Baby Wood Burner

Update, the stove boils 12oz of cold tap water in about 10 mintues. That's about 2/3rds full on the cut down Heiny cook pot W/O a lid. Then contines to simmer for another 5-10 minutes depending type of wood used and the size of load being burned. Burner can volume size is only about 10oz so that's not much in the way of wood fuel maybe just a small handful! Pencil size 1-2" twigs shaken down to pack tightly then a top layer of pine needles or dry brush/leaves to quick-start the burn. A few drops of alcohol gets the show going. With a windscreen, back-up tea candle alcohol stove, lighter, storm proof matches, 2oz alcohol fuel bottle and coffee singles it's a little over 9oz. Not bad for a multi-fuel complete cook kit? It could last you for a 4-5 day BP trip or longer depending on conditions for finding dry fuel. BTW I only boil water for freezer-bag meals and also drink tea or morning joe from the same pot to keep it simple. I've found the cook kit fits nicely into an old discarded shirt sleeve to keep from rubbing pine tar on my other gear.

Steve

i have made something similiar but put a piece of wire 3/4 of an inch above base of outer can. The inner can rests on this and protrudes approx 3/4 inch above outer. This 3/4 inch with lots of holes acts as pot stand

Like you, Steve, I can not get enough of playing around with different designs for wood stoves. Each time we go to the grocery, my wife thinks I’m nuts as I compare can sizes and end up with 4-6 cans of stuff we do not need( the dogs like it).
From another thread, I found this and other sites it leads to very valuable in my tinkering.
http://www.repp.org/discussiongroups/resources/stoves/

Good Luck- the Baby Wood Burner looks great!

I cann't stop either!!!

Next time you're in a grocery store pick up a stainless steel flour sifter. I bought one at kmart, Martha Stuart brand. I cut it up using a dremel tool. There are a whole bunch of photos and instruction at this site:

http://www.whiteblaze.net/forum/showthread.php?t=20680

Last photo shows color of stainless steel after several test burns.

Here are some photos from that site:

Yep Zelph, you definitely have it bad! But I like how you balance sanity with creativity in stove design. Keep up the good work! And don't let the critics slow you down. Got for it!

Cheers, Steve