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zoolilba OP t1_ivf1snl wrote

Reply to comment by mygirltien in Wood stove we used in my child hood home. it kept us warm for 30+ years. by zoolilba

You seem to know a lot just by looking at a photo

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mygirltien t1_ivf7kal wrote

Show me a wood stove that is not cast iron for one, show me a fire burning furnace / heater that is made our of sheet metal from anywhere around the age of this one. Show me a fire burning apparatus that has a filter on front.

We do make firepits out of sheet metal now adays because they are cheap and they last about 1 year because the heat destroys them. Furthermore i have a 1970's convection heater that looks very similar to this one.

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zoolilba OP t1_ivfb3ax wrote

That brown sheet metal you see on the outside is just a cover/shell. The inner part is made of thick plate steel.

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L2Post t1_ivfml3f wrote

Zoolilba I got angry for you having to spend energy responding to that person lol . Hopefully you have a decent day and don't let that posters negative vibe get to you.

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mygirltien t1_ivfbuwx wrote

>That brown sheet metal you see on the outside is just a cover/shell. The inner part is made of thick plate steel.

This could very well be true, but whats the point of the filter on the front?

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ladyofthelathe t1_ivg9opf wrote

It's a grate/expanded metal for heat disbursement, so you don't melt your palm if you touch it.

I grew up with these, it is a wood stove. Look up Ashley Wood stoves - they are still made today, and just as ugly as they were in the 70s and 80s.

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waterproofjesus t1_ivfqrlb wrote

Sorry bud, but I grew up with (nearly) the exact same wood stove sitting ontop of a giant metal street sign on the carpeted floor of my parent’s living room.

It’s basically a metal shell around what you’re more familiar with.

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