Mary J asked:


I know there is a wood pellet basket to use in wood stoves, but it doesn’t fit in my stove. Also the cast iron victorian fire baskets are nice but pricey.
Can I just make a pile in the bottom of the wood stove or would the amount of heat produced melt the metal?

TOD

wawawebis asked:


We bought some wood that is “hardwood” - I think it is mostly very hard cherry. It is dried, some might be still cut from this year though. When we burn it, it looks nice for awhile then it burns out and leaves logs that are just charred and black. Why? What should we do? Do we need to mix in other types of less hard wood or something? What is the way to get the best use of our firewood…obviously this is our first fireplace so any good tips are welcome.

DAREN

Zefram asked:


My wood posts have broken off at the ground where they are mounted into the cement. Is there a way to remove the post, put in a metal one, and pour cement around it without breaking out the original cement? If I could get the wood out of the hole in the cement, I could put the metal post in which is a smaller diameter than the wood one.

DELMER

timballer4405 asked:


I have a science fair project ad I need to make a minature box made out of wood. I am trying to test which one can insulate the most sound, but I need to know what kind of wood to use in the first place. please help. I need some wood thatis cheap.

GERALDO