Given that:
---The wood is placed in such a way that it keeps the glass-fronted door of a wood-burning stove from closing entirely. But hey, it almost closed, and it would have been fixed before the wood was actually lit.....
And:
--There is an incredibly helpful and observant child in the house, who passing by said situation decided to pull the handle down on said door, causing the said wood to make contact with said glass.....
Resulting in a popping sound, which although muffled, was nevertheless ominous enough to cause immediate discovery of the fact that the glass on the door was splintered.
The good news:
---The glass stayed in the door, and there were no splinters out and about on the hearth to worry about.
--We didn't need a fire that day.
--It only took a couple of days to get it fixed, and the incident did not take place in the dead of winter or the middle of a quarantine.
Yeah, in a case like this, glass and wood don't mix. Don't try this at home. :)
3 comments:
Sometimes the best intentions are less than helpful. I'm sure that the young one learned from this experience...
Maybe a good time for something like this to happen, before the cold weather gets here!
Glad it all worked out!
Heating with wood is a science all unto itself. Extra care should be taken with actual fire inside a house....
Glad It turned out ok.
Oh and water and Cast Iron also so not mix, unless it's a tea pot.
Carl In wisconsin,
Only 48 1/2 Face cords left Marie....
HermitJim--Everyone learned a lesson this time around, and as you say, I am glad that it didn't happen when we were really needing the stove--which according to weather reports may be tomorrow...Thanks very much for your comment!
Carl--I have a cast iron skillet that I bought because I should, but it is sitting on a shelf never used because I don't know how to properly use it...thanks for the warning on the water, and at the risk of looking really uninformed, I would love to know why cast iron and water don't mix....
Glad your wood is going---too bad that we had to spend money getting the woodstove door repaired...oh, that and the distance....lol Thanks very much for your comment!
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