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• Robert commented on Rocket stoves use twigs to cook food quickly, efficiently
  Maybe you can fire the bricks in a clamp kiln? Apparently it only requires a pit dug in the ground, sticks, and fire. Light the fire, put the bricks in, surround with sticks, cover with earth leaving a hole at the top, and wait overnight: http://www.butser.org.uk/iafimg5_hcc.html...
• Takuan commented on Rocket stoves use twigs to cook food quickly, efficiently
  looks like charcoal burning...
• bluzshark commented on Rocket stoves use twigs to cook food quickly, efficiently
  Anyone who heats with wood stove would know that this is simply a chimney fire. Creosote builds up in the elbow of the stove pipe, ignites and sends up a rocket of flame through the brick or stone chimney. http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/infchimneyfire/infchimneyfire.html For a great back yard fire, Try doing what we do in New Hampshire. 1 Square off the ends of a hollow log, about 5 ft tall , 18" diameter or better. Set it on 3-4 cinderblocks so it is elevated above the ground. use 3 or so metal fence posts to prop it up sturdy. 2. Light a small...
• Geoff Sebesta commented on Rocket stoves use twigs to cook food quickly, efficiently
  We use these at the Rainbow Gathering. It makes coffee with little effort....
• rosichan commented on Rocket stoves use twigs to cook food quickly, efficiently
  The Kelly Kettle and the Rocket Stove are not the same - except that they both burn twigs. Something similar to the Kelly Kettle, but with the water in the inside chamber and the fire in the outside, would probably heat faster and with less fuel. One of the advantages of the rocket stove, that I didn't see mentioned, is that it produces less smoke. Indoor cooking smoke is a leading cause of blindness in situations where an open fire is used....