Minimalist wood stove-- Finnish by design

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

The whole thing here:

http://thechive.com/2012/01/11/a-finnish-stove-is-all-the-rage-inwell-finland-12-photos/

First few photos, from the sequence:



Begin with log, 1 each




Cut slots as shown.  Chainsaw optional.




Stuff with things that burn easily.





Don't forget the wick-- now light the burnables and wait a bit.





wait for it...





Bacon.... mmmmmmm.....

[Aggie]

Nice and simple, provides its own pan-stand and air vents.

Reminds me a bit of the pressed-charcoal cakes used in some parts of Asia...  basically a large charcoal block with cylindrical holes in it.



I've wondered about burning out the interior of a log to create a drum shell by boring a hole through the middle then setting fire up the middle. Might work, if carefully observed.

[Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith]

Certainly dugout canoes have been created by burning methods-- you can keep the outer layer(s) of wood very wet with clay, wet sponge-like material, wet hides--what have you.

I see no reason why a log tube could not also be burnt-- green wood would be a better choice, though, as the inner bark on mature trees is already essentially dead, and dryer than the outer, still living layers.

[Darlica]

That's a Nordic classic! 

If you have a smaller log do fewer cuts, a minimum diameter of the log should be about 12 cm/5 inch. Pine and fir are the best, the more resin the better. When you've done this enough times you'll know exactly how small/big a log needs to be for a one meal fire etc. much like the charcoal cakes.

[Lindorm]

It's a bit strange, though... Back in the days not so long ago when Sweden had compulsory national service, most all males were thaught how to make one of these, either during their national service period or by someone who had done their national service. Normally, you can make one with simply a knife or your entrenching tool and another piece of wood to use as a wedge.

Nowadays, with a so-called professional army and conscription abolished, young Swedish males go on YouTube and look at videos of professed ex-US marine corps or special commando Ninja heaps of muscle who make these "Nordic Viking XXXtreme Fire Torches!!!11!" with chainsaws, special tools and safety googles.

It says something very post-modern about our day and age, I am sure, but I am not so sure what exactly.

[Sibling DavidH]

I've never seen that before.  Very clever.  Maybe it didn't start up here because we  had so few conifers, until these modern plantations spread everywhere.

[Lindorm]

You can use non-resinous wood, too, it's just a bit more fiddly to set on fire. A piece of dry birch would probably work all right, and if you manage to light a piece of beech, you will probably get heat enough to almost melt your frying pan.