Hikari Fukazawa

Thinking Outside the Dome

Contraflow heater by Marcus Flynn

Anjou, France

Shifting Soil Threatens Homes' Foundations

New York Times, March 4/10

Wildacres 2010 Workshop - 5 Run Heater

• Soapstone/firebrick hybrid, designed for minimum cuts and fast assembly
• See through
• Front white bake oven
  Download draft 3-D assembly sequence

A Dialogue with Joel - How and why he learned to burn wood better

Woodheat.org

A laboratory comparison of the global warming impact of five major types of biomass cooking stoves

Aprovecho Research Center

Biomass Stoves: Engineering Design, Development, and Dissemination

by Samuel Baldiwin
download this classic text from 1986. 247 pages

White Tile See-Through Contraflow Heater

by Raivo and Kerri Koppel, Estonia

24"x24" Simple Single Bell Heater Workshop with Alex Chernov

Heater design is based on Igor Kuznetsov''s "2x2 bricks" heater.
Wildacres 2010

Agenda for Wildacres 2010 (Draft)

Guastavino's house on Long Island is for sale

Thanks to Antoine Guerlain for the link

Backyard Bakeoven at Pat Manley's house

clay and sand

Wood Smoke Emissions Reductions Through Public Education

by John Gulland

Building stoves in Guatemala

Steve Bushway just returned from helping Masons on a Missions build cookstoves in Guatemala
photo credit: William Babb

MHA Member Marty Pearson working on a stove in Guatemala this winter

Wildacres Retreat

MHA 2010 Masonry Heater and Bake Oven Design Contest

Strategies for Reducing Residential Wood Smoke

US-EPA, October 2009

After 20 Years U.S. EPA Revisits the Wood Stove Program

by John Gulland

New Brick Oven in Asheville, North Carolina

built by MHA member Antoine Guerlain

Downdrafting Kachelofen

by Gast

Flue pipe installation rules

Woodheat.org

Heater Chimney Discussion with Doug Hren

from the Yahoo masonry heater list

Feedback from Hungarian Workshop

How Long Does a Masonry Heater Stay Hot?

by Treat Hull

Contraflow heater by Marcus Flynn

Aquitaine, France
Modern artisanal brick and concrete floor tiles from 1880 taken from the
original floor of the house.
Click on image for rear view of heater

Soapstone heater by Eric Moshier

Custom Heatkit with top exit, see-through.

Sustainable Firewood: Recycling Atmospheric Carbon

The Woodpile

Red Stove

by Jessica Steinhauser

Single Bell heater core with black oven and heated bench and backrest

built by MHA Member Chris Springer. Designed by Alex Chernov.
Chris attended Alex's workshop last fall
construction photos

Swedish Stove by Gabriel Keramic

Distributed in France by MHA Member Thierry Coulon

Rocket/Bell Heater by Peter van den Berg

update from Peter, Feb 6/10
details at Rocket Stove Forum
3-D interactive Sketchup model

How to cut a firebox corner

by Jeanluc Rosolenet

Radiant Floor Heating: Wrong Choice for Green Homes?

Environmental Building News, February 1, 2010

48" Commercial Brick Pizza Oven - Form-Free Construction

by Alex Chernov and Sergei Kuznetsov of Stovemaster

5 Run Heater, Hudson N.Y.

Built by Steve Bushway. Facing design by Ksenia Chumakova.
Ksenia is an architect who attended Wildacres 2009, and will be attending 2010.

Heater by Dale Demary

Client feedback (for a different heater)

Custom Heater Video, Harvard Illinois

video by Doug Hren
Bell heater core, built by Marty Pearson and Tony Dasilva , who generously donated $4,000 labor
to the 2009 MHA Wildacres Auction

Brian Klipfel Video

Masonry Heater by Jeff Owens

Burn Video

by Stan Homola

Antoine Guerlain, William Davenport.  Benson, VT. October 2008. 

Double Bell Heater with Fireplace

2009 MHA Bake Oven Contest Winners

Shown above is 1st place winner, Marty Pearson
click link for details on the 3 winners

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Bombay Smoker - Wildacres 2010 Hands-On Workshop

With Master Masons Chris Prior, Dan Givens and Scott Helms
Chris has perfected this radical design over the last 12 years

A Conversation about Wood Smoke from Masonry Heaters, and Lessons Learned from Testing

with Norbert Senf, Alex Chernov, and Tony Biundo

New York Times, Jan 31/10

Notes on the Korean Ondol

by Marcus Flynn

Top 5 MHA Page Views, January 2010:

1.).......16,318 -------MHA Home Page
2.)..........6036 -------MHA Gallery Page
3.)..........5995 -------MHA News
4.)..........3529 -------Strawbale Links Page
5.)..........3523 -------MHA Members Page

Total Page Views for January: - - - 115,203

Burn it Smart Workshop with John Gulland

Cobden, Ontario, Jan 27/10
- over 100 local woodburners attended
- John will be presenting at Hearth Expo in Orlando this year

Learning heater building as a new career

Jeffrey T. Owens
From the Yahoo Masonry Heater List

A Steam Crack

by Marcus Flynn

Polish Coal Fired Tile Stoves

ASHRAE Transactions, 1995
Thanks to Dave Misiuk for finding this
Comments from Alex Chernov

Baking Bread in a Masonry Heater White Oven

Cathy Smallwood, Newfoundland
Facebook
Mason: Martin Palmer

Richard Jussel - type cookstove, Bali, Indonesia

built by Max Edleson
Max led a rocket stove workshop at Wildacres last year
he has already registered for Wildacres 2010
Richard Jussel cookstove on MHA-Net

Teplushka Construction Sequence

by Marcus Flynn
built by Alex Batsulin and Marcus Flynn

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