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Batch box mass heater.
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Material
Material
 
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Batch box mass heater.
Left to right paper for riser warming fire, cardboard wich to help flame move from paper to tinder, tinder, kindling, small wood. Paul asked us to burn ugly wood and bark so we'll see how much of the box I can burn in an hour.
The water on the floor is me trying not to set the broom on fire when I sweep the escaped coals back in.
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Material
Material
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Properly layed
Properly layed
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Ready to light
Ready to light
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Fire!
Fire!
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Add wood
Add wood
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When I opened the door to add more wood some coals fell out.
When I opened the door to add more wood some coals fell out.
 
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While working with the boots on some Chop and Drop at Allerton Abbey, I started the batch box to get a feel for it, anticipating staying the night and wanting some practice.
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Starting materials
Starting materials
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Properly Placed
Properly Placed
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Fire started
Fire started
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Wood added
Wood added
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52°F inside the Abbey at 2:00pm
52°F inside the Abbey at 2:00pm
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More wood
More wood
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Start time 1:50pm
Start time 1:50pm
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Still going at 3:26pm
Still going at 3:26pm
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58°F at 4:04pm after fire was out
58°F at 4:04pm after fire was out
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The last bb for pep 1!! Batch boxing... Dez taught me to get all the fire starting materials in place before lighting. His protocol worked like a charm.
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Back of the box prepped
Back of the box prepped
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Fire going in the clean out first
Fire going in the clean out first
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Next the fire lit in the riser
Next the fire lit in the riser
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And now the fire started in the wood feed box at 650am
And now the fire started in the wood feed box at 650am
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Adding wood the first time
Adding wood the first time
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Adding wood the 2nd time
Adding wood the 2nd time
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Fire still going at 750am
Fire still going at 750am
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Absolutely no smoke kickback
Absolutely no smoke kickback
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