We poured the footing for the rocket mass heater!. We dug the footing down so that its top is level with the unfinished floor of our building. The finished floor will be 4-6 inches higher than the top of this footing. This should mean that the … [Read more...]
Too Cool! We test fired the unmortared core of a rocket mass stove today ... and it worked! If you look closely at the above picture you will notice that the flames are being pulled sideways into the fire tube. We have lift off! I suppose I … [Read more...]
I'm finding myself thinking a lot about the cleanliness of my house these days. Recently, one of Katie's friends turned to her when leaving the Nutshell and said, "how are you guys going to keep a big place clean?" I've begun to wonder if it's … [Read more...]