Masonry Stove

Kern, Ken and Kern, Barbara

ISBN 10: 0684177757 / ISBN 13: 9780684177755

Editore: Charles Scribner, N.Y., 1983

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158 pages in which the authors examine everything from early German (1567) stove technology to the coppicing plan for a continuous wood fuel supply. Primarily it is about the stone (concrete and brick) and clay necessary to build 4 types of (oven) stoves. Door and framing are mostly done with welded, found iron. Extensive discussion of drafting, combustion characteristics, and heat exchange. LEARN more about : Count Rumford, self-care, baffle-plates, cooktop, barrel stove, box-saw, and wasser bladder. TEXT assisted by b/w `how-to' photographs. Also by b/w drawings and tabular data - such as tree growth and heat release. Cond ; Boards are reddy brown in colour with silver gilt lettering - spine only. End-papers are white. D.J. is brick coloured with white lettering. Front cover graphic is a b/w photo of one of Kern's Homestead Stoves. Volume is tight and square. NMinor stain in botom corner. No names, marks, creases, nor tears. Price-clipped d.j. has one minor tear and minor chipping . D.J. has a massive sun fade shadow - some crept through to boards . Both spines decent. Very workable copy of this hard-to-find-title. Minimal soiling. Quote (p. 69) : " Firebox construction consists of slipforming a four-inch layer of outer wall and using another special workshop-built device to line the firebox with firebrick. Thes two processes occur simultaneously, although sufficient time must be allowed between pours for the concrete walls to `firm up' enough to ._._._. ." Size: Octavo. Codice articolo 005913

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Titolo: Masonry Stove

Casa editrice: Charles Scribner, N.Y.

Data di pubblicazione: 1983

Legatura: Hardcover

Illustratore: B/W Drawings and Photographs

Condizione: Very Good ++

Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good

Edizione: First Edition.

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Riassunto:

Discusses the energy efficiency of masonry stoves and supplies complete instructions for the construction and operation of a variety of styles of masonry stoves

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Book by Kern Barbara Kern Ken