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Ianto Evans' concern, Cob Cottage Company teaches workshops, sells the cream-of-the-crop natural building books by mail-order, refers builders, publishes books like The Cobber's Companion and Rocket Stoves to Heat Cob Buildings, consults and designs, and much more. Thanks to Kirk Mobert, there is a place to talk all things Rocket online. Drop on by with questions, answers, invention ideas, etc.
Dates: February 15-17, 2008 Friday 6pm - 8pm, with optional 5pm potluck, Sat and Sun 10am to 5pm. Create a super-efficient wood-fired stove out of recycled and local materials. Learn fire science, earthen masonry, and sophisticated tricks for getting the most out of simple materials. Location: The Oaks Educational Center, at the Boy Scout Pit: 5040 SE Milwaukie Ave., Portland, OR 97215 Cost: $295, limited space, partial scholarship available for substantial work trade. Register at www.trackersnw.com Other Stove Builders: We have on hand a list of fellow pyros who have built these stoves and take great pleasure in thinking and talking about fire. They can perhaps answer some of your questions or come to your site to give advice. Some will charge a fee, some will not. Perhaps you would like a workshop at your site, or for your group or school, etc. Contact us for referrals. Kiko Denzer's Website, hanprintpress.com Kiko talks about fire as well as earthen materials in his oven books, so even if you aren't building an oven, there is useful instruction here. Art and craft. Wood-burning sites, education, information, discussion: The Center
for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (REPP). Discussions about the uses of rocket stoves for cooking, mostly.
Perfecting the efficiency and emissions zero-ness, testing, building, materials, more. WoodHeat.org
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