Heat

bow loving man · April 10, 2015, 10:55:00 PM

Ok guys, the wife says no more electric heat($$$) for my bow building shop. So I am looking to see how you heat your bow building shop? Thanks, Barry

jess stuart · April 10, 2015, 11:07:00 PM

Just put a wood stove in mine not to long ago, unfortunately it was after winter. Next winter should be much more pleasant in the shop.

Roy from Pa · April 11, 2015, 08:37:00 AM

I have electric baseboard heat in my bow shop, and it loves electric, so I installed a wood stove and it will chase me out of there if I'm not careful with how much wood I put in it.

Mad Max · April 11, 2015, 08:45:00 AM

QuoteOriginally posted by Roy from Pa:
I have electric baseboard heat in my bow shop, and it loves electric, so I installed a wood stove and it will chase me out of there if I'm not careful with how much wood I put in it.

You have a place to burn all those scrap bows you build

Roy from Pa · April 11, 2015, 09:00:00 AM

LOL

Mad Max · April 11, 2015, 09:51:00 AM

Roy
Hows that bamboo tri-lam coming

I built a BBI a while back, nice.

Roy from Pa · April 11, 2015, 10:02:00 AM

Needs stained and sealed..

John Scifres · April 11, 2015, 10:33:00 AM

Google "rocket mass heater".

Pat B · April 11, 2015, 11:53:00 AM

I have no heat in my shop. It never gets below 40degand that's about perfect for hawging off bark and sapwood. If I need heat for glue-ups I just use my hot box.

mikkekeswick · April 11, 2015, 01:19:00 PM

I do 40 push ups and 10 laps

macbow · April 11, 2015, 02:37:00 PM

Have a small wood stove and high roof.
Takes about two hours to heat when it's 10 degrees out.

bow loving man · April 12, 2015, 08:48:00 AM

Thanks guys, john that's an interesting concept.... I could see one of those in my shop.... Need to do more research ...

eflanders · April 13, 2015, 11:12:00 AM

I bought a pellet stove for my work shop. Carrying wood down there was one of the many reasons why. My shop is in the basement, so I added the pellet stove as supplementary heat to the regular home furnace. This Winter was it's first season and I love it! No bugs or bark, very little ash, no smoke residue in the house and it has a self regulating thermostat so it doesn't get you too warm or too cool. Yes you have to buy pellets, but it was still a cost savings to me and it has now (already) paid for itself! If you have a fairly large shop area, you may want to consider this option. One additional note, insurance companies are not fond of any wood fired appliances. They will usually require an inspection of the install. If it is not listed on the policy and there is an issue sometime, they will not cover the damages accordingly.