one-day course

how to make a wood-burner from a gas bottle

venue: Heeley City Farm, Sheffield

This course will teach you how to construct a wood-burning stove out of recycled materials quickly and easily.

Suitable for home, workshop, motor-home, yurt, shed or canal boat. Learn how to design, build and install a strong, effective, durable stove for your own needs.

Gas bottles, for example, can be found at scrap yards, but they can't be crushed or recycled, and if they are old or slightly damaged, can't be returned either. They can be given a new life as a wood-burner though. Stoves can also be made from other reclaimed metal objects.

The course includes:

  • sourcing recycled materials
  • your requirements as regards fuel type: wood, charcoal
  • your requirements as regards useage: heating, cooking
  • your requirements as regards situation: tent, camper-van, workshop etc.
  • design: choose from two types
  • construction
  • installation
  • tools and how to use them

During the course, we will attempt to complete two different kinds of stove.

more on wood-burners


how to book:
  

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arrive:
  
around 9.30 for a 10am prompt start
depart:
  
after the course finishes at 5pm
directions:
  
click here for directions
what to bring:
  
work clothes; pen and notebook; packed lunch (if you're not using the cafe)
let us know:
  
if you have any special needs
price:
  
£60
lunch:
  
bring a packed lunch or you can get lunch at the cafe
discounts:
 
car sharing:
  
visit our car sharing forum to offer or request a lift
 


painting a finished stove; door to be added

 

 

 

 

 


gas bottle stove with flue; alongside is a stove made from car wheel rims

 

 

 

 

 


cutting the entrance to the fire-box with an angle-grinder; the plate that is removed can be used later to make a door